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In which two acquaintances find refuge from the clamour of the city amidst a motley assembly at a cabman’s shelter, where the thick-scented air is thickened further by the boisterous tales and jaw-breaking accents of a roving mariner, whose yarns of foreign seas and savage lands weave a thread of wild adventure amid the simple fare of coffee and stale rolls. Amidst this lively company, Mr Bloom’s reflections wander to the promises of travel and the weight of forgotten dreams, all set against the familiar backdrop of Dublin’s fading light and its ceaseless hum.
