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Ulysses

and sulphur soap I used to use and the gelatine still round
it O I laughed myself sick at him that day I better not
make an alnight sitting on this affair they ought to make
chambers a natural size so that a woman could sit on it

properly he kneels down to do it I suppose there isnt in all
creation another man with the habits he has look at the
way hes sleeping at the foot of the bed how can he
without a hard bolster its well he doesnt kick or he might
knock out all my teeth breathing with his hand on his
nose like that Indian god he took me to show one wet
Sunday in the museum in Kildare street all yellow in a
pinafore lying on his side on his hand with his ten toes
sticking out that he said was a bigger religion than the jews
and Our Lords both put together all over Asia imitating
him as hes always imitating everybody I suppose he used
to sleep at the foot of the bed too with his big square feet
up in his wifes mouth damn this stinking thing anyway
wheres this those napkins are ah yes I know I hope the old
press doesnt creak ah I knew it would hes sleeping hard
had a good time somewhere still she must have given him
great value for his money of course he has to pay for it
from her O this nuisance of a thing I hope theyll have
something better for us in the other world tying ourselves
up God help us thats all right for tonight now the lumpy

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