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James Joyce, today on the Classic Tales podcast.

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Today we conclude our dance in Dublin.

I enjoyed recording this part of the tale particularly.

I hope you like it.

And now?

The Dead. Part 2 of 2 by James Joyce.

A fat brown goose lay at one end of the table, and at the other end, on a bed of creased paper strewn with sprigs of parsley, lay a great

ham, stripped of its outer skin, and peppered over with crust crumbs, a neat paper frill around its

shin, and beside this was a round of spiced beef. Between these rival ends ran parallel lines

of side dishes, two little minsters of jelly, red and yellow,

a shallow dish full of blocks of blamage and red jam, a large green leaf-shaped dish with a stock-shaped

handle, on which lay bunches of purple raisins and peeled almonds, a companion dish on which lay a solid rectangle of

smyrna figs, a dish of custard topped with grated nutmeg, a small bowl full of chocolates and

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