woshrimpbrownchildrenemergedfromaneighbouringshrubbery，saredahemforamomenwihrge，asonishedeyes，henreurnedoheiramusemensamongheleaves

“youallremember，”saidheconroller，inhissrongdeepvoice，“youallremember，isuppose，habeauifulandinspiredsayingofourford’s：hisoryisbunkhisory，”herepeaedslowly，“isbunk”

hewavedhishand；andiwasashough，wihaninvisiblefeaherwisk，hehadbrushedawayaliledus，andheduswasharappa，wasurofhechaldees；somespiderwebs，andheywerehebesandbabylonandcnossosandmycenaewhiskwhisk–andwherewasodysseus，wherewasjob，wherewerejupierandgoamaandjesus？whisk–andhosespecksofaniquedircalledahensandrome，jerusalemandhemiddlekingdom–allweregonewhisk–hepcewhereialyhadbeenwasempywhisk，hecahedrals；whisk，whisk，kinglearandhehoughsofpascalwhisk，passion；whisk，requiem；whisk，symphony；whisk…

“goingohefeelieshisevening，henry？”enquiredheassisanpredesinaor“ihearhenewoneahealhambraisfirsraehere’salovesceneonabearskinrug；heysayi’smarvellouseveryhairofhebearreproducedhemosamazingacualeffecs”

“ha’swhyyou’reaughnohisory，”heconrollerwassaying“bunowheimehascome…”

hedhclookedahimnervouslyherewerehosesrangerumoursofoldforbiddenbookshiddeninasafeinheconroller’ssudybibles，poery–fordknewwha

musaphamondinercepedhisanxiousgnceandhecornersofhisredlipswichedironically

“i’sallrigh，direcor，”hesaidinaoneoffainderision，“iwon’corruphem”

hedhcwasoverwhelmedwihconfusion

hosewhofeelhemselvesdespiseddowellolookdespisinghesmileonbernardmarx’sfacewasconempuouseveryhaironhebearindeed！

“ishallmakeapoinofgoing，”saidhenryfoser

musaphamondleanedforward，shookafingerahem“jusryorealizei，”hesaid，andhisvoicesenasrangehrillquiveringalongheirdiaphragms“ryorealizewhaiwaslikeohaveaviviparousmoher”

hasmuywordagainbunoneofhemdreamed，hisime，ofsmiling

“ryoimaginewha‘livingwihone’sfamily’mean”

heyried；buobviouslywihouhesmallessuccess

“anddoyouknowwhaa‘home’was？”

heyshookheirheads

fromherdimcrimsoncelrleninacrowneshoupseveneensories，urnedoherighassheseppedouofhelif，walkeddownalongcorridorand，openinghedoormarkedgirls’dressingroom，plungedinoadeafeningchaosofarmsandbosomsandunderclohingorrensofhowaerwerespshinginoorgurglingouofahundredbahsrumblingandhissing，eighyvibrovacuummassagemachinesweresimulaneouslykneadingandsuckinghefirmandsunburnfleshofeighysuperbfemalespecimenseveryonewasalkingaheopofhervoiceasynheicmusicmachinewaswarblingouasupercorsolo

“hullo，fa

y，”saidleninaoheyoungwomanwhohadhepegsandlockernexohers

fa

yworkedinhebolingroom，andhersurnamewasalsocrownebuashewohousandmillioninhabiansofhepnhadonlyenhousandnamesbeweenhem，hecoincidencewasnoparicurlysurprising

leninapulledaherzippersdownwardsonhejacke，downwardswihadoublehandedgesureahewohaheldrousers，downwardsagainoloosenherundergarmensillwearinghershoesandsockings，shewalkedoffowardshebahrooms

home，home–afewsmallrooms，siflinglyoverinhabiedbyaman，byaperiodicallyeemingwoman，byarabbleofboysandgirlsofallagesnoair，nospace；anunderserilizedprison；darkness，disease，andsmells

（heconroller’sevocaionwassovividhaoneofheboys，moresensiivehanheres，urnedpaleahemeredescripionandwasonhepoinofbeingsick）

leninagoouofhebah，oweledherselfdry，ookholdofalongflexibleubepluggedinohewall，presenedhenozzleoherbreas，ashoughshemeanocommisuicide，presseddownheriggerabsofwarmedairdusedherwihhefinesalcumpowdereighdifferenscensandeaudecolognewereidoninlileapsoverhewashbasinsheurnedonhehirdfromhelef，dabbedherselfwihchypreand，carryinghershoesandsockingsinherhand，wenouoseeifoneofhevibrovacuummachineswerefree

andhomewasassqualidpsychicallyasphysicallypsychically，iwasarabbihole，amidden，howihhefricionsofighlypackedlife，reekingwihemoionwhasuffocainginimacies，whadangerous，insane，obscenereionshipsbeweenhemembersofhefamilygroup！maniacally，hemoherbroodedoverherchildren（herchildren）…broodedoverhemlikeacaoveriskiens；buacahacouldalk，acahacouldsay，“mybaby，mybaby，”overandoveragain“mybaby，andoh，oh，amybreas，helilehands，hehunger，andhaunspeakableagonizingpleasure！illasmybabysleeps，mybabysleepswihabubbleofwhiemilkahecornerofhismouhmylilebabysleeps…”

“yes，”saidmusaphamond，noddinghishead，“youmaywellshudder”

“whoareyougoingouwihonigh？”leninaasked，reurningfromhevibrovaclikeapearlilluminaedfromwihin，pinklyglowing

“nobody”

leninaraisedhereyebrowsinasonishmen

“i’vebeenfeelingraherouofsorsely，”fa

yexpined“drwellsadvisedmeohaveapregnancysubsiue”

“bu，mydear，you’reonlynieenhefirspregnancysubsiueisn’compulsoryillwenyone”

“iknow，dearbusomepeoplearebeerifheybeginearlierdrwellsoldmehabrueswihwidepelvises，likeme，oughohaveheirfirspregnancysubsiueaseveneensoi’mreallywoyearse，nowoyearsearly”sheopenedhedoorofherlockerandpoinedoherowofboxesandbelledphialsonheuppershelf