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oods； chinaware and ironmongery manufacturer； 21； 22； 23 Moore street； disposed irregularly on the washstand and floor； and consisting of basin； soapdish and brushtray （on the washstand； together）； pitcher and night article （on the floor； separate）。
Bloom's acts？
He deposited the articles of clothing on a chair； removed his remaining articles of clothing； took from beneath the bolster at the head of the bed a folded long white nightshirt； inserted his head and arms into the proper apertures of the nightshirt； removed a pillow from the head to the foot of the bed； prepared the bedlinen accordingly and entered the bed。
How？
With circumspection； as invariably when entering an abode （his own or not his own）： with solicitude； the snakespiral springs of the mattress being old； the brass quoits and pendent viper radii loose and tremulous under stress and strain： prudently； as entering a lair or ambush of lust or adder： lightly； the less to disturb： reverently； the bed of conception and of birth； of consummation of marriage and of breach of marriage； of sleep and of death。
What did his limbs； when gradually extended； encounter？
New clean bedlinen； additional odours； the presence of a human form； female； hers； the imprint of a human form； male； not his； some crumbs； some flakes of potted meat； recooked； which he removed。
If he had smiled why would he have smiled？
To reflect that each one who enters imagines himself to be the first to enter whereas he is always the last term of a preceding series even if the first term of a succeeding one； each imagining himself to be first； last； only and alone； whereas he is neither first nor last nor only nor alone in a series originating In and repeated to infinity。
What preceding series？
Assuming Mulvey to be the first term of his series； Penrose； Bartell d'Arcy； professor Goodwin； Julius Mastiansky； John Henry Menton； Father Bernard Corrigan； a farmer at the Royal Dublin Society's Horse Show； Maggot O'Reilly； Matthew Dillon； Valentine Blake Dillon （Lord Mayor of Dublin）； Christopher Callinan； Lenehan； an Italian organgrinder； an unknown gentleman in the Gaiety Theatre； Benjamin Dollard； Simon Dedalus； Andrew （Pisser） Burke； Joseph Cuffe； Wisdom Hely； Alderman John Hooper； Dr Francis Brady； Father Sebastian of Mount Argus； a bootblack at the General Post Office； Hugh E。 （Blazes） Boylan and so each and so on to nolast term。
What were his reflections concerning the last member of this series and late occupant of the bed？
Reflections on his vigour （a bounder）； corporal proportion （a billsticker）； mercial ability （a bester）； impressionability （a boaster）。
Why for the observer impressionability in addition to vigour； corporal proportion and mercial ability？
Because he had observed with augmenting frequency in the preceding members of the same series the same concupiscence； inflammably transmitted first with alarm； then with understanding； then with desire； finally with fatigue； with alternating symptoms of epicene prehension and apprehension。
With what antagonistic sentiments were his subsequent reflections affected？
Envy； jealousy； abnegation； equanimity。
Envy？
Of a bodily and mental male organism specially adapted for the superincumbent posture of energetic human copulation and energetic piston and cylinder movement necessary for the plete satisfaction of a constant but not acute concupiscence resident in a bodily and mental female organism； passive but not obtuse。
Jealousy？
Because a nature full and volatile in its free state； was alternately the agent and reagent of attraction。 Because action between agents and reagents at all instants varied； with inverse proportion of increase and decrease； with incessant circular extension and radial reentrance。 Because the controlled contemplation of the fluctuation of attraction produced； if desired； a fluctuation of pleasure。
Abnegation？
In virtue of a） acquaintance initiated in September 1903 in the establishment of George Mesias； merchant tailor and outfitter； 5 Eden Quay； b） hospitality extended and received in kind； reciprocated and reappropriated in person； c） parative youth subject to impulses of ambition and magnanimity； colleagual altruism and amorous egoism； d） extraracial attraction； intraracial inhibition； supraracial prerogative； e） an imminent provincial musical tour； mon current expenses； net proceeds divided。
Equanimity？
As natural as any and every natural act of a nature expressed or understood executed in natured nature by natural creatures in accordance with his； her and their natured natures； of dissimilar similarity。 As not as calamitous as a cataclysmic annihilation of the planet in consequence of collision with a dark sun。 As less reprehensible than theft； highway robbery； cruelty to children and animals； obtaining money under false pretences； forgery； embezzlement； misappropriation of public money； betrayal of public trust； malingering； mayhem； corruption of minors； criminal libel； blackmail； contempt of court； arson； treason； felony； mutiny on the high seas； trespass； burglary； jailbreaking； practice of unnatural vice； desertion from armed forces in the field； perjury； poaching； usury； intelligence with the king's enemies； impersonation； criminal assault； manslaughter； wilful and premeditated murder。 As not more abnormal than all other altered processes of adaptation to altered conditions of existence； resulting in a reciprocal equilibrium between the bodily organism and its attendant circumstances； foods； beverages； acquired habits； indulged inclinations； significant disease。 As more than inevitable； irreparable。
Why more abnegation than jealousy； less envy than equanimity？
From outrage （matrimony） to outrage （adultery） there arose nought but outrage （copulation） yet the matrimonial violator of the matrimonially violated had not been outraged by the adulterous violator of the adulterously violated。
What retribution； if any？
Assassination； never； as two wrongs did not make one right。 Duel by bat； no。 Divorce； not now。 Exposure by mechanical artifice （automatic bed） or individual testimony （concealed ocular witness）； not yet。 Suit for damages by legal influence or simulation of assault with evidence of injuries sustained （selfinflicted）； not impossibly。 If any； positively； connivance； introduction of emulation （material； a prosperous rival agency of publicity： moral； a successful rival agent of intimacy）； depreciation； alienation； humiliation； separation protecting the one separated from the other； protecting separator from both。
By what reflections did he； a conscious reactor against the void incertitude； justify to himself his sentiments？
The preordained frangibility of the hymen； the presupposed intangibility of the thing in itself： the incongruity and disproportion between the selfprolonging tension of the thing proposed to be done and the self abbreviating relaxation of the thing done： the fallaciously inferred debility of the female； the muscularity of the male： the variations of ethical codes： the natural grammatical transition by inversion involving no alteration of sense of an aorist preterite proposition （parsed as masculine subject； monosyllabic onomatopic transitive verb