Alabama. it's obviously deliberate on their part.

 Was Mr
 Was Mr. Like a cow catching sight of the trough; I gallop without premeditation. Salesman. From the wall he took the Smithsonian Institution's framed certificate; the paper and the lighter had cost him a fortune. They were bending to scrutinize a counter display. Tagomi. is a child's rag ball. shutting his voice out." Lotze began to stir around in his seat. she saw a picture of a German family watching television in their living room. he thought. Berlin crowds cheer. They had in fact a complete range of finishing tools. His place is called --" She glanced at the book jacket. Such as this is a rarity." She had gone to the hall door and stood there now. were you waiting." He showed him the book. "We could!" she said. like a lobotomy -- that maiming those German psychiatrists do as a poor substitute for psychotherapy. who did not remember the days before the war or even the war itself -- they were the hope of the world. Eerie. "What's the matter?" Ed said. Baynes unfolded the midday edition of the Nippon Times and once more read the headlines. excitement. sir. Speer was the best appointment the Partei made in North America; he got all those businesses and corporations and factories -- everything! -- going again. W. Almost four hours in all; too late to reopen store.

 It horrified him. Not in my line. while Childan gripped the phone with apprehension. "Mr.44. really gone." "I'm not a countryman of yours. "I have a paper for you to sign. No such ship. Listen --" He jabbed his finger at her. carrying the two brown paper bags. One of those Nazi rocket ships. And these markets. ." "No. "What did they serve you in North Africa?" she asked as she. although no white people lived there." Childan said. As we've been told; they can see things no one else can. We can get an autograph on the book. And then he recalled his two o'clock appointment with Mr.Mr. He whipped his mind away from the pageant of his involuntary thoughts and began busily opening the morning's mail. customers." Paul said as he sipped his drink. "Philosophical involvement blinded me to authentic human fact." McCarthy said. now. German investment has done a lot.

 He trembled. . no doubt. "I don't understand you. Childan can be sold. He had dealt with so many Japanese. The Moment changes. then slapped Frink on the back. Joe nodded at the book and said. Holding the receiver between his ear and shoulder. "And very taken. like brothers. and quite popular. prayed for the flight to end." Frink said. Tagomi walked down the steps to the path. the goddam line; it refers to something deeper. When it gets cold and dark and everybody's home sitting around the living room." Childan sauntered over as the man unfastened the top of the hamper and with much wasted motion opened it. "Suppose he takes another route back?" she said. now; this is Protestant land. then slapped Frink on the back. And. Tasteful in the extreme. "Okay." Miss Davis said. trying to poison us. Baynes said.Durch Nacht und den Wind?Es ist der VaterMit seinem Kind.

 Among them she noticed a velvet-covered box. And if not. Oy gewalt! he thought. cannot distinguish the forgeries from the real?" There was silence. If you will give me your name I will have a firm brochure mailed to you. This. the atrocity stories and photos released after the war. rubbed with black all over his face and body. But it will be a place we haven't been before. I thought he was buying. calmer. that they had almost achieved their goal. Baynes said. Ramsey said." Mr. already set with white tablecloth. Now he could think more clearly. Reaching down. Number One of Tip Top Comics. "Why do they use words like that? Those terrible murderers are talked about as if they were like the rest of us. sensed the unbridgeable gap between themselves and him." "True. Childan murmured. What I can do is this. the city of San Francisco and the Bay could now be seen. Tagomi murmured. And the older he gets. A. "However.

 sir." "It'll be Heydrich. see it. "These are not plated. Mr. sealed. the Taoist oracle called for centuries the I Ching or Book of Changes. Then resumed. This is the style of thing precisely. "is about to be married. Are you about to present your injection molds to us? Although we have been in confusion today --" "There has been a change. saw on the plate the roll. the psychotic streak." he said brusquely into it.we can deplore. No matter what Mr. "How was it?" she asked. What I need is sleep. "They hide their real thoughts. artwork. The German bigwigs hit the roof when they read it. He had found a place and was backing the truck. . This man although said to be unhealthy. That man. "when General Rommel was relieved of his post and that awful Lammers was appointed in his place. Good grief. Then." he told her.

 Don't you know that? We will go somewhere; we won't stay here too much longer. and now he's back. All on up and up. "You got good hands. Used this old silver knife. What I need is sleep. . He therefore augments it by means here and there. The small departs. getting him to put out his best efforts. relations between Japanese and yanks. "Later on. Major Humo had said. That's why they. The American workman. insane? A legal definition. It could see to it that the German principal -- himself in this case -- was arrested as soon as he set foot again on Reich territory; but it could hardly take action against the Japanese principal. Baynes set off along the sidewalk on foot. "He undoubtedly uses a cover name. and of course the ubiquitous pot metals. . . and then set her plate before her at the counter. Farben analgesics were available here on the Pacific Coast; he had become accustomed to them for his sinus headaches. It had been made very clear to him by his superiors that he was not to contact the Abwehr under any circumstances. However. And to discover what they are really like. you've always been aware of the situation. he realized.

 And I don't intend to find myself left out. Black-listed or not; it'd be death for me if I left Japanese-controlled land and showed up in the South or in Europe -- anywhere in the Reich. waiting outdoors in the coolness." Childan said. for about six hundred dollars. There he is. Not at all. one could see the full-page color pictures for oneself: the blue-eyed. Surely. "As is well known. Frank Frink." "I'd like you to call the Foreign Office and have them call the Chancery and have whoever's on hand get hold of the Admiralty and demand that the Abwehr either take its people back out of here or give us an account of why they're here. Shame to miss out." the fry cook said. It is that which keeps it all from wearing down. the article said. I'm letting you stay here. the Little Doctor will not only argue them out of it." he said." Childan began. Like Soviet. then. the "Heavenly Music" brand he had learned to smoke at W-M Corporation. I have lost place. silver. Ja. he thought ironically. We can drop the "Mr. But see.

 Advancing toward him. Baynes said. Pardon me. if some could not be located -- they must have been stolen. I have been away two years. "Not a mystery. Farben in particular. I'm woolgathering. throat paralyzed. anyhow. founded Gestapo and held post in Prussian Government of vast power. swinging her back and forth. made their way parallel with the mountains." "I saw nothing. whirls of wire. but look straight through them as if they did not exist. and it's set in the mountains. What is this five-thousand-year-old book? The Mickey Mouse watch. Frink thought." Juliana said. "Bit cold. Maybe I don't actually recall F. At the bookcase she knelt. When she returned from the pay phone. "You know it's perfectly safe; my wife won't be back for weeks -- I explained the whole situation to you. et al. And nowadays such a violation of the harsh. he decided. "Robert.

 but in a project of that sort. Too goody-goody. "Our nearest neighbor. witty. Another building. "The admiral desires to pay in advance. anyhow. the dreadful mortification of their situation.. Was he absolutely properly dressed to enter the Nippon Times Building? Possibly he would faint in the high-speed elevator. Paul was watching him silently. proclamations." And other worries. Tagomi's voice had become colder and more formal each day.PEACE." Mr." "As in music. "You can't. Both have favorable judgments." Putting on his jacket. That sounded good; Ch'ien was the creative. and then you --" Despairing." The man bowed. so suddenly and loudly. especially for a person so elderly and frail that he could not attempt air travel. Mr. ." His small round eyes flickered with what Frink knew to be an almost hereditary evasiveness. to make one single slip -- Childan said.

" She cajoled Robert and Paul to the dining table. Pressing the intercom button he said. "It was no doubt palpable to all. "Care to borrow Grasshopper?" Paul asked. Every country on the Allied side was ruined in that war. it was better than nothing. With his joke about our contact on Mars. He trembled. "He's on the lookout. "Have you been to the Pacific before?" Lotze asked. Being admitted. But no one had forseen that Bormann would die at this particular moment. all in an undertone and very urgently. admire her; anybody. sent that ceaseless and almost witlessly noble flood of cheap one-dollar (the China Dollar. Spouted the wrong kind of talk to Mr. 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. But. Reichstag in session. he realized. He is a connoisseur. notebook." "Ah. You never find true Fascist talking. the others are busy. His neighboring stores sold used furniture. And they say birds die. as had her plantlike. But it will make our talks more accurate.

 maple. And one wasn't. even if it is rather slight. Which they're afraid of. the Pacific had been trying to get basic assistance in the synthetics field from the Reich. "Good day." Ramsey's voice popped off. Much similar to R. And the pension is painfully small. old-fashioned American dish added to their haul. an airiness; others had a massive. In German first. Why should we be intimidated? He's just a man like the rest of us. in silence Karl contemplated the flag-draped casket. No molds. I mean. Mr. ." Ramsey's voice popped off. while writing his article for the day's Angriff with -- Reiss' thoughts were interrupted by his secretary's knock. an author like that Abendsen." he said. I wonder what Skorzeny is doing these days. "What we've done here. Had he actually walked streets of quiet cars. and they spout on forever. to feel the straining muscles of the chink transmitted in the form of regular vibrations; a sort of relaxing machine." By degrees. "Gives strange view about suffering.

 like the ocean. Kasoura. Tagomi. plague. The conquering of the planets. tying his tie. shall we say. possibly? Mr. also eight." Mr." Mr. the trivial worry. "I really am going to have to say good night and get to my hotel room. toast and marmalade. The Germans called it Alter Mann. sir. a croaking half-bark. That huge empty ruin. addressing no one. It had happened too many times." the girl said. the hurt. what did happen -- I have no cause to doubt this part -- is that the Japanese came in. excitement. But also slaves unloaded at the docks. table. Striped pants: representative from Foreign Office. Like Mussolini did. "Christ.

 that Rita had come out of the bedroom and had listened to the whole conversation; she had been pacing irritably back and forth." Mr. "This is most authentic of dying old U. Neither spoke. Or for each other. But not at ease. chucked her beneath the chin. you know how Bob Hope goes on." Lotze said. I have a mural from WPA post-office period. Play around. created a world monopoly in plastics. "You mean that sarcastically?" "No." "Good God. on his stomach. well. An Italian. "There was nothing said to that effect. the international set that supported the decadent art. "Maybe so. "No thanks. Listen. We whites have to bow to them because they hold the power. then Partei solutions of a desperate type -- well. pull ourselves together. He feels that most high-placed Nazis are refusing to face facts vis-??-vis their economic plight. because it is hard. And evidently no major risk was involved; it all appeared to go off smoothly. "Each of us had a pack of flip cards.

 Artificially aged by an acid chemical. On his coat lapel he wore the badge of the ranking Pacific Trade Mission of the Imperial Government. had harbored their patents; had. excitement. Mr. and anyhow he had to watch the other cars -- she said. Joe what? she wondered." Juliana said. but I heard someone say that he's almost a sort of paranoid; charged barbed wire around the place." Lotze said. Pin. what does it mean. They'll gas the bugger soon as they get him across the Demarcation Line. The bottom trigam in Ch'ien. I lived on the Coast. who were to him not like Japanese at all. bowed and smiled. On his coat lapel he wore the badge of the ranking Pacific Trade Mission of the Imperial Government. Do you see?" Turning toward him on the seat." He heard his voice sound out firm. This. In the last ten minutes. he thought. for God's sake!" It was hopeless. to hear. Tagomi returned -- carrying a glass of water and some sort of pill -- Mr. He would lead up gradually to the funny book. No doubt she's got some guy noticing her right now. and then only when it was spoken in the most formal and correct manner.

 a cable car passed; Childan halted to watch it with pleasure. "I have heard my friend discuss his 'Horrors of War' cards. to the Chancellorship. Even more than out of Zen." "I see. again rubbing his forehead. . Now. but also. evidently. "And I am in a position to know. And my reputation. "Meanwhile. And I try? But in this case I can't. Smart. in silence Karl contemplated the flag-draped casket. ready for the day. "Herr R. Let matter drop? He considered. Ramsey said; his Caucasian face twisted with painful concentration. Baynes. said something to Mr. He's been in power twenty years. with a sprinkling of Japanese as department managers. the strong. Chance. she decided. But see. Robert Childan did not have time to give the paper thorough attention.

 A detached retina. Not party to ideological disputes." she said. Juliana excused herself and walked to the vacant shower; someone else was approaching it with a towel over her arm. while he. . Without law. "But those guys are so old now. then?" Something about it worried her. gazing down." "This represents American artistry. We had to go to concerts by him. even if he had to stand waiting an hour. sir. too. my large greasy pores made smaller. when I was there on business. So they had actually already begun.S. Exactly like Germany and Japan did in reality. the owner." Nor.E. when they had been fighting so much. none of the open empty desert states or pasture states. In the Imperial Government's opinion. good God. I can give it some window display. "We may still solve this heartbreaking dilemma.

 the U. Ironic. The most likely to carry out bold programs. Don't I know? Juliana thought. of course. This is the moment to consult the oracle. Tagomi asked. a white man. In fact -- Childan opened his eyes and looked momentarily -- he was one of the few whites in the elevator. Done by a real pro. and resumed where he had last been forced to stop. Freiherr Hugo Reiss. A major speech. They're not idealists like Joe and me; they're cynics with utter faith. bow and excuse himself from the room. For a long time -- at least half an hour -- he studied the line and the material connected with it. "You would not have known. she thought. too. God. I ought to be able to tell him the truth. The Jewish and capitalist millionaires. "Depends on the exchange rate you can manage." He became abruptly somber. then Partei solutions of a desperate type -- well. You come over around seven and have dinner with Jean and me -- if you can stand the kids. she can talk to anybody on earth. And we thought it was finished then. "Just to be on the safe side.

 in a silk kimono and obi. Believe me. . Kasoura. . Any more questions we can help you with. Betty. Abendsen." "I have to turn the bacon. reflecting the traffic lights. do all the coding and decoding -- every step involved? Apparently so. Baynes said. "Listen. that is it. A shape. you and your pinoc kind are not entitled to share the important matters which we deal in. . and then he was to return to Berlin. It did not move into a second hexagram. Right? Only. fireplaces. To suddenly find knowledge of that kind resting on his shoulders. It makes living a funny joke with nobody around to laugh." "So. Oh well. morally and spiritually. only rebuilding." He accepted the box. all flowed and interacted in intricate but effective harmony; the populations of Europe basked in what appeared .

 by 1950. Mr. He's got some surefire idea; I can tell. Ersatz -- industrial uses. Yatabe is still coming. "You have a car?" the young Italian asked her. I don't know; I sense it. A major speech. It could see to it that the German principal -- himself in this case -- was arrested as soon as he set foot again on Reich territory; but it could hardly take action against the Japanese principal. The rule of survival. Cortical flappings and scrapings. See. glancing up. The weather is schon. in the inner office. But -- you have something. Mr. as he has said many times over. but the fact remains. So they had actually already begun. And --" "No strategy on earth could have defeated Erwin Rommel." the policeman continued. Turn back any and all callers whose business is customary. Baynes' views on leading issues of the day. "Not at all." Childan said in his harshest voice. I know she'd finally wind up killing herself. And yet the judgment of the hexagram was good. then Japanese.

 washing his face. came in or had his man come in. high value and good anywhere. slow recitation." Juliana said." Mr. But the pinocs. "Each of us had a pack of flip cards. Mr. I do not believe any hysterical talk of 'world inundation' by any people. ready for the day. He rose from the bed and unsteadily made his way to the bathroom. then?" Opening the hamper. "Look. Forgot my briefcase. "were described always by the Nazis as Asian and non-white. Herr Bormann. "But change's always harsh on the loser. rather -- in South America. she's so young -- I thought she'd hardly know the name. Maybe not. It can't be. We set it questions as if it were alive. like rutted dirt roads that once turned to slop in the rainy season. He's really bats. The British start setting up" -- he grinned at her briefly -- "what are called 'detention preserves. A cautious ploy. only. on the order of Wyndam-Matson's.

 This is just the sticks to you. . he reopened The Grasshopper Lies Heavy. rubbing his forehead and thinking. then. gazing down. "Robert. he thought. Washington. "Determination to exhalt and immolate themselves and so obtain a niche in history from which no life form can cast them. but Joe stopped her hand. . I have my routine duties. And then he thought about Africa. Polyesters." "Danke sehr. there. "Yes." Frink said. chamois.S. When he left the Kasouras' apartment at ten o'clock. so he hoped. "They're the ones you want?" "Yes. ignorance. . he thought. Big Laughingstock. Bruno Kreuz vom Meere.

 The conquering of the planets. as well as the soul-shaking measures of sternness meted out to the shirkers and traitors who would betray all mankind's vision of the cosmos. I have a mural from WPA post-office period. In a foolish and loud manner he had argued politics; he had been rude in his disagreeing. "Good night. he thought. I will kill myself. Betty. His eyes made out a book on a low black teak cabinet. one can imagine where I'd be: in Protective Custody in Eastern General Gouvernement. Each one printed a special top. the blind blond Nazi queens were swishing out from Earth to the other planets. closing the book. It would take a professional to know. Joe. he realized. ." "The admiral is a collector?" Childan said. The U." Childan said thickly. The wall of the town sinks back into the moat from which it was dug. "Be prepared. Just when you forgot about it; just when you fool yourself. But he did not feel apprehensive; he felt. Joe did not answer. how worthless they are. His suite of offices on the twentieth floor of the Nippon Times Building on Taylor Street overlooked the Bay. the young Italian said. But it must be done with utmost secrecy.

 partly because of Calvin's rapid manner of speech and partly because at the moment the call came -- eleven-thirty in the evening -- Wyndam-Matson was entertaining a lady visitor in his apartment at the Muromachi Hotel. guide. Kept alive by JOINT relief. with the Reich in ruins. "is a dollar. They could have arrested this -- whatever his name is. a very good one.S. writer. finally repeating himself. Goebbels would smile his mocking smile." Mr. obviously not understanding English. "the carrier Syokaku is at the bottom of the Philippine Sea. Small sculptures." "It wasn't going to Denver. I know why. slow. Betty said softly to him. Spoken like a devout Fascist. Tagomi thanked the Non-Ferrous Ores man and rang off. More pressure should have been put on the Japs. Not even the demon-inspired powers could bring him back. that is it. Exactly like Germany and Japan did in reality. Probably a pinoc. The Colt . is our speciality. "Are you afraid?" No.

 I am not the right person. their plans. But the man beside her did not think it was funny; he glowered at her. thirty-four years old. the historic plague for man's wickedness. It was the urgent coded radiogram." he said. Baynes. "Personally. the Germans cause our neglect to seem close to outright virtue. "Bringing several hand cases. Obviously somebody put the Hundsfott up to it. fifteen years later. "Perhaps better drop politics. dealer. I'm really not concerned whether some gun you send us really was used in the Civil War or not; all I care about is that it's a satisfactory Colt . where Jews can't pull their subtleties on the innocent. "you wanted this weapon tested for authenticity. Slight shine of perspiration. Karl walked away from the silent casket. You see my point." Sic! Mr. "It has to do with bore and design. "In other ways. felt agitation. during his childhood. now; this is Protestant land. All those rallies." Juliana said.

 "In fact. he left the room. Why should I be ruined alone? Pass it on to those responsible. Baynes' face for his reaction. Tagomi thanked the Non-Ferrous Ores man and rang off. listen to. A heavyset middle-aged Japanese man. . The views had infected a civilization by now. clothes and small suitcase. "By SD instruction. blood member of same. She took her time. the salesman became more agitated; he talked faster and faster. "I've got a few ideas of my own. B. man and wife. by some dismal faux pas? The girl's name was Betty. in fact more than he had here in the PSA. "Well. sir." Mr. . this is women's jewelry." she said. . in the last couple of weeks. I admit I don't like to dress up. How far.

" He shut the bathroom door; the racket of water shut out any further words. Have to shut store. frightened twitch of his eyelid. Witness them drinking from English bone china cups. It was a credit to the incorruptibility of the Jap occupation officials. Face facts. still Holy Writ. But he has sent me; I am his gentleman. beaming." they mumbled. And what happens to me. as if the oracle had scraped the bottom of the barrel." Joe cried. "To my knowledge. The man paused and said. "Sie furchten dass --" the young man began. To suddenly find knowledge of that kind resting on his shoulders. But still he lay. an airiness; others had a massive. "Ten minutes ago Herr Kreuz vom Meere called. And yet it had been as if he were not actually there. He had found a place and was backing the truck. they halt the Germans' eastward advance into Russia at some town on the Volga. he was bellowing into the phone. Little kids are that way; they feel if their parents aren't watching what they do then what they do isn't real. For the ghosts of dead tribes. Each one printed a special top. had begun its long slow descent. .

 awed. the sick. quite scarce. "How'd you find him? I didn't report it. Possibly someday I'll be well enough to travel to Europe and see all that has been done. my friend. conduct my business with American Artistic Handcrafts Inc. the Japs. the Japanese called. especially in the development of the polyesters. Baynes' sleepy voice came on the wire. The stinking. Very unlikely. Not today or tomorrow -- but after that. Nobusuke Tagomi sat consulting the divine Fifth Book of Confucian wisdom." "You're very brave. very modern. My driver. bent book which showed signs of much handling. "Possibly you noticed my distress at meeting. Thank you. "Of questionable sexual mores. But he did cease babbling. A kind of superstitious fright filled him. had appeared in each of her cheeks. sir. he had been in the war. possibly even morbidly so in terms of appetites. Then.

 Staring through the store window at the midday traffic. Touching the intercom button Mr. making his tension sizzle. Nothing has happened here since before the war. And she was married. It stimulates them. Ask." As she went toward the hall she thought. the slanders. Searching his memory. he had the doorman call a pedecab for him. Baynes. Lovely dark colors of her skin. Nonetheless. "You mean sell it myself?" "Take it into retail shops. and I got no special use for Jews. or rather." Reiss jumped. At last." the man murmured. during his childhood. Only now. The Bormann death has shaken him. Juliana said to herself. Veins in his forehead became distended and he began once more to shake. saw on the plate the roll. "To invite your favorable attitude. Hard to tell; the intensity all around him disturbed her judgment. I will go on.

 At this moment a freighter could be seen beyond Alcatraz. if I were going on." Baynes said. look. with a sprinkling of Japanese as department managers. hurriedly through the business office to the lounge. in the old days; before the war for instance. "But -- Christ. And he had changed it. maybe. would be ruined. so suddenly and loudly. waiting. . Do you see?" "He is not well-off any longer. She sighed. "Like old student days. a dozen in all." Childan nodded." Juliana said. When he re-emerged he found that he had a customer." Good for you. and there's his response." "Return tomorrow afternoon. ". there are Japs in power here. those elite SS fairies. Crated original mint trimotor airmail plane discovered in barn in Alabama. it's obviously deliberate on their part.