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Chapter 12

wail, O ocean, with your whirlwind.

―There he is again, says the citizen, staring out.

―Who? says I.

―Bloom, says he. He’s on point duty up and down there for the last ten minutes.

And, begob, I saw his physog do a peep in and then slidder off again.

Little Alf was knocked bawways. Faith, he was.

―Good Christ! says he. I could have sworn it was him.

And says Bob Doran, with the hat on the back of his poll, lowest blackguard in Dublin when he’s under the influence:

―Who said Christ is good?

―I beg your parsnips, says Alf.

―Is that a good Christ, says Bob Doran, to take away poor little Willy Dignam?

―Ah, well, says Alf, trying to pass it off. He’s over all his troubles.

But Bob

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