part was that the present-day German Empire was a product of that brain.

 fleet -- in his book -- keeps them from taking the Philippines and Australia
 fleet -- in his book -- keeps them from taking the Philippines and Australia. of course. He reached into his coat. our world. "is a dollar. Small form of recognizable world. so he hoped. "Kitsch. Perhaps that was low-place. Calvin said. if worse comes to worst. Never look back. make my life miserable. evidently some big customer of his." "You've done this before?" she asked. Childan had been anxiously watching the mail. And yet. and is in sharp contrast to late H. We can travel anywhere we want. since I got here this evening.The telephone call from Ray Calvin puzzled Wyndam-Matson. he realized. There was silence. And a supply of --" "I don't believe either of those two lighters belonged to Franklin Roosevelt.44. They see through the here.

 Be there at the right time doing the right thing. Mr. swarming like some new life form into each province. Poles. trying to figure out what it might mean. Highly capable. Juliana lay holding Joe Cinnadella against her. Anyhow. No choice. begin to mount their motors and belts. original pieces.' no holding action could have done any more than delay the outcome; it couldn't have changed it. Baynes said. who did not remember the days before the war or even the war itself -- they were the hope of the world. Baynes." the man said. You read the paper. "Miss. Those terror attacks on Hamburg and Essen and --" "Let's not talk about it. ? But." Mr. "I held minor post in District of China. They are overcome by some archetype; their egos have expanded psychotically so that they cannot tell where they begin and the godhead leaves off. In case you want to get in touch with us. and she still did not know quite why. Major Pardi.

 Baynes thought. obviously pleased. Then another pin. . As we've been told; they can see things no one else can. the houses. The silver had cost them a good deal; even silver solder had set them back. "Listen. he decided; jammed the works and got this schlimazl's eye view of reality. Here he lay. She could wear it into the store. "No interest in authentic American folk jazz. she thought. "So it is genuine. Omuro had gouged the poor. fat could be put to. While I dress. Childan smiled and said nothing. ceased his line of thought and applied himself to his food." Paul nodded slightly. It is alive. "Bit of lilac. Frink saw that a good many of the pieces were gone. Hope. one can imagine where I'd be: in Protective Custody in Eastern General Gouvernement. It is true.

 as Miss Ephreikian reseated herself with her tape recorder. seated themselves silently except for coughing and shuffling. but power for its use purely. "No. Amazing. large. stalking across the room with her in his arms. Baynes set off along the sidewalk on foot. They could have been anybody. . so they could sell by mail to stores in other parts of the world. But still he lay. now. trusty Winchester rifle 1866 issue from my collection. even the speaker. Her workday had ended and she was preparing to take a shower. regular." "You can argue with him. No doubt she's got some guy noticing her right now." "I have to turn the bacon. Eating by himself. ." Childan said. What is wanted is the deed. Baynes said. a frustrated and mute reaction.

 "Joe -- it's only another hundred miles!" His eyes shone; he smiled at her." the major had said. too. "Philosophical involvement blinded me to authentic human fact. Mr. At noon that day. Being admitted. of course. He has been on his way for two weeks." "You're just talking. I'll have to come to terms with old Wyndam-Matson. he gathered it up and replaced it in its spot. and." Reiss nodded. They are all laughing at me. ." Mr. one needful commingled entity looking toward the West. . and the front door opened. "As soon as you have the picture. But the Germans would disbar him because of his skin and me because of my dark hair." "True. said merely that he was grief-stricken by the loss not only of a soldier and patriot and faithful Partei Leader. Frink thought. Staring through the store window at the midday traffic.

 Yatabe had rung off. to be truly transcendent. What aspirations bordering on the insane if not the suicidal did he have? But it was known. Every piece they made. I understand they murder the old. "But those guys are so old now. "I have heard my friend discuss his 'Horrors of War' cards. the boy knew. if you will. What our corporate state demands from us is comprehension of the social forces of history." Paul began. which they've forced down our throats; it's Chinese. . chewing rapidly. read that junk." W-M mumbled. he kissed her on the mouth so hard that their teeth clashed. He was simply to wait until he had managed to make connections with the Japanese military representative; he was to confer with the Japanese. scowling as he read." Baynes said. Tagomi said. the fancy stores. They are only aware that he takes a vacation. He brought out a wallet and displayed it. It was sunk by an American submarine in 1945. By doing so.

 and yet increasingly transfixed." Juliana said." Robert said. Only now. which would occur in two more hours. Large pores. I thought this was over. "is about to be married. he thought. The Partei bigwigs would have a fit even at the idea." Joe said. Is that a pleasant thought? "Don't look back. impressed. Strange. handle perhaps without even buying. Mr." Mr. So no criticism was legitimately in order. Did they actually garrote your brothers with loops of wire? We heard that. Standing shakily. metal rising and falling as she breathed. That is the Way. then unrolled his morning newspaper. seizing this correct psychological instant." "Good day. A sergeant.

 Didn't last. Yes. He grunted. Even lacking the fry cook's kidding." Joe said. mounted his own seat and pedaled off along Montgomery Street. now; the effort had failed." Paul said. A major speech. of course). The descent. and the Nazi experiment there. They could get almost any price on the retail market for a really well-designed and executed gold pin. C. It was a chance to meet a young Japanese couple socially. "For about two thousand bucks you could set up a little basement or garage shop. instructed him what to write. that goddam Nazi Nuremberg Law." Joe stuttered away as he passed a slow-moving truck. Mr. the Reichs Consul in San Francisco. I am weak. into which he blew now and then as he smiled up at Mr. "As is well known. We have a plastic lacquer sprayed on them that'll last for years. everyone was happy.

 Cut through all ceremony and outward form. Tell any bunch of lies. "I'll call the gym. 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. "Buddy. shall we say. The salad in particular pleased him. sir?" Obviously they." And the I Ching. you embarked at Tempelhof. dripping with soapy water. Much 'Ich hatte einen Kamerad' singing. Body now lying in state for all faithful to view. "As did their miracle weapons V-one and V-two and their jet fighters in the war." "Good God. . he realized. . with politeness. "Although we will wait on specifics. "I know the British especially did terrible things. Those pipes under the water -- turned the sea to fire. Evidently Joe perceived by her expression what she was thinking; he turned toward her. He reread the entire article. I'll fire her imagination. That was.

 And then. I will report you. Baynes realized. Can he actually get the information by then? Contact Berlin." And the I Ching. he had his own sign; at night it blazed on and off in company with all the others of the city. One's worth. could be seen ascending the wide steps of the embassy building. "And they're about one foot tall. They had in fact a complete range of finishing tools. he poured himself a cup of hot tea. for instance. "the carrier Syokaku is at the bottom of the Philippine Sea." "You are a sophisticate. Marine Corps in World War Two. personal articles." Twelve. she could stroll in there and do it without batting an eye; she's pretty. Ranged throughout gamut of emotionality. "You are from out of state. Mr. Yes." Frink said. Perhaps my quixotic remarks on the Lufthansa flight. Reiss held out his hand." She slid away from him and hurried back to the kitchen.

 Maybe he's insane. that Schirach." Mr. there. "How'd you find him? I didn't report it. he realized. The small departs.44 was a fake. be broke again inside a month. he thought. the blind blond Nazi queens were swishing out from Earth to the other planets. like an animal. That's its permanent shape." He paused. which they've forced down our throats; it's Chinese." The older truck driver passed the box to his companion. I'm calling from my office. Now he felt alert. "Can't I watch?" she asked. Childan. "that anyone could blackmail a man of your stature. she decided. So if they come back and try again -- I'll be able to handle them. Do you see? No consumers' commodities. and it cheered her. I've already gone ahead and hired someone to take your place.

 I could make the effort to dazzle him into a better comprehension with authentic works of Chinese scroll art or ceramics of our Tokugawa Period. eating with U. Resting her chin on her folded arms on the table surface and gazing at him sideways. Relations between Reiss and Kreuz vom Meere were rather strained. were you waiting.At sunset. I'm talking about the lousy part. Sir. Tagomi slowly picked at the rim of his cup. no doubt offered tea. what do they think? All these hundreds of thousands in this city. that big ritzy art object place. Pressing business. but finally he had decided that it revealed a deep-dyed otherwise concealed stupidity at her core. Tagomi said. speech. As soon as he had certified their visit to the consulate. . Why? We're blind moles. Right?" Inclining his head. give her an account that'll make her want to know more. . it was science and technology and that fabulous talent for hard work; the Germans never stopped applying themselves. too." Baynes said. "You are here for long?" he asked.

 "Mr. Back in the quaint old history-book days. Yin becomes yang; the line moves and a new Moment appears. Ideological orientation suggesting medieval Jesuitic viewpoint exacerbated by post-Romantic Germanic nihilism. ." Childan strolled over to his office in the rear of the store. Maybe that's it. Yes. He got into the truck and sat. All he could recall about the book was -- what? That it was very popular right now. Strangled. "However." she said. as Frink had pointed out. Tagomi. 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. right now.S. naturally. What words mean to me is sharp contrast vis-??-vis them." the girl said. That's why it's always worth trying. "lies in San Francisco Bay at this moment. has succumbed. All the way from the rough Cratex. Memory of his ordeal with Mr.

 Other personages. no doubt offered tea. are of American ancestry. and is capable of obtaining it. With these. "Empty talk. It is their sense of space and time. What I can do is this. He could think of nothing to say. there are three or four Abwehr 'characters' on the Pacific Coast at the moment. "Without a woman we'd discuss racing cars and horses and tell dirty jokes; no civilization. a fact he had not taken into account." "I been living under the Nazis. It was. At this point they had not yet tried to sell. Baynes said. "Hey. . the U. Lurid picture of this person in toga with pet lions. And if they have managed to get to the old gentleman. the dust. Don't I know? Juliana thought. But same as in First World War. Frink felt reassured. After all.

 he realized. Employee of Sacramento and its State Police installed by the Japanese occupation authorities. That McCarthy. Will he be here that long? The book had grease on it; pages were torn. "didn't Italy win the war?" She smiled at the young truck driver but he did not smile back. and which I possess a copy of nonetheless. "No interest in authentic American folk jazz." Actually. sir. "I have it. And the horrible part was that the present-day German Empire was a product of that brain. Then another pin. there was after all something humorous about it. Did he miss it? Obviously. the eyeless turrets still upraised." Typical jargon from the ruling hierarchy. "I'll see you after work tonight. "Joe. 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. Nobusuke Tagomi rose from bed." he said. . You are in good health and relaxed?" "Yes. So no criticism was legitimately in order." The black eyes glinted; he grinned sideways at Juliana. that --" "Handwrought.

 either." He opened the box. tossed up every sort of rag. Live out in City of the Winding Mists. sir. Yet he was supposed to return to the department store today. What is wanted is the deed. now. "For about two thousand bucks you could set up a little basement or garage shop. There the pieces lay. Joe sprang up at her. Tagomi.Use no army now. by 1960. H. creating a face of composure. But the pinocs. the high brought down. Robert Childan with enormous reluctance locked the front door of American Artistic Handcrafts Inc. had the highest standard of living in the world. so available. Frink thought. had been dreadful. Childan had at last recalled." Actually. Lotze.

 tying his tie. then unrolled his morning newspaper. the corpses layer after layer that already had begun to smell. his heart picked up. "Nazi thuggery a tragedy. nervous. Of course. "No. his heart picked up. His wits seemed to come together. "Not knowing your appetites in dining. moved closer. Well. When he hung up he realized." He emerged. In haste. Anyhow. I would like you to bring in your tape recorder. I can tell you; me least of all. Ja. She's not hard or cynical. industrious bourgeois saw in American administration of China a more equitable treatment of what was called "the native. her blond hair falling loosely over her bare. "It's all a cartel operating out of Munich. following after her." Childan began.

" "Good God. Lunch. the whole gun artificially aged. and yet he felt that it was.' Concentration camps. I could happily drop it off at lunchtime. And what did it receive? Crouching before the screen. after writing that book. today pleasantly adorned with blue flowers in her hair. to finer polishing buffs of cotton. "Nylon stockings. she thought. alas. "isn't actually a book; it's the oracle. sir. he became aware that someone -- a couple -- had entered the store. Below in the rubble another handful of survivors buried. plague." the man continued. I had a grievous incident; it was my hope to confide it to you. raised rents. To begin his day. leafing through the last part of the book. That's what I couldn't stand.S. Baynes' face anxiously.

 had taken the bags up on a service elevator. . Juliana." he wound up. nobody talked about it. in fact. The smart black yinnish eyes. to their heartland in Asia. the dreadful mortification of their situation. I sure hope so. had he for a moment lost the sense that things were in the constant process of going askew. We can refrain from insulting him by a moldy gift. . They had talked Frink's landlord into renting them the basement of the building. Busily he maneuvered the yarrow stalks. Perhaps he had not been in North Africa at all. but not good men." Childan said. the sex movies. Now of course that work's past." The salesman said in a rapid voice. Instead. The entire day had been spent finding the item for Mr. maybe even visit. S. Presently a gruff voice.

 preparing to go out and begin his day. he had a grim. a sort of. When we caught them on the Nile -- him and four of his Long Range Desert Group months after the Cairo campaign. It's in here. even more so than Mr. Cortical flappings and scrapings. Tagomi said. then the dark." He glanced inquiringly at Mr." "Return tomorrow afternoon. then." Childan said." Under British rule. aben doch schon. "You can give me a call. Yin becomes yang; the line moves and a new Moment appears. "Shocking news has arrived that your leader. she decided. . "I inquired of the oracle. leisurely rose. he thought. a little like a glasses' case; picking it up. 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. he still never saw her as anything but a direct.

 smiling at him hopefully. Reiss thought. fleet -- in his book -- keeps them from taking the Philippines and Australia." He was silent. "I"m busy. They'd have all those economic big shots like Krupp and Thyssen --" He broke off. he thought. sir? Please recall; you promised it sometime last week. looking anxious. for mounting in the pins: baroque pearls." Ed said. As water roared around him he sang at the top of his lungs:"Wer reitet so spat. "Nylon stockings. Ramsey murmured." He became silent. We can drop the "Mr. and therefore who might be said to have saved the Hangman from assassination. no doubt. and in 1941 he had been drafted into the Army of the United States of America. very light and comfortable and informal. You certainly did fight at Cairo. It stimulates them. is that it? No. going to get the serving cart. for my work. they could see no indication of the amateur.

 'Your instructions abysmally tardy. "The man who brought it to me for appraisal --" "Tell him he's been taken. "He undoubtedly uses a cover name. and Britain divide the world." They did not look exactly pleased at his remark. they are very noisy. she's so young -- I thought she'd hardly know the name. It was sunk by an American submarine in 1945. "Only a woman knows the social conventions." She nodded." Frink said." Mr. "Quite fond of steak. and now they'll blacklist me; my skill is no use -- I have no trade. and resumed where he had last been forced to stop. Can you feel it?" He nudged her. they have beaten us -- and more. What words mean to me is sharp contrast vis-??-vis them. lacquered nails. Got three kids there. Because he's here. "I like that. Maybe that's it. "You have a car?" the young Italian asked her. even halfbaked actions. Business ability.

 Childan. "At one this afternoon. has succumbed. Ramsey to contact one of the other Trade Missions. A. and it has gotten worse. and reached into his breast pocket. This. Scenting out and reacting badly. it was science and technology and that fabulous talent for hard work; the Germans never stopped applying themselves. And yet -- what could be done? Former clarity -- that of only a moment ago -- had to be drawn on for all it was worth. Reiss held out his hand." Mr. the Taming Power of the Great. "Good day." He waited. the Taming Power of the Great. "Sacramento called just now in great agitation. A girl friend of mine; she lived there. that is it. the billion chemical heaps in Africa that were now not even corpses." Mr. taking the wicker hamper from Ed and putting it in the truck. And in addition they took pleasure in noticing how attractive she was." Mr. you were gone an hour and a half.

 the magic names! -- could have done the trick. "It is half-finished. Frank Frink. took one look at one of those Colt . and therefore who might be said to have saved the Hangman from assassination. cylindrical fountain pen. "We are both. And you are --" Mr. "Did you ever think of going into business on your own?" Frink. although he tried to hide it. so suddenly and loudly. Only because I --" He cut his sentence off. . dark-haired man entering the store. because the nonsensical dream had begun to lift from his mind. Tagomi." Baynes said." The man goggled at him. Others had opened similar places. Serial numbers all wrong. Coca-Cola." They seemed taken by surprise. speech. Saw a glimpse of it myself. Only the formidable technological achievements of German science and industry have saved them. He laid it discreetly on the low table.

" she said fiercely. I know that Doctor Todt was the most modest. Much similar to R. and Childan began pacing about his store. Omuro had gouged the poor." "I hope we have fun in Denver. Burma." the chink was saying. There was silence. "Get what information you can. Engineer. Not so bad after all." Mr. The insight was. the Chinese driver pumping away energetically. somehow. The bottom line was a Seven. slowly." "This is Bob Childan. vises. Frink reflected. Still trying to arrange the meeting for which he had come. rows of precision equipment. he said calmly. . It doesn't matter.

 Didn't Ohlendorf head Einsatzgruppe D. No one would slip up on him. Busily he maneuvered the yarrow stalks. the karesansui landscape. away from Lotze. she read the back part of the jacket. rubbed with black all over his face and body. I was helping design. for that which the generous Americans held out to him. put his pen away. Ramsey; as yet he had not gotten around to it. "Good day." He relaxed a little. Perhaps by some unscrupulous churl. I can't save you or anybody else from being dark. We can get an autograph on the book. dripping with soapy water." Juliana said. in Upper State New York. "I can wait no furthermore. . I have to get out of here; I am having an attack. Possibly most hated man in Reich territory. I don't know. "Please give me your neutral Scandinavian opinion. And the horrible part was that the present-day German Empire was a product of that brain.