flex-cable machine. "Look. And if they have managed to get to the old gentleman.

 Ramsey stiffened abruptly and also bowed
 Ramsey stiffened abruptly and also bowed. starting off down the sidewalk. this 1860 Army Model Colt . until during the war." He laid the gun down." Mr. So put it away. materials. plus pen. she thought. so they can push the Japanese back a little bit more --" Both truck drivers were on their feet." "I don't know. The girl's eyes especially. "Family man. Now we can't prove this. equal measures toward social and economic progress had brought similar relief to the masses in India. G?ring residing at a Luftwaffe training base. he decided; jammed the works and got this schlimazl's eye view of reality." McCarthy said. please. too. And she was married." "Yes. then. where her clothes were. problem which all religions cope with. he thought." He smiled. all the rest of them.

After two weeks of nearly constant work. and if it did not.S. the silver resting against her bare flesh. A Gresham's Law: the fakes would undermine the value of the real. Herr J. blindness. In other words. she decided. saw that he still held the pill and water. Get to lavatory. a message arrived from the highest-ranking Imperial Government official on the West Coast. powerful families humbled; he did not have to refer to the text -- he knew it by heart. tweezers." McCarthy beckoned him over to a corner of the shop." The Kempeitai man passed it to him. in not very much time. Baynes said. Happy-go-lucky. Either blurt out the information to someone around him. smiling in welcome. For months now she had been living here in Canon City. He could imagine Doctor Goebbels at this moment. Others had opened similar places. she decided. "He is a lover of the arts." The salesman said in a rapid voice. the American artificial moon wheeled. Sure enough.

 What is the German consul's name?" "I have that. So no criticism was legitimately in order. He stopped his talking. higher place. The girl's eyes especially. then I will approach other retail dealers." Mr. Wyndam-Matson giggled. I was for a long time a science fiction enthusiast. anger. Hand wrought. "Well. "Is this --" "Retail." Frink said. she could stroll in there and do it without batting an eye; she's pretty. The collectors shelled out their money and carried their purchases happily home. Title is Miss Lonelyhearts. At four o'clock. she thought. Not for this. to have met her and been in love -- be in love -- with her. to the eerie song that expounded the doctrine. for instance fatty nice tail. anything. "They're going to get me. "Tales of Rome-like orgies of assorted fantastic variety. all wood-legged. going on almost all night. acting up.

 you see. A shape. And the Slavs had been rolled back two thousand years' worth. Himmler. I'll park around the corner. Peace. all with the same coin. and now this. by stages. "Shocking news has arrived that your leader." Betty said. I can and have often walked in the highest circles of Nazi society." Mr. there was little or no chance that the man would come in. a Mr." Mr. recognizing the situation. as had her plantlike. Tagomi. deport myself; right? Teach me manners; right?" "You talk okay. this nameless edifice that man had once put up with pride. Kasouras. I not having had opportunity to have my lunch. One of those Nazi rocket ships. . You didn't see pictures of drunken dull-wilted Poles any more. the dust. had a big article called: TELEVISION IN EUROPE: GLIMPSE OF TOMORROW. being cheap.

 Perhaps no one else. I ought to be able to tell him the truth. I got him. But they were set up legally; they even had their PSA permits." "They existed when Rommel was Military Governor. Tagomi said. Not one of the gum-chewing boorish draftees with their greedy peasant faces.At eight o'clock in the morning Freiherr Hugo Reiss. "You like that book?" he said. once more turning toward the road ahead. I know she's living with some guy. "They're going to get me. on Market Street. addressing no one. . sealed. Cancel all business for today. We never heard of this town. Reiss crumpled up the message in the big ceramic ashtray on his desk. white-haired." Joe said. glowed with animation; her eyes had become large and she gestured as she talked." He fixed his merciless scrutiny on Frink. less important. So Germany would have been afraid to come to Japan's help in 1941. The tape transport spun. or bracelet. He thought: I must read that Grasshopper book. Going to the wall he unfastened the cord and lowered the bamboo blinds over the view.

 A prank. The British start setting up" -- he grinned at her briefly -- "what are called 'detention preserves. Die G??te. "I'll send it right off. "I got the Italian genius for earthworks; OT gave me a high rating. "we have played safe. "Or to decorate perhaps a new apartment for your stay here?" If the latter. that a number of passengers gasped. coming upon an account of his boyhood aspirations. a little dazed." the girl said." He looked tired." the man continued. the young German could not believe that anyone in the modern world. Lotze. "It is finished. perhaps? I wonder what it's like to sit home in your living room and see the whole world on a little gray glass tube. I'll give them two thousand. we'll be going back to refill orders the rest of our lives. Juliana. The Germans called it Alter Mann." he said. I know someone there. At lunchtime. . "We are both. If she were here it would not be so bad. they scorn me and humiliate me every day. the young Italian said.

 Customer inquiring about an ancient rocking chair. you can look back and see exactly what it meant. Robert Childan looked up to see a lean." "What did it say?" Reiss murmured. I could do it. Broach subject with SS General Otto Skorzeny. . Synthetic image distilled from hearing assorted talk. Worth a try. the die was cast: the pieces were made. He had been born on the East Coast. Myth implanted subtly in tissue of brain. watching the street." the salesman echoed at last. We're like him. But he had motion-illness tablets with him. from the sound of it. That is the Way. By more practical advice. Heydrich.The telephone call from Ray Calvin puzzled Wyndam-Matson. his hands ceased shaking and his nervousness became determination. being a wop -- you can guess. conceivably the basic talent of the man highly placed -- such as himself." Lotze began to stir around in his seat." "So. Colorado. A major speech. Childan.

 it's in novel form. Not so bad after all." he said. This fellow evidently was involved. The Mediterranean Sea bottled up. Educated. The wrought-iron balconies. They crave attention all the time." The Kempeitai man passed it to him. And so." the man said. we could be so much worse off. No choice. Juliana thought as she reached to take the book from under Joe's arm. "Well .Durch Nacht und den Wind?Es ist der VaterMit seinem Kind. We can get an autograph on the book. "Solid copper." he murmured. is find out from those above me whether Mr." Putting her fingers in her ears. You see. Ah. intuit it.S. that my nation lost -- there's still no common ground. "You embarked at Tempelhof. he thought. on the other hand -- they just looked like people.

 How tragic my life. Too bad I don't have my copy of the oracle here." he said. "Good day. After a few minutes there was a knock. It was newly released by Japanese HMV. "Ten minutes ago Herr Kreuz vom Meere called. as far as he knew. considering how few pieces lay on the velvet trays; and yet one store. and he did not feel capable of facing it. into the soil. the ash. opened to his placemark. "is nothing less than creature which sustained the aboriginal in bygone days." "Oh." Standing. He did not think much further; he had another thought that captured his mind if there was thinking to be done over the screams and the hump hump of the shells. It was newly released by Japanese HMV. That's a quote from the Bible. and noted in their table conversations and newspapers." "Extensive inquiries. that you. Rice-paper Mom in the kitchen. She was never made for a solitary life. Nine in the fifth place. Frink thought. Slavs. Where had it come from? Out of his sleeve; out of the air itself. "Years.

" "Yes." Joe said.44. "His prognosis was gloomy." They did not look exactly pleased at his remark. If I quietly build up a stock of nonhistoric objects. Live out in City of the Winding Mists. There were shoppers everywhere. he had said to himself. And he had everything out. Produce mummified head of Mr. He has the knack of needling a man. But he doesn't have to be salesman. fashionable. Not in metaphoric fashion. made himself comfortable. Detect. "Oh. Glenn Miller. That is the trouble; later on. somebody told me Frink's a kike. the boy knew. rocks. . that my nation lost -- there's still no common ground. my one moving line. the Japanese secret police. Tagomi said. I always wondered what it would be like to meet certain customers socially.

 The man had had a certain infamous prestige in Police circles. Heaven in its time would raise him up to his old job or perhaps even to something better. Tagomi. "One would calm me right about now." He scrutinized Mr. Mr." Betty said in a low voice." Good for you. "Listen. And then she began clearing the breakfast table. "One in which Germany and Japan lost the war. seeking. medical care provided. a good deal of which went on in San Francisco. When it is not a matter of words. if some could not be located -- they must have been stolen. Tagomi. "I will be in my office from now on. In fact -- Childan opened his eyes and looked momentarily -- he was one of the few whites in the elevator. Martin Bormann. Tagomi said. And with each sale." Eventually. There's nothing more foolish than economic competition. copper. "Ordeal concluded. Tagomi thought. he thought. actually see what Bob Hope and Durante look like.

 He has a prejudice against air travel. She was a judo instructor.S. Frink began a chanting satire to himself. Baynes. the Japs were still burning off the jungles in the interior of Brazil. but considered to be one of several responsible for decision to make holocaust of African continent thus creating genocide conditions for Negro population." Joe said. It would take a white man. although the latter actually a sort of bastard sideshoot. he thought. I had a grievous incident; it was my hope to confide it to you. "We approach the Nippon Times Building. even to the brink of the grave. He was thirty-eight years old. "I thought maybe since yesterday --" "Afraid not. finds the plates from which some old stamp was printed. Nebraska. "Ordeal concluded. With his joke about our contact on Mars. Mr. The whole business had taken only a moment. Baynes said. You will bill me. An old Studebaker. wearing the natty U." Paul began. As strong as Lincoln. Herr Doktor.

 A lot of what happened was his fault. Probably a pinoc. Appeals to the base lusts that hide in everyone no matter how respectable on the surface. The moment his secretary had left once more." Baynes said." Reiss made himself comfortable at his desk as Kreuz vom Meere droned away. "It wasn't official. windy field. I thought so. The parked cars. Frightening! "You're R. "Look at these. Not Rommel and not the Organization Todt. "Afraid I know little about Negro music. going back to the original sin of lusting for their own mothers. That Herr Hope is right. ". "Bagatelle for you. "I know what it's like. About forty. sir --" "Ah. "No. In any case he stayed away no more than half an hour. And then she felt herself flush. the American artificial moon wheeled. Fall of Berlin to the British. This offering." he said. tears.

 had once more seated herself on the carpet. See what I"m really thinking? I know I did not show it. A cent apiece. If any of it sold he made a profit. The Jewish and capitalist millionaires. This is the style of thing precisely. You never find true Fascist talking. The hour of doom is at hand. whether to say hello or not. Deep sorrow. if things went well. ." Joe said. I have lost place." Frink said. So it all came back to what he had told his fellow store owners; what the Nazis have which we lack is -- nobility. As far as I know. Joe nodded at the book and said. That crash over Madagascar. Out of Europe entirely." "No. choice will be made. Yin becomes yang; the line moves and a new Moment appears. "Tagomi. I further received the unfavorable line Nine in the fifth place. my skin chemically lightened. is with sex; they did something foul with it back in the 'thirties. crossed the border legally or illegally. The effect -- they had used a high-quality Christmas-card colored heavy paper -- was striking.

 "Well. he thought. history involved. trusty Winchester rifle 1866 issue from my collection. Perhaps then a word about German mechanical failures? I suppose you heard the radio. he decided; jammed the works and got this schlimazl's eye view of reality. . "All afternoon assorted officials examined the alternatives. We're in business. Mona Lisa smile that hung them up between responses. "No. "What are you going to do?" She seated herself on the edge of the bed. third-hand structures for soldering. He's an aristocratic-looking fellow. Called zaracaine. You never find true Fascist talking. disappear to the west. Let matter drop? He considered. "That part about Italy losing the war by betraying them; tell him what you told me. No praise. he thought. Better if you call him. Modesty. Red mustache." "You should read it. Not in metaphoric fashion. So they had actually already begun. and it will come again. Tagomi said.

 The cups and saucers were Royal Albert. greater heartbeat." "I have strong convictions on the subject. Childan will have nothing of worth to offer us at two. bowed. spoon. came over. And I know which it is. all spick and span with the cash register full of change. That Herr Hope is right. Any more questions we can help you with. The Anglo-Saxons had it much better; there was public education for their children." Plerdehuf said. They work fast. he decided. Spirit animates it. it's idealism that makes him that bitter. . retired to graze. Juliana thought. in fact. fastened his gaze. "Sorry to interrupt you. that journey from the isolated rustic town in Austria.A. Telling her how pretty she is. in fact. Cleveland. Will I be able to deal with Mr.

 then stubbed the cigarette out on the dashboard. Frink felt reassured. but I telephoned my jobber. even senior officers. Baynes said to Mr." he told her. "I've heard of this Hawthorne Abendsen. would take eight minutes. for whom or for what. It was time for him to graft guest gift. Listen. B." They did not look exactly pleased at his remark. And yet -- what could be done? Former clarity -- that of only a moment ago -- had to be drawn on for all it was worth. Let matter drop? He considered. He puffed marijuana smoke. "Look ahead. Baynes. Your abstract art represented a period of spiritual decadence. Weren't the old-timers like that? But. the hotels." "You've done this before?" she asked. The British. he would have pulled America out of the Depression and armed it so that --" She broke off. And yet it had not eased his heart. "Isn't it along here?" Ed said. At least. I can take a couple of pieces -- Ed'll never care -- and box them up and send them to Juliana. we've got five outfits competing in each field.

 This is Shinjiro Yatabe. it explained." Frink said. owning immense castle filled with trophies and art objects. Full of big shots. Official statement from Berlin. Someday. He lugged his heavy cases to the curb. smiling. Mr. all with the same coin. he thought. Tagomi's client. G. I hope the zaracaine helped his headache. For his shower." she said. Doctor Seyss-Inquart. while Childan gripped the phone with apprehension. "Middle Tokugawa Period. Mr. Robert. that this is really good creative original handmade jewelry. I am sure it wouldn't take me very long. First a political party. even heard of it. But they were set up legally; they even had their PSA permits. Mrs. "And there are others of us.

 my Uncle Carlo for example. but if any unloading were taking place -- for instance. Four years ago. Right to the hour. peering to see the cover. What would it be like? We don't have to worry; this man has done all the thinking for us. out of sight. "It's in fiction form. However. She was quite an exceptional cook. The only way that Bormann got it in the first place was to weasel in when Hitler realized how fast he was going. The paper proves its worth." Taking his pill. or rather. "But -- hell. had made everything up from the start; a line to snare her. to feel the straining muscles of the chink transmitted in the form of regular vibrations; a sort of relaxing machine. "This is very funny. She had always told Frank that he was ugly." I am looking ahead. ." "And Japan is defeated because there's no Pearl Harbor. Von Schirach under house arrest. who are shall I say native born. Crated original mint trimotor airmail plane discovered in barn in Alabama." "I like Verdi and Puccini. heard the solemn strains of the chorus of the SS Division Das Reich raised in the anthem of the Partei. Seated cross-legged on the floor of his living room he began manipulating the forty-nine yarrow stalks. then?" Rita said.

 They're both plutocracies." Good for you. if not months. their tastes -- But the man had to be Japanese. they were not going to be last this time; they had learned. my Uncle Carlo for example. "Sie furchten dass --" the young man began. and not have to be on the road eating my meals in places like this --" Noticing that the fry cook was red. If they had won. "That Abendsen lives around here. A night's rest. "Your earrings." Joe said. the shop set up -- whatever the I Ching might blab out at this point." Mr. Reiss reflected. He reopened his hamper. Good grief. customers. I can't believe it. Place saved or no. There went the old man. he discovered." Robert Childan felt his face flush. to pay the cost. Those pipes under the water -- turned the sea to fire." Calvin said. he poured himself a cup of hot tea. waiting outdoors in the coolness.

 He could not make sense out of it. . Mr." Betty said. responsible for colonial policies. A cautious ploy." Mr. No? Mr.44. Ist dies vielleicht der Ort wo man das Konzentrationslager bilden kann? Das Wetter ist so schon. is a child's rag ball. seated themselves silently except for coughing and shuffling. on the Japanese side of the settlement line. You probably don't remember him. There was peace. despite his excitement and optimism. And he'll keep trying. The heart. he had already obtained the hexagram. worse. Nonetheless. "Heil Hitler." she said. I offended him." Joe said. living out his life of senile paresis. In haste. Nobody was hurt -- until the day of reckoning. None would be in the Trade Mission offices.

 read it in a flash. Tagomi said. . but --" Childan shrugged. "I hear it on many lips. Baynes said. Childan was already bowing mentally. sir. gaunt-faced. He lugged his heavy cases to the curb. minds. Tagomi. arranged by Dr. anyone who had international business dealings and rode -- could afford to ride -- on the latest Lufthansa rocket. It certainly would surprise Mr. that I received a most provocative response. The Foreign Office had called an extraordinary session at the embassy building on Sutter Street. Nazis a bunch of street thugs; I agree. No Germany. The U. If any of it sold he made a profit. Synthetic fiber made only by the great cartel in New York. sometime today in your office or et cetera. and all the Empire. Chauffeurs standing. Or Cromwell against Irish." she said. the speaker dilated on the economic situation over there. Some connection.

 I'm sorry. Maxim utters: no one can err in serving steak to new-found guest first time. Where they are. Wyndam-Matson wanted to know why. at your leisure." "Yes. Major Pardi. "It could happen here. Mr. including flowing white hair; sensational American artifact. . in accented English. my one moving line. and then went off to wait on someone else. came over. he thought as he saw the chauffeurs regarding him as he walked to his car. Old Adolf. one Mickey Mouse watch; expensive treasure. the racial extermination and segregation. N. Absentmindedly. through the open door held by embassy employee. Secret safe. too. Juliana thought. for a moment. laughing. West possibly saw could be suffering without cause due to his being a Jew." The clerk indicated a vacant dressing room.

 "Well . Ramsey entered the office. If Juliana were here." The girl now stood at the window. although at the moment he could not quite pin the name down. carrying it everywhere. could not be exceeded. "Tomorrow. My office being downtown not far from your esteemed store. this new original U. "Today? Right now?" He felt weary. Possibly someday I'll be well enough to travel to Europe and see all that has been done. . Presently a clerk." He became abruptly somber. you know how Bob Hope goes on. Rise to his feet. Rexford Tugwell would have been President. He did not know what to tell Calvin; he mumbled on for what seemed an endless time and at last managed to wind up the conversation and get off the phone. It all has to do with the shoulder muscles." Once more the tape recorder whirred. elevator operator. bending due to slight failure of correction by his contact lenses. in a store such as his. Houses. he thought. who is supposed to be dying? Or -- the Sick One. . my Uncle Carlo for example.

 without pausing. But wait. from man to man. .. And he had changed it. "Don't. not so the adults; the well-dressed young Japanese. Are you about to present your injection molds to us? Although we have been in confusion today --" "There has been a change. and it has gotten worse. But he had to remain where he was. The low will be raised up. But even so." "Welfare work on a worldwide scale. Tagomi said to himself. Ramsey said. Joe. Telling her how pretty she is. "Later on. There the pieces lay. Very shortly. "I am. hanging on it. Everything. And then a faint. The way out is so immediate. make my life miserable. dozen of other." Joe said.

 said merely that he was grief-stricken by the loss not only of a soldier and patriot and faithful Partei Leader. Once more the store was empty except for himself and the salesman. the unchanging. The man had had a certain infamous prestige in Police circles. An injection of vitamins has helped. he thought. "Black powder and ball. von Schirach and Doctor Goebbels. Joe appeared at the door of the bathroom just as she lifted the medal from its velvet box; she became aware of him and jumped guiltily. He left the dressing room. as the couple strolled from his store. less important. With a large folder of bills-of-lading under his arm. Another three days and the gun would be finished.S. the die was cast: the pieces were made." The Japanese returned the wallet and waited expectantly. the Middle East. "Doctor Seyss-Inquart. Tagomi bowed once more. But it is well made. No end to it. He should be about eighty. The door of the dressing room opened and a short middle-aged Japanese entered. He could not recall when he had last had a good steak. Old G?ring was off in his mountain palace. His own. "He undoubtedly uses a cover name. until the old gentleman puts in his appearance? He felt dismay.

 Two hours showing. seated with her tape recorder. experiencing recognition beyond any doubt. . She smiled. Nebulous area. "The High Castle. And he'll keep trying. A smaller-than-life quality. et al. but -- he unlocked the store door. sir. The client would soon reach San Francisco airport by avenue of the high-place new German rocket. as well as neutrals. through the open door held by embassy employee. The book after all is in print. could buy everything we have laid out here. a day or so offshore. the fragile cup in Mr." Pferdehuf said. Two birds. Two birds." Wyndam-Matson went on. I could consult it on this; take the issue to it for its five thousand years of wisdom. Great relief. He said to me. The exploring rocket ships would soon nose cautiously out into the void from a world that had at last seen an end to its age-old griefs: hunger. Baynes thought. Childan talked about a twenty-thousand-dollar order.

 Only Yankee know-how and the mass-production system -- Detroit. midday in the apartment. or at least it appeared to be that; it had a clip. despite his efforts to conceal. "I have never read that book. to eat. But his hand once more had begun the monotonous pawing at his forehead. "I see." They entered the air terminal and together ascended the ramp. Do you recall anything about him?" "Just a little. he wondered. She left the bathroom." Betty said. you no doubt have had much contact with the Festung Europa. Juliana said. the speaker dilated on the economic situation over there. so schon. Two huge diesel trucks had parked." Betty said. She strolled along the sidewalk. He mumbled that it had been okay. . not excluding Home Islands. He noticed parked Cadillacs. be alert. . Tears rise to my eyes as I write these words. half-whisper. When may I meet you?" "Quite soon.

 Childan thought. They have the skin thing there. winnowed. the authentic gun was given its -- you know the bluemetal parts? Those were put in a box of leather strips." he murmured." Paul said. Their equipment. Robert found the meal delicious. "I think you got our best. Betty said. He felt despair. and you had to admire that. at the air terminal. Baynes. at your leisure. notebook. At seven o'clock the following morning. materials. Tagomi. They're clever and can learn. No one noticed her except the young Italian truck driver; his dark eyes were fixed on her. Tagomi said. one of which is to pay personal visit to your famous store. and he had not seen her in months; in fact he did not even know where she lived. friends.A. flex-cable machine. "Look. And if they have managed to get to the old gentleman.