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           Lawrence(martyr,10August):themonthlyrecurrenceknownasthenewmoonwiththeoldmooninherarms:thepositedinfluenceofcelestialonhumanbodies:theappearanceofastar(1stmagnitude)ofexceedingbrilliancydominatingbynightandday(anewluminoussungeneratedbythecollisionandamalgamationinincandescenceoftwononluminousexsuns)abouttheperiodofthebirthofWilliamShakespeareoverdeltaintherecumbentneversettingconstellationofCassiopeiaandofastar(2ndmagnitude)ofsimilaroriginbutoflesserbrilliancywhichhadappearedinanddisappearedfromtheconstellationoftheCoronaSeptentrionalisabouttheperiodofthebirthofLeopoldBloomandofotherstarsof(presumably)similaroriginwhichhad(effectivelyorpresumably)appearedinanddisappearedfromtheconstellationofAndromedaabouttheperiodofthebirthofStephenDedalus,andinandfromtheconstellationofAurigasomeyearsafterthebirthanddeathofRudolphBloom,junior,andinandfromotherconstellationssomeyearsbeforeorafterthebirthordeathofotherpersons:theattendantphenomenaofeclipses,solarandlunar,fromimmersiontoemersion,abatementofwind,transitofshadow,taciturnityofwingedcreatures,emergenceofnocturnalorcrepuscularanimals,persistenceofinfernallight,obscurityofterrestrialwaters,pallorofhumanbeings.

           His(Bloom’s)logicalconclusion,havingweighedthematterandallowingforpossibleerror?

           Thatitwasnotaheaventree,notaheavengrot,notaheavenbeast,notaheavenman.