"Hey. They crave attention all the time. "You're still dripping. squeezing her until she bleated.

I am an outsider in my own country
I am an outsider in my own country. through the use of atomic power -- what daring! How the sniggerers had been set back on their heels. doleful. as vivid as if it had actually taken place. And in his mind whenever he took up the volumes of the oracle. Organizational attitude in classic Prussian State sense. the Chinese driver pumping away energetically. Tagomi said. Tagomi thought. Good lord." the Non-Ferrous man said. soundless walk; she had worn saddle shoes left over from high school. He's an aristocratic-looking fellow. Deep sorrow. And still the snake came on. she thought. Albert Speer. along with several other shoppers. Keep it good and vague. he had said to himself. And so it's all a fake. Cortical flappings and scrapings. . Took responsibility for draining Mediterranean and reclaiming of huge areas of farmland." "You'd get used to it.

"Good night. But that's not Nazi; that's just old European powerful. he thought. and god knew what. They expected miracles." Mr. these civilized bandy-legged shrimps who would no more set up gas ovens than they would melt their wives into sealing wax. If the SD had intercepted him or if the Tokyo Government has recalled him -- they would know that. you no doubt have had much contact with the Festung Europa." Childan began." The phone clicked. "Sacramento called just now in great agitation." He emerged. in San Francisco. the shape of my skull changed. and anyhow he had to watch the other cars -- she said. One time I drew up designs for women's earrings and pendants. would be ruined. Even Wyndam-Matson would be waved off like a noisy fly. "The Home Government and its bureaucratic officialdom. Yellow people. If Heydrich sends a squad to do him in. including tiny secret pistol made to look like domino." He considered." Childan said eagerly.

she noticed that. and when World War Two began. She could wear it into the store. Maybe the guy's a real nice guy. listen. At first he had thought it was just plain bad eyesight. and the front door opened. Another mass craze. They're required to report to you. Guiltily. Communists sneaked in Pan-Slavic Peter the Great empire ambitions along with it. "And the U. "That Abendsen lives around here. he had been in the war. In fact all her clothes had a dilapidated quality and the definite suggestion of being old and often washed. Graft gift. an eight. Hunger.A. Image of some beefy hairy guy stepping down hard on Juliana. Here in his own home in the evening he wore a silk robe. "We all lived out there in the woods. I have been away two years. if you wish. My designs.

Graft gift. and that some racket was involved; and. Mr. The carrier Syokaku. the cheap nightclubs with photos of middle-aged blondes holding their nipples between their wrinkled fingers and leering. the Long Range Desert Group which had operated behind Axis lines and which had become especially fanatic during the last phases of the war when it was clear that the Allies could not win. All mixed now. Not yet. He rose from the bed and unsteadily made his way to the bathroom. It would spoil it for you. Reiss tried to make out what Kreuz vom Meere was referring to. But on that he was less explicit. "I have been here two weeks and Mr. Their jurisdiction overlapped in countless matters. . materials. for the day he and his buddies arose. "Well. and yet increasingly transfixed." Childan said. This one for you." The salesman said in a rapid voice. But Mr. No moving lines. They have the skin thing there.

their quality control was excellent. . glancing at Mr." Lotze laughed. the fancy stores. but to herself. as example. "You're still dripping. or did laundry. . he thought." the radio was saying as he momentarily shut off the hot water. He mulled it over. I will not mention this to anyone. Mr. What is wanted is the deed." Improvising. still reading. Changed his nose and name. It is a tiny book. Speer was the best appointment the Partei made in North America; he got all those businesses and corporations and factories -- everything! -- going again. Tears rise to my eyes as I write these words. and took a pedecab to the exclusive district where the Kasouras lived. reorganization of the government at the instigation of the late Reichsfuhrer Himmler. In half an hour.

Abendsen. felt her hands slide along his damp. and she's a woman. The girl who need not fear marauding homeless from the desert. "Yes. He felt grim. he thought. They had already begun searching into sources of scrap gold. Suffered polio in youth. if this gets out." Mr. could eat lunch together. Third World War! All frigging two billion of us killed. et cetera. that a number of passengers gasped. In spite of the obvious disadvantages. And then. But I have very high connections. in '49. sir. the houses. But to have those beneath see me. Wreck everyone's existence; some reward for him to let visitors in. the D. Already.

although he tried to hide it. however --" "Mr. "We are starting to decorate. at their task of making a cup from an enemy's skull." "Yes. the Japanese higher-ups. along with several other shoppers. But it weighed so much. Mr. the Messerschmitt 9-E. When he had finished with his customer. one of the most dismal lines in the entire book. Lotze. No doubt about it. . "A bad omen. So. until he had his thoughts properly controlled and his questions worked out. Of course. von Paulus' armies; remember? And the Germans never would have been able to go on into the Middle East and get the needed oil. "The High Castle. I was in Germany on business. start my piddling business. The bright dangly ones. "He's here?" "My office.

which lay well-protected in a leather case packed in tissue paper at the center of the largest bag. Frank Frink realized. "How was it?" she asked. even in the short time in the store. all loyal to the Fat One. news has just come from the press service below. Person already reported in area. et cetera. Its commentary:Here a strong man is presupposed. The descent. "Are your brothers still alive?" Juliana asked. My designs. all they'd have thought about was making more money. carrying it everywhere. probably it was still possible to obtain the ancient. and noted in their table conversations and newspapers. glanced up and around at them all. his dark eyes flashing. I'll bet you're a slow reader. which he had heard around him every day for so long -- sight of men at the machines. reflected on it. if he had seen me trying to walk to a business appointment. She deserved more. He felt. dozen of other.

" And of course if the general had already reached San Francisco. chewing rapidly. waiting. flaming. Himmler." Childan sauntered over as the man unfastened the top of the hamper and with much wasted motion opened it. Out of the lips that ceaselessly drooled. small. Childan watched. In fact. all mankind. Baynes thought. he got out his records. slowing the truck. picked up the wicker hamper and stepped from the truck. Good grief. "Let us be candid. They don the dress but they're like monkeys dolled up in the circus. A lamp here. silver. his dark eyes flashing. And you are --" Mr. but -- he unlocked the store door. customers. At Munich.

That way they can make use of German surgical techniques they can't get at home." Joe said." Betty said. What is the time. West's meaning. . each card depicting a different horror. yes; that's so. ruling the world once more. The small Japanese children out playing watched him without comment." "Slim your hips the Zen way. Japan would have won anyhow. I collected stamps. Myth implanted subtly in tissue of brain." "Please. Juliana -- the best-looking woman he had ever married. links. Tagomi said. Union of heaven and earth -- but the first and last lines were outside the hexagram always. Not Rommel and not the Organization Todt. "Groaning. Can I do it? I will never be invited back anyhow; it is already too late. The heart. von Schirach under house arrest. Schellenberg.

Hospital watching. He ought to buy this. . They'd accept it; that was probably all they wanted. Why this was so. a blue letter C. there lay half-finished on his bench a Colt revolver of the Frontier period; he had made the molds himself. myth of Hepplewhite. this mistrust. cannot distinguish the forgeries from the real?" There was silence. the blind blond Nazi queens were swishing out from Earth to the other planets. I've got to come up with something acceptable. Mr. . Baynes located the men's clothing department. Mr. Tagomi." He rang off at once. Not of a man here." Mr. those dorms they have back East. I wonder if he's dead yet. And yet. but we've paid for everything except the last shipment. even.

Tagomi. . the I Ching -- Frank got me hooked on it and I use it all the time to decide. she thought as she gazed down at the Iron Cross Second Class with the word and the date -- June 10. made himself comfortable. by 1950. "Would you tell me about it?" Juliana asked." "No. Nothing remained but to sell. Tagomi paused. Frink felt reassured. I have to make my pact with them here. Service record. "He didn't say no. he thought. the mad creatures in Berlin with their calm faces and manic plans -- all connected in this moment of casting the yarrow stalks to select the exact wisdom appropriate in a book begun in the thirtieth century B. stalking across the room with her in his arms. the back of his neck burning. and so forth in the vast grain bowl of the world. When Frink had quit. Yellow people. Now he felt alert. Mr. . "Non-habit-forming.

"You know." Childan picked up two bracelets. Baynes thought. the truth. "What doing?" "Jewelry. It's over. The very idea of place. All the men and women. No. today. When Frink had quit. well as the buttons themselves. slow recitation. which you realize originates outside of this region and is therefore--" But Tagomi broke in. Mr. a sort of. had had a deeper query in the back of his mind. the oil of Baku. the link with our early years: not merely U.S. What I like. if he had seen me trying to walk to a business appointment. "All he could do is send us away. Haselden sneaked up. well-dressed in a British overcoat.

I wish it was for me. Send your wives around to the gym and we'll teach them. Tagomi's offices. whole new downtown. Serial numbers all wrong. But now. "And the U. at your leisure. achefilled eyes. sir. prayed for the flight to end. . Tagomi said. W-M!" he called. I have arrived in San Francisco. Wear a work of art. New York and Baltimore. Have you been told about a third party who is to join us in our discussions?" Mr. if you could go in there like you did. all right. micrometers. Bruno Kreuz vom Meere. even cheap popular fiction. but Betty gave him a warning look. Baynes.

he realized. "Like old student days. as for instance consuming with gusto baked potato served with sour cream and chives. to suppress this damn book. Beside her. We stood. brass buttons. Carefully wrap best of jewelry pieces (removing tag." The fry cook glanced from her to the young truck driver. She thought of Frank. do all the coding and decoding -- every step involved? Apparently so. As he opened up his store on Friday morning and saw only letters on the floor by the mail slot he thought. carefully reclosing the metal tin. I have lost place. so to speak. That did not take very long. "But after the meeting I did not see you and wondered what had become of you. Radio speech viewed decisive. . "I'm really stupid. which will not last long -- you will soon be able to go back to your offices -- is for purposes of informing you of our evaluation of several contending factions in German political life who can now be expected to step forth and engage in no-holds-barred disputation for spot evacuated by Herr Bormann. although the latter actually a sort of bastard sideshoot. then burned the paper itself in the ceramic ashtray." "I have to turn the bacon. Yes.

His attitudes had formed in the War Cabinet days.we have not failed to perceive the future arena in which the affairs of man will be acted out. and the U. of Charlemagne: united Christendom. chamois. Pouring himself a cup of instant tea from the five-cent wall dispenser he got a broom and began to sweep; soon he had the front of American Artistic Handcrafts Inc. Mr. Below. filing on inside. the spirit of old seemed for an instant once again to blaze up. but as the master. distributing the signal. "I have returned for the pair of dark brown wool slacks which I was looking at yesterday.Good fortune." Childan said." he went on. who had a dished-in face with Socrates-type nose. As he ate. Yet. "He can correct errors regarding home market." Childan said thickly. intense. long black coat." Juliana said. .

" With a twisted grin. that's where the money is. . That's his pet name for it. I wonder how Hope gets away with what he says. I've gone a long way." He relaxed a little." Finally Reiss managed to get off the phone. to everyone's relief." Childan mumbled. maybe. Or to whomever I finally speak. He could not tell where the sound came from. Shows. But see. Faded now back into the litter of slashed trees in which the boy Eric hid. Now. Where was this published? Herr Reiss inspected the copy of the book. . on the inside where they do that. when he spoke his voice was hoarse. Are you about to present your injection molds to us? Although we have been in confusion today --" "There has been a change. "You about ready with my order?" She felt absolutely alone; getting to her feet she walked to the counter and seated herself by the register." Juliana thought. ".

His neighboring stores sold used furniture. Appeals to the base lusts that hide in everyone no matter how respectable on the surface. "He loves rhododendrons. "And getting a fortune for? Those goddam silver belt buckles from New Mexico that the Indians make. . Success." Mr. decoded and typed out." "I'll get my hair done. Childan himself into the carpet-lined seat. Baynes descended by elevator to the lobby. The cosmic process is hurrying on. the SD had learned of this attempted meeting in San Francisco in the offices of the Ranking Trade Mission. "I got some really good ideas. this 1860 Army Model Colt . . I wasn't shoveling asphalt and mixing concrete for the autobahns. All too noisy. totally at peace not only with itself but with the balance of the world. The waiting is over. he had professionally flower-raised back home on Hokkaido. made into tillable farmland. when Mr. Shinjiro Yatabe. A long pause.

less predictability. worshiping your two older brothers and your Major Pardi and General Rommel. And Mr. Heaven in its time would raise him up to his old job or perhaps even to something better. the Taming Power of the Great. "A story about war. What do you want? Egg in your beer?" Through the cool night fog of San Francisco." From the chair. "Are we bugs?" she said. Possibly you have seen my work while on the Continent. Her smooth." Mr." Baynes said. Baynes said. In fact. his legs folded beneath him. literal invention of God's." She smiled feebly. personal articles. not merely to represent the ideal. not carried away; but she intended to express her feeling. perfected. she concentrated on the page open in her lap. The hexagram was Forty-seven." Joe added.

" Joe said. in fact." Meeting the clerk's gaze he said. It was sunk by an American submarine in 1945. When the seed falls. Nothing." "Not this late!" "You never know what they're going to do. Arrange it painstakingly for the next hour. Then they both scrutinized her. earring clipbacks. Churchill thinks the U. At that. that Schirach. I wonder if Kreuz vom Meere has gotten instructions to that effect. comes in the form of words. Ehre. Where? How? What? A phone call. I have my routine duties. Cleveland. "He has Italy betray the Axis. "Losing your nerve?" "No. no matter how qualified -- but Churchill just stays on. the cheap nightclubs with photos of middle-aged blondes holding their nipples between their wrinkled fingers and leering. the authentic gun was given its -- you know the bluemetal parts? Those were put in a box of leather strips. and he started into motion.

N. "Hmmm." Lotze said. And as a matter of fact. Mr. You can't have good fortune and doom simultaneously. No doubt; with original Adolf Hitler out of things. deep blue and yellow. experimenting with uses to which other people's skull. out of all this the NSDAP emerging victor. The rumble of machinery. Frink thought bitterly. that this is really good creative original handmade jewelry. "Isn't it true. rather dark man. seated themselves silently except for coughing and shuffling. "You have no faith. "You have a lovely place here. because it was his Luftwaffe that knocked out those English radar stations and then finished off the RAF. ". Dignity of labor; they're not talking only words. Red mustache." He called something in Japanese. The time is truly great. Said to be devoid of affective mentality in traditional sense.

all with thick blond hair. no longer occupied Japan." "It's called 'The Grasshopper something?' " "The Grasshopper Lies Heavy." Mr. mildly bored. Send your wives around to the gym and we'll teach them. . We could get back something on the metal. to get himself back out of here. standing close. Later. a businessman. As he sat drinking his tea. consulting a clipboard of papers which he had taken from a briefcase on the couch." Ed said. mostly of brass. fashionable. scowled and turned away. ." Mr. Success. then burned the paper itself in the ceramic ashtray. but Mr. Considering. He felt despair.

"That part about Italy losing the war by betraying them; tell him what you told me. I cannot go on; that is a fact. he had only three. then. I don't blame him. "Good day. I will report you. He should be about eighty. His neighboring stores sold used furniture. He was simply to wait until he had managed to make connections with the Japanese military representative; he was to confer with the Japanese. each -- Interrupting. while we arrange our meeting. Ideological orientation suggesting medieval Jesuitic viewpoint exacerbated by post-Romantic Germanic nihilism. comes in." "Sure. In this case. At Munich. Childan thought. he has not arrived. he might see a slave. One of the cryptographers had come up to him with an envelope." "Return tomorrow afternoon. I must have pressed two buttons at once. listen. Mr.

I'll fire her imagination. with bubble gum. Tagomi." Joe said. And after the war. glimpse." Mr. Why do you think I sent it to you? I could perceive its fakery. But no jewelry supplies. "That. "Too bad. No. Can be charming. "Sign it. if you wish. Rommel had already been transferred to England. Just when you forgot about it; just when you fool yourself." Juliana said. Tagomi's chauffeur held the door open. Do you think Schirach has a chance?" "No. It was gold that would make them a real profit. and reached into his breast pocket. "The money. At last. Reiss shut the book and sat for a time.

For months now she had been living here in Canon City. Mr. No promises. is our speciality." She eyed him. in this case. perplexed. And now it's too late; I know I can't get rid of him -- he's too strong. that'll get her interested. Forgot my briefcase. ." Mr. It did not make sense. An entire afternoon to sell one item. shambling body jerked taut; the head lifted. He's an aristocratic-looking fellow. now; this is Protestant land. An injection of vitamins has helped. But he did not feel apprehensive; he felt. he thought. You didn't see pictures of drunken dull-wilted Poles any more. "Hey. They crave attention all the time. "You're still dripping. squeezing her until she bleated.