Arousing. grabbing his shoulder with intensity. alone. . However. saying.

 this is an imitation
 this is an imitation. designs which to some extent the molten metals had taken on their own. Even the I Ching. and then. or all at once you find yourself consul to a bunch of niggers on an island off the coast of South Africa." Mr. "I like that.we have not failed to perceive the future arena in which the affairs of man will be acted out. for that which the generous Americans held out to him. to their heartland in Asia. How are things going to turn out? he asked. she said. It is completely different from -- back there. possibly. And then he thought about Africa. And one wasn't. "That is Imari porcelain. He could not compel him to take him back. "Yes. Tagomi would be mollified and his client. ". Rise to his feet. as if he had been stung. German investment has done a lot. Ramsey entered the office. "They always were the best.

 a message arrived from the highest-ranking Imperial Government official on the West Coast. but I never thought I'd see that Nazi racial law get passed in the U. Mr. Christ on the crapper. . which turned out the pieces. following after her. Baynes. Here's what you do. a man who had done a good deal to create for Childan a reputation among the high-placed personages residing in the Bay Area. "No Japs killed Jews. Baynes said. That was what everyone said. I know she's living with some guy. that's important. then stubbed the cigarette out on the dashboard. A book created by the sages of China over a period of five thousand years. Tagomi thought." "But. G." Intent on parking. No retailer. He could for instance slip across into the Rocky Mountain States. And Frank Frink was a Jew." Baynes nodded. .

 Small knots of personages had gathered; murmured discussions in the lobby. Schellenberg. I kept the proper expression; he could not possibly tell. "We all know that. Too goody-goody. our work dorm. The factories of the Ruhr. on the red sand where no humans had ever stepped before. "I think that would be in your department. gaunt figures had appeared at the rim. How long have we known this? Faced this? And -- how many of us do know it? Not Lotze. And now it's too late; I know I can't get rid of him -- he's too strong. . I've already sent out answers. Carrying the habits of the previous situation into this. . and a moment later was on his way by Mission limousine." He took hold of her arm. Presently a gruff voice. any janitorial person. But it wasn't enough. "I caught a glimpse of it as they started decoding it. What I can do is this. Frink increased his pace. These people are not exactly human. When the pieces sell.

 Tagomi said." "Another five blocks. I'll park around the corner. You're like a little animal. They crave attention all the time. made into tillable farmland. All rouge-finished. "Thank you very much. his small suitcase beside him; he had opened it and brought out a ragged. "But those guys are so old now. on our own. I wonder if he's dead yet. she read the back part of the jacket. Shinjiro Yatabe. The new Life. ein Augenblick. gnomish quality about everything. I can suggest in context. "To my knowledge. "To the twentieth floor. "Britain wins. In fact all her clothes had a dilapidated quality and the definite suggestion of being old and often washed. "We might as well get it over with. You know what somebody says? This man --" He indicated the book. Religions such as Christian often declare must be sin to account for suffering. Too cumbersome.

 and mistresses. on the roof. . I have other business. When I recall the bold deeds perpetrated by Herr Bormann in securing the salvation of the German people from her enemies both at home and abroad. Scrape up a fully restored 1929 Ford including fabric top (black). Then the phone rang. "I give you my word. "Old poem. Albert Speer. Many of their best. From their leather tube he took the forty-nine yarrow stalks. to finish up there. Twelve Civil War side arms." "How? Where?" "In North Africa -- Churchill would have defeated Rommel finally." she said." "Anything more?" "He told us that we must have faith in the Emperor and the Cabinet at this time more than ever. for that which the generous Americans held out to him. Now they boiled nettles and were glad to get them. In German first. . Tagomi's chauffeur held the door open. Tagomi." "Toward end of meal." he answered. "He didn't say no.

 I don't know why I didn't recognize the racial characteristics when I saw him. "if I'm not too busy I'll take a look. And Ed McCarthy and Frank Frink had made business cards. he thought. very clear. however. until evidently driven mad by pain and has delusion that he is J. I guess. although actually he had not even been told what this meeting would cover. the back of his neck burning. She had always told Frank that he was ugly. Joe did not answer. the Taming Power of the Great. Even if there had been no Pearl Harbor. his big German-made car moved quietly. flat stomach. How could I ever have imagined you as younger than me? But even that's true. Tagomi's tone on the telephone. soundless walk; she had worn saddle shoes left over from high school. as Miss Ephreikian reseated herself with her tape recorder. He went to the front door of the embassy; an employee opened it. and mistresses." Joe said. of course). If they had won. and she became increasingly nervous.

 Baynes. GOEBBELS NAMED REICHS CHANCELLOR Surprise solution to leadership problem by Partei Committee. for mounting in the pins: baroque pearls. "I want to read to you. Subsequent investigation showed that this was not so. It read:If one is sincere. Can wait no longer. "The sudden news earlier this week. lights. As a white man he would have plenty of place." I know you East Americans. then. the man began to clear himself a space on the top of the counter. Real issue in war was: old versus new. I have not met him. And then everyone. By his own expression he showed nothing; he went on with the game of picking pieces." he said. Statement expected. And. Childan can be sold. Many well-known science fiction novels of that sort. founded Gestapo and held post in Prussian Government of vast power. Those times are over; art has to -- go on -- it can't stay still. he had been in the war." Mr.

 This is -- I don't know what. It doesn't matter. even more so than Mr. He must have gathered correctly that I tardily failed to inform my staff about the old gentleman. Albert Speer and others. From one of the showers." "Toward end of meal. Ramsey's voice: "Sir. They're required to report to you. Long since obliterated." Mr. Maybe those SS hoodlums did those acts then. Mr. over the sensual." "Yes. shuffle his samples about. Albert Speer and others. Tagomi's client. so as to be called 'art. to suppress this damn book. . he thought. I'm not intimidated just because it's a fancy place and I have to put on this fancy suit. Well-dressed. she began putting food away in the old G. "Right nice day.

 "How could you be reading it.44. I suggest you go to the Bank of Tokyo on Samson Street and exchange there. "And a Victrola cabinet of 1920 made into a liquor cabinet. So I know what I'm talking about. . scrambled eggs and sausage. Childan paid him." "Because you've gone to bed with so many girls. They seemed to fade. No molds. deep red. Don't I know? Juliana thought. Admiral Harusha. Not of a man here. "I'll stamp-date the coded radiogram from Berlin. That's his pet name for it. The judgment was for me alone. sir." she said. Much active with ladies. "I know I won't get to finish it; we'll be in Denver pretty soon. I was on sentry duty. . a school or office; he could not tell -- the ruins toppled. "I do not like your looks.

 this sending of Einsatzkommandos after Abendsen. Exactly. Each unique. Long since obliterated. Routine business. you could paste together out of tin and rice paper a complete artificial America. nothing more. etc. They could get almost any price on the retail market for a really well-designed and executed gold pin. it explained. the picture of stolid. he had been in the war. of course. Mr. Childan reflected. Like Mussolini did. ." "I won't let you forget. to have met her and been in love -- be in love -- with her. All I have to do is notify the German consul here. even if he has to buy her the clothes himself. "Good afternoon. Presently he found himself viewing display photos of honky-tonk cabarets. of a personal friend. Shutting his eyes. conduct my business with American Artistic Handcrafts Inc.

 Any more questions we can help you with. I can state that to you as absolute fact. But it is more. The radio said: ". He is almost eighty. you know. his arms still folded. Telling her how pretty she is. Click. "We can make pieces to order. not important but smart. Tagomi was talking about. "Sirs. Mr. "If Germany and Japan had lost the war. industrious bourgeois saw in American administration of China a more equitable treatment of what was called "the native. Baynes barely understood. because it was his Luftwaffe that knocked out those English radar stations and then finished off the RAF." "Your hospitality to me sir. and had been busy handsmoothing the pieces. "Are you reading straight through?" Joe asked. "Do you possess any of your sometime collection. Paul. Tagomi thought. of history. And.

 I like a picture to mean something. He trembled. are quite popular with students. Called zaracaine. & S. Baynes' voice sounded strained. It had done what needed to be done. shutting his voice out. Time passed. "Shock. but that is all. As so often. the German and Italian veterans of that campaign -- the defeat of the British and Australian army under General Gott at the hands of Rommel and his Afrika Korps." Mr." both men said. no longer flushed or troubled. When he finished reading it he saw that Pferdehuf was waiting to hear. with suspicion. but just Japanese civil law was unheard of. in the Jungian sense. . have a daughter named Martha. "One in which Germany and Japan lost the war. It had done what needed to be done. "The Moment for us all. Priceless collector's item.

" Once more the tape recorder whirred. American technicians and engineers. permanent conductor of the New York Philharmonic.D. He lugged his heavy cases to the curb. now? What is this moment? Six at the top in Hexagram Eleven changes everything to Twenty-six. eyes staring. like the ocean. Somebody important. Now we can't prove this. frightened twitch of his eyelid. "Oh. He thought: I must read that Grasshopper book." Baynes said. . silver. The air of his store smelled of the marigolds; the music played on." The Japanese returned the wallet and waited expectantly. All night with him. Juliana said. "Hell.S. The Kasouras. still Holy Writ." the man mumbled back. It read:If one is sincere.

 but it's the dream that stirs one. "Care to make a bet?" "Not on the Partei deliberatons. Frink thought. "You mean sell it myself?" "Take it into retail shops. and now he was gone. . "Admiral Harusha has never before visited the West Coast. their faces stark." "I'll drive you home. seated themselves silently except for coughing and shuffling. G?ring should have been Fuhrer after Hitler. quite scarce. but not good men. she said to herself. Just when you forgot about it; just when you fool yourself. "More morbidity?" Joe said. Her own skin was finely knit." Joe said. Customer inquiring about an ancient rocking chair. but it was more than business. Juliana thought. But the line; it was for us all. no longer flushed or troubled. Mr. Eat. He ought to buy this.

 . she said." Sic! Mr. I don't have time for any of these harebrained adventures. Ramsey's voice: "Sir. That is the trouble; later on. and there's his response. "Can I send a couple of pieces to my wife?" "I didn't know you were married. "I better park. Those pipes under the water -- turned the sea to fire. my hands." The young German gazed at him questioningly. please. ranging from the coarse wire brushes through brass brushes and Cratex wheels. Pitiful. he realized. "Don't you feel it?" he kidded her. He'll request the Jap authorities for extradition. he thought. I should take my tools. Keep you from cracking up. the fancy stores. And it's a little freer up there. ears. Yatabe no doubt had been en route to San Francisco. Third World War! All frigging two billion of us killed.

 spinneis. All too noisy. "Better than me. All he could do was adopt the point of view of Hexagram Fifteen; this was that sort of moment. no doubt. . Her own skin was finely knit. and told him to go by helicopter. following after her. Nothing more." Mr. They attack. dug at his scalp. And I -- the white barbarian. then maybe lean get Juliana back. Suffered polio in youth. There was no way that Robert Childan could lose. And to discover what they are really like. Unfortunately." "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. well-dressed. done on board. the waitress. Abendsen. conduct my business with American Artistic Handcrafts Inc. Some had a spider-web delicacy.

 A mistake of that kind would cost him dearly; he would never have place of any sort again.S. to keep them from flying open." Mr. Other personages. Childan paid him. Edfrank Custom Jewelry had produced its first finished batch. he decided. she saw that he was not as young as she had thought. at thirteen had been in a Fascist youth organization in Milan. going on their separate businesses. You never find true Fascist talking. I'm-on-a-mysterious-errand way of coming and going. nothing to see; nothing for body to do. ". What had he done now? What had they misunderstood? Stupid inability on their part to grasp alien tongue. "You have a lovely place here. "And the hot steak sandwich with gravy. Reaching down. but I telephoned my jobber. Mr." "I'm sorry. their mutual tastes and satisfactions. The stylish black hair." Reiss said. felt agitation.

 Behind him came two young male employees of the Foreign Office." "No. Isn't it lovely? Whole selection back at store; drop in. Such as this is a rarity. Tagomi observed." He called something in Japanese. Ostensibly. but Childan had always kept his edge. "Like the radio." Childan said. not a commercial man." Frink said. Empty propaganda. It was in the old man's blood. No doubt the SD has looked into it by now. I. Their not being aware of what they do to others." he said. After it licks the Japs." He winked." "The Honey Bee Motel isn't too bad. It is not hubris." Robert Childan said. customers. "What happened?" he said. The very idea of place.

 he thought acidly. experiencing recognition beyond any doubt. briefly. I've got to come up with something acceptable. Perhaps if you know you are insane then you are not insane. too. Reseating himself at his breakfast table he lit an Egyptian Simon Arzt Cigarette Number 70. He has taken a course at Tokyo University on the Thirty Years' War. The very idea of place. He felt now a bit of resentment. The British. Hydrogen bombs falling like hail. Okay?" She could hardly believe him." she said. friends of passengers. Alleged non-authenticity of ancient breechloader. as was their conquering of Africa. He turned his attention to them and their wishes." She eyed him. Childan thought. It was a chance to meet a young Japanese couple socially. How to purify their water. You never find true Fascist talking. possibly. the owner. and Childan greeted them.

 how to die. a good deal of which went on in San Francisco. high heels. et cetera. "I'm not just going to stand there. His place is called --" She glanced at the book jacket. That we can look toward the Palace with confidence. you will find yourself in Protective Custody. What offerings and libations can I make? And to whom?The handsome young Japanese couple who had visited Robert Childan's store. Old Adolf. "And I am to okay your credit? Let me see your identification." He smiled. The whole business had taken only a moment. loops. "Missy want tea now?" "Coffee.

 even then." "Afraid so. they love baseball. Stuck here on the West Coast. cards. "I have returned for the pair of dark brown wool slacks which I was looking at yesterday. This man is pushing me too far. unperturbed. His arms folded. "Kitsch. even to other planets. "I see you're reading The Grasshopper Lies Heavy. with a glance at the two of them." Frink said. The statistics.

 He held a handleless cup of oolong tea. The whole business had taken only a moment. If that man. tweezers. was firm. going back to the original sin of lusting for their own mothers. he knew as he hung up the phone. and display." Mr. "That copper means solid copper and brass solid brass. "I have heard my friend discuss his 'Horrors of War' cards." "Extensive inquiries." Childan began. he thought. We'd be worse off.

 in this unrelated situation. sir --" "Ah. Ramsey said; his Caucasian face twisted with painful concentration. From one of the showers." the University technician said. his legs folded beneath him. And also the aboriginal art: a group of vegetable-dyed goat-hair rugs. Rosenberg's well-known powerful pamphlet issued in 1958; the word had first shown up. So scared I can't even say it. He seated himself on one of the two chairs and waited. she saw a picture of a German family watching television in their living room. To himself. black with stubble. They're not idealists like Joe and me; they're cynics with utter faith. That is the trouble; later on.

 At three o'clock the University called. I open a book and get a report on future events that even God would like to file and forget. To my customers. over the living.It furthers one to make offerings and libations. Eating by himself. Oy gewalt! he thought." Mr. Those two -- how could they doctor an item made last February? He had presumed they would go to the police or the newspapers. His desk intercom buzzed. "That's correct. sir. Essential to keep head. Mr. Ramsey.

 Then he wrapped the gun and wrote out a note to the University lab." Robert said. Mr." he said. moved closer. he said aloud. today. the giant. Just for a second -- fortunately." Getting up. Shadows advancing from the Rockies. Childan reflected. "As you know. . "Because I took special care to notice your wants.

 good God." he said. a trifle nervous. Ramsey stumbled over the words. Land. "I have a small collection of hand weapons. Juliana thought. I would ditch you. I would ditch you. Shock! Hexagram Fifty-one! God appears in the sign of the Arousing. grabbing his shoulder with intensity. alone. . However. saying.