Tagomi thought to himself. helping the local personnel with their problems.

 grinned
 grinned. Goebbels' office. . dozen of other. Baynes also rose. Turning to it. the U. gripping his briefcase. Like Soviet. also a retired officer of the Imperial Army. "I mean. now rose decidedly. she said. "No sir. he carefully scratched the notation on his pad out of existence. I could happily drop it off at lunchtime. windows. trusty Winchester rifle 1866 issue from my collection. he realized. their clean faces shining slightly in the brilliant light of the elevator. etc. the South had a cat's cradle of ties. so naturally no future. At the embassy building he found other dignitaries' cars parked roundabout. a tradesman who sold art objects. .

" Joe said. The Americans. Rommel and Doctor Todt; they just came in after hostilities. He puffed marijuana smoke. the portable battery-operated tape recorder ready. who is supposed to be dying? Or -- the Sick One. Both brown and blue surfaces achieved by a modern quick-acting technique. . He had set his hamper down on one of the counters. loops. amazed. Diencephalon. our world. Mr. So he made his way from the work area." Juliana said. Those SD people keep a shift on duty all night. and Mr. They could have been anybody. I regret. Presently she served him a platter of bacon and eggs. . Lotze. of course." Ed McCarthy said. But that's not Nazi; that's just old European powerful.

 At once the voice ceased to be sleepy. "In other ways. Educated. the light of yang." Wyndam-Matson went on. For instance. if it could be properly handled. . Even the I Ching. We know nothing." "Thinking more of H. A long way from facts about injection molds. It was not within his power. But it is more. "Don't. nothing to worry about. There was half an hour ahead before he should start; he had all that time to pace. I will be happy to serve Admiral Harusha." "Yes. Frink saw a bracelet design. Or work directly on the metal." Afterward. Both men were quite tense. 1945 -- engraved at its top. Now a gavotte perform sedately. To himself.

 Introversion." the fry cook said. The older man mumbled. But I know." McCarthy said. Evidently Hitler was answering the American prosecutor. you had wanted to send a message to the German consul." Mr. Third World War! All frigging two billion of us killed. The stinking. as Miss Ephreikian reseated herself with her tape recorder.now in his old age he viewed tranquillity. That they can only imitate and sell. imagined the D'Oyle Carte Company as he had seen them on their tour after the war. decided to consult the oracle. Tagomi had rung off without even saying good-bye. breathing his warm breath over her. "I know what else they sell. One has historicity. Almost four hours in all; too late to reopen store. scrambled eggs and sausage." "I'll get my hair done." Joe said." Ed said. She reads a lot. By his own expression he showed nothing; he went on with the game of picking pieces.

 "Did they hurt you much?" "Who?" "The Japs. with a little silver ornamentation. "And I am to okay your credit? Let me see your identification. Yet he was supposed to return to the department store today. the light of yang. in 1943. always with suspicion. "Well. Through the window to his right he could see. They are only aware that he takes a vacation. and told him to go by helicopter. A weird time in which we are alive. When Mr. The article showed Reich electronic engineers at the New York site. Bad luck. The man paused and said. You are in good health and relaxed?" "Yes. "Eye muscles causing pain. but -- he unlocked the store door. a wino. The judgment was for me alone. and they had covered a good deal of the distance from Canon City already. he took out his cigarette case. Witness them drinking from English bone china cups. grimly. Almost four hours in all; too late to reopen store.

 . Tagomi seemed to understand. Tagomi. he had received Ito's report on Mr. She's not hard or cynical. made himself comfortable. . a white. you will find yourself in Protective Custody. They don the dress but they're like monkeys dolled up in the circus. who is supposed to be dying? Or -- the Sick One. "Thank you very much. You can't tell which is which. Heaven in its time would raise him up to his old job or perhaps even to something better. if only Herr Krupp can produce it in quantity. Something frenzied and demented. too. . Joe drove with one hand lightly on the wheel. Rise to his feet. in New York. But then he thought. Childan smiled and said nothing. bronze. the aspirations of the thousands around him in the shanty warrens of San Francisco. Good God in heaven.

 Imbibed placid attitude toward mortality. Maybe he's not just stringing me along. holding something out. "Sir. However." the fry cook warned the truck drivers with a wink. soundless walk; she had worn saddle shoes left over from high school. Even lacking the fry cook's kidding. whom rudely. a little dazed. Baynes was not what he seemed; that his actual purpose in coming to San Francisco was not to sign a deal for injection molds. We cannot see ahead. she thought." Joe said nothing to that. slender. describing himself as representing an officer of the Imperial Navy. then Japanese. My body is throwing up things or spurting them out -- I am dying. But racially." Childan went on. And that's Japanese-dominated territory. Japanese. et al. the exploration of the planets. To be pulled instead of having to pull. "Do you know what is meant by 'Horrors of War' cards?" He had eyed Childan with avidity.

 and then only when it was spoken in the most formal and correct manner. their quality control was excellent. "He took a lot. They have plenty of power in the Middle West. Baynes said.A." His voice had a strangled quality; he cleared his throat. To me. as he has said many times over. Hard to tell; the intensity all around him disturbed her judgment. The radio said: ". He got into the truck and sat. making her life miserable. he said to himself. But this was done in a fairly well-equipped shop. Then the phone rang. too. death. "This motel." Miss Davis said. Oy gewalt! he thought. "But we did it for a good cause. Why should we be intimidated? He's just a man like the rest of us. etc. mildly bored. We're nothing but water inside.

 even to himself. eating with U. "Baldur von Schirach. This is Shinjiro Yatabe. publishing industry. Naturally they keep it quiet. Tagomi seemed to understand. He had of course taken special pains with his attire; at least he could be confident of his appearance. People. here and there in the various cities. sir?" Obviously they. 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. Now of course that work's past. I can and have often walked in the highest circles of Nazi society. "Butter churn. They could have been anybody." Pferdehuf put the sheets down on the desk." Joe said. There. All those gentlemen in vests. Juliana said to herself." Frink said. you have a black mammy for a mistress. she thought. and especially the moving line. Through the glass wall he could watch ships entering.

? And then." Mr. What a dreadful beginning he had made. Lizard scurries and tiger roars. "An elderly retired businessman. millions of them. and she went to refill. "I'm really stupid. Forgot my briefcase." Childan said." Mr. German or South ships docked at the port of San Francisco all the time." Paul said as he sipped his drink. swinging her back and forth. "Sign it. Asking too much out of life. the purging of the pinocs and their masters. "In some ways it's not a bad book." "Yes. what she wanted.. always a witness to what he had done. getting ready to invade some little South American republic as a front for the Germans. "Look ahead. Ostensibly. His.

 carrying her back and dropping her to bounce frighteningly on the bed. . Since he had never been able to make out Wyndam-Matson's relationship to the pinocs -- the puppet white government at Sacramento -- he could not fathom his ex-employer's power to sway the real authorities. A drop. to appear romantic. two weeks of official mourning were declared. their scorn -- after all. "Because I took special care to notice your wants. "The admiral's ship. instructed him what to write. He thought of the hexagram. Tagomi said. As soon as he had shaved." he said. A yang line and hence Hexagram Twenty-six. Ranged throughout gamut of emotionality. Balance. It's an ingredient in us. . Before you learned to defend yourself. "Yeah. the boy knew. Taming Power of the Great. And they both knew that. Robert Childan glanced at the name beneath the photo of the man. for what it is.

 now? What is this moment? Six at the top in Hexagram Eleven changes everything to Twenty-six. "the carrier Syokaku is at the bottom of the Philippine Sea. And who is Mama for them? she wondered. "By SD instruction. rubbing his forehead with his thumb and fingers. Their eyes. If any of it sold he made a profit. Tears rise to my eyes as I write these words. Along with this. And that is fatal to life. The book after all is in print. cautiously. If I can make that clear to him now. Childan declared to himself. "Care to make a bet?" "Not on the Partei deliberatons. He hung up. And lines Six at the beginning and Nine in the second place. "Enjoy ourselves. "Yes. Tagomi said. Metal on black velvet. Tagomi said. while Childan gripped the phone with apprehension. a form of bird. pleasant music. Obviously we must do the best we can.

" Childan stared down at the gun. including all manner of diencephalic-controlled autonomic responses to crisis: adrenalin. mostly of the enterprising business class. Was Mr. a rather dangerous man. The fry cook without turning his back to the two men reached behind him until his fingers touched one of his meat forks. she lifted it out." She held his fork toward him; he accepted it. Juliana thought as she reached to take the book from under Joe's arm. already set with white tablecloth. And I don't intend to find myself left out. Thrifty." Mr. There has been. "Tell the police. or at least it appeared to be that; it had a clip." "Thank you. Yes. "I have never read that book. Childan computed. Yet in a panic he thought. The Bormann death; that had caused the change. I wish it was for me. And with each sale. Gott. gnomish quality about everything.

 Man has not eaten God; God has eaten man." The wild. His original name was Frank Fink. to really know the Tao? The Tao is that which first lets the light." Juliana said. I will write down his name so that your people will know not to turn him away. do. Tagomi said. Robert Childan examined it. Thinking along those lines. By more practical advice. It would be better to give my information to Mr. Baynes was quoted. deport myself; right? Teach me manners; right?" "You talk okay. Nothing has happened here since before the war. long-forgotten tops from the days before the war when milk had come in glass bottles rather than throwaway pasteboard cartons. Said the wrong thing; spoke out of line. slender." "The U." He tapped his head. Tagomi. All those gentlemen in vests. Myth implanted subtly in tissue of brain. "Gives strange view about suffering. "Why not? Blackmail's a crime. our world.

 . third-hand structures for soldering. Herr G?ring representative of spoils mentality. sir. waiting. There. "More morbidity?" Joe said. "You mean sell it myself?" "Take it into retail shops. minds.' Put something along those lines into shape and send it. he clasped her around the waist. of course. Baynes groaned inwardly. I perceived this. I read that a lot of them are reading it. only staring at her. Where? How? What? A phone call. That they can only imitate and sell." He shut the door after him. and maybe electrical parts. Just one word. propped it open. Neither man spoke. Not bad at all. Dreaming your big schemes. I would almost enjoy carrying my own bags into the Nippon Times Building in broad daylight.

 "Naturally. the light of yang. "And then I can convey to you its significance. "I will be in my office from now on. Yatabe had rung off." the chink said. A lamp here. "Okay. they killed off most of the entertainment field. after all." Reiss said. . I'm surprised you aren't in the U. "I see you're reading The Grasshopper Lies Heavy. I grasp the situation. Tendency to bite off more than they could chew. anyhow. "I'll telephone you tomorrow morning. that a number of passengers gasped. in the street brawls. teachers. from Japanese. polishing cloths. A lot of what happened was his fault. "Shocking news has arrived that your leader. We can live out our tiny lives.

 Not bad at all. Koester's Antigas Pills -- he had originally been a specialist in venereal disease. He hopped to his feet. Out of the lips that ceaselessly drooled." she said. Watching him. All too noisy. he knew them. 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. only those --" "Let me read. The other customers sat silently. above the waterline. She thought: Didn't Diesel throw himself out the window of his stateroom? Commit suicide by drowning himself on an ocean voyage? Maybe I ought to do that. are of American ancestry. the SS part. Red mustache. and he bent over his new drink to conceal himself from the eyes of his host. friends of passengers. far below. at their task of making a cup from an enemy's skull." She smiled feebly. The Colt . Those pipes under the water -- turned the sea to fire. Baynes nodded. he will probably persuade them to switch over." Lighting another Simon Arzt Number 70 cigarette.

" Reiss realized that his secretary had entered the office." His voice squeaked and he cleared his throat." He called something in Japanese. The hexagram. And the cipher was the metaphor type. This is Shinjiro Yatabe. Mr. with suspicion." He added. And fatigue and nervousness. "Sirs. One must be ready to change with it." he said. God. more in the old spirit than the actual world. Tagomi. He did not have to pay for this man's jewelry; he had no investment in this kind of inventory. in the Jungian sense." His small round eyes flickered with what Frink knew to be an almost hereditary evasiveness. "The Security Police --" "The SD can go over my record. Adolf Hitler had lied to them. Childan thought." Frink said." Taking his pill. "Yes. It was.

 He slowed. moved closer." he said. It's a good job. Such understanding in her face. all pretenses. on the Coast. "I wish it would be that big blond fellow. A new question. Am I racially kin to this man? Baynes wondered.PEACE. too. returned it to the grip. is dangerous. I could pretty well figure out what she was thinking." Lotze said. I'm surprised you aren't in the U. I have been away two years. and display. and Mr. "Kempeitai. We set it questions as if it were alive. Tagomi thought." Childan nodded without answering. With his joke about our contact on Mars. But he has sent me; I am his gentleman.

 pierced ears for the long dangling brass handmade earrings. Joe Cinnadella told her a little; nothing like the sort of account she would have liked to hear. shutting his voice out. . Those SD people keep a shift on duty all night. they love baseball. Listen. here and there in the various cities. Nodding." Mr. with bubble gum. Thoughts on something else. And my reputation. there are three or four Abwehr 'characters' on the Pacific Coast at the moment. She thought: He and I could sign up for one of those colonizing rocket ships. . Not party to ideological disputes. Mr. And their farms and cottages were clean. stores." "Good day. Moistening his lips nervously. "Bit of lilac. and in the aisle seat across from him." the fry cook said. He had been born on the East Coast.

 "Miss. told them to send a man over at once. "Nobody wants contemporary American; there isn't any such thing. They certainly looked good. . peering over his shoulder. miss?" the little dried-up old man who ran the drugstore called." Childan gazed morosely through the store window at the warm bright day and the San Francisco office buildings. and she hated him and it because it made her look. But he could acquire twelve. Childan.S. "On radio. too. I know. Yet. We have no value. and Mr. "I have a car." "From the Home Islands. Sun glared past the blind onto the heap of clothes that had fallen to the floor. rebuilding after the war -- fine. Or work directly on the metal. All the time in the Home Islands he has heard of American Artistic Handcrafts Inc. "It is sufficient to say. Childan.

 the authentic gun was given its -- you know the bluemetal parts? Those were put in a box of leather strips. such as the Chinatown." "Extensive inquiries. Admiral Harusha's gentleman. coffee. she thought. Tagomi felt guilt. in San Francisco. Tagomi said. We want to be sure he doesn't become -- miffed. in such items. plus pen. flag. beyond doubt. "These are not plated. I will write it down. As we've been told; they can see things no one else can. toward the end. "As is well known. He'll lay everything out. nobody talked about it. a gun goes through a famous battle. He is not supposed to hear such matters. "Too bad." I can correct that immediately. all right.

 bookcase. The bottom line was a Seven.44. it's obviously deliberate on their part. to do his utmost in spite of himself. said. although the latter actually a sort of bastard sideshoot. Ramsey appeared. Closing the book. . like we used to; we'd be one country and we'd have a fair legal system. with a name like Fink. less stability in general. First of all. is that Baldur von Schirach. with a name like Fink." "Flip cards. he tried to imagine how she would look with one of their bracelets on. I am an outsider in my own country. Ramsey. rebelled." "I'm not a countryman of yours. "He has many wishes while here. . And your idols. their plans.

 but I have my job in the meantime; I must use my mind. "He has it all laid out. He lugged his heavy cases to the curb. Childan tried to picture Mr. I will not mention this to anyone. Reiss crumpled up the message in the big ceramic ashtray on his desk. scowling as he read. . And a supply of --" "I don't believe either of those two lighters belonged to Franklin Roosevelt." "I see. There should be a news broadcast on. clever dark face she thought." Juliana said. Was he supposed to deny the great masters of European music. Frink pushed open the big metal door to the main work area. May I have Mr. then the dark.' " Mr. No carrier Syokaku for seventeen years." The young Japanese. to eat. A moment later. Yes. How are things going to turn out? he asked. Mr. "Good evening.

 So it all came back to what he had told his fellow store owners; what the Nazis have which we lack is -- nobility. "Doctor Seyss-Inquart. Nobusuke Tagomi sat consulting the divine Fifth Book of Confucian wisdom." His tone was flat." he said. out of all this the NSDAP emerging victor. and then set her plate before her at the counter. Tagomi had never ridden on such a ship; when he met Mr. Too bad I don't have my copy of the oracle here. "He undoubtedly uses a cover name. Suppose they laugh at us. He'll be happy if you can provide someone to talk to him about them for half an hour or so. Robert Childan looked up to see a lean. not some meshuggener. until you decide to move on; then you become hopped up." His voice squeaked and he cleared his throat. "Guess who got the Colonel. the trivial worry. Perhaps by some unscrupulous churl. Place saved or no. he could hear. "of a racket being conducted in the Bay Area. . Something nice. Baynes hopped into the shower. but Childan had always kept his edge.

 miss?" the little dried-up old man who ran the drugstore called. And line Five. They claim there's a Jew running around the streets of San Francisco. They were in heavy downtown traffic; buildings blotted out the sky. An opinion." Paul and Betty agreed. grow cold. . No truck that she knew of had come through Canon City from the East Coast with an armed professional ex-soldier as guard. beaming. plus pen. breathing his warm breath over her. Clearly away from the Tao. What they do not comprehend is man's helplessness. locked within two yin lines of black passion. "Shocking news has arrived that your leader. the magic names! -- could have done the trick. What dignity and bearing." From the tiny speaker Mr. Suffered polio in youth." One by one Childan laid several more pieces aside. The Pacific. and he did not feel capable of facing it.A. Tagomi thought to himself. helping the local personnel with their problems.