Ulysses Episode 2 - Nestor

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In which a schoolroom of boisterous boys and their earnest master Stephen Dedalus quietly wrestle with history, riddles, and arithmetic, shadows of ancient victories and personal secrets flickering behind their youthful facades; and the stern, pragmatic Mr Deasy presents his fervent views on money, power, and the fate of England with an old man’s sharpness, while pressing Stephen to aid in his campaign against foot-and-mouth disease. Together they move in a world where the whisper of the past mingles with the stubborn pride of the present, and the subtle weight of unspoken histories and tangled allegiances lingers in the air like the afternoon light through the library window.

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