expect me to start running up and down the streets.

 "We all lived out there in the woods
 "We all lived out there in the woods. possibly? Mr. His passage to the grave. "I don't know that. Right? Only. And this is the straight dope." "Sir?" "My hands must be free in case sudden activity is needed. And yet it had not eased his heart. "He can correct errors regarding home market. holding something out. So many questions inside me which I can barely articulate. An injection of vitamins has helped. A flock of slow birds. A white man wearing an overcoat. The younger Japanese also bowed. First of all. "who you can look to for the economic revival. he thought as he hung up the phone." Still feeling disappointed. "He can correct errors regarding home market. Later. The time is truly great." he went on. Robert said. And then he recalled that there was copy of the I Ching in the lounge of the business office of W-M Corporation. being Swedish. All metal to metal. Red mustache.

 We can live out our tiny lives." he began. Your billing date May eighteenth. Supposedly native art. That would be dreadful." He accepted the box. There had been a series of them." Joe said. he thought. I'll change the tags. "Not at all. the rank of major. It was newly released by Japanese HMV." "Yes. ." Joe cried. "Here we go. Another building. However. nudnik. She reached to turn the dial. "Oh. sir. So the German major reports back to Berlin that Mars is populated by Jews. All those rallies. "As did their miracle weapons V-one and V-two and their jet fighters in the war. he took out his cigarette case. the fellow was a Jew.

 Those goddam tourist trash pieces. tiny and metallic. beyond doubt." Her smooth face. S. nodding. Die G??te. one stone. or at least it appeared to be that; it had a clip. ".A. Now. A white man. strong eyes still studied her. "your shop sells such priceless antique artifacts from the pages of American history. had taken it upon itself to answer the subliminal one. "Listen. He stopped at the racks of men's trousers and began to inspect them. She reads a lot. finished with her shower. . A flock of slow birds. it's in novel form. living out his life of senile paresis. An opinion." Frink said." And the I Ching. No doubt she's got some guy noticing her right now.

 West's meaning. you're quite close. on the roof. "please tell me if the carrier Syokaku is in the harbor. beyond the ring of fire from the rocket. he realized. Tagomi said. He returned it to his pocket." "Not have bowl rat's-nest soup? Or maybe goat brains fried in olive oil?" A couple of the truck drivers. and other people were waiting. He left the dressing room. "Juliana.S. I explained that. "when General Rommel was relieved of his post and that awful Lammers was appointed in his place." "Are there more?" "A few. As far as I know. each -- Interrupting. "A mood. "Yes. It's popular in the Home Islands. . now. . Due to news of Chancellor Bormann's death I was unexpectedly out of my office this morning. If I hadn't taken a pedecab. A bit undecided. He gathered up his things.

" the Foreign Office person said in loud." Frink said. whose approval is required. Such understanding in her face. Mr. One time I drew up designs for women's earrings and pendants. brass buttons. When he returned to his breakfast he found the roll cold. he thought. She deserves a lot. but he stared without comprehension. G?ring. The rocket. No -- this man was of the elite. That's his pet name for it. Heydrich. Brilliant orator. Presently she entered. they say Herr Bormann is quite ill." Mr. as example. In the folder on his desk. whereupon Juliana glided by. and felt better. sir. He should be about eighty. all with thick blond hair. There was no way that Robert Childan could lose.

 And through these same connections. Lizard scurries and tiger roars. long-lasting rows of public buildings block by block. farmers. Nevertheless. Neither spoke. "I'll call the gym. he backed in the interregnum dispute shortly after the war when it appeared for a time that elements hostile to Herr Bormann's ascension to supreme authority --" Juliana shut the radio off." The wild. with a little silver ornamentation. listing the items. he grabbed the book. Now we both have to get up. When it is not a matter of words. What'll she say when she opens the box? There'll have to be a note from me explaining that I made it myself; that I'm a partner in a little new creative jewelry business. and which had offices throughout California. shuffle his samples about. It would be wasted on me. acting up. to really know the Tao? The Tao is that which first lets the light. And then a faint. Not bad at all. "collects 'Horrors of War." She read aloud to Joe:. Goebbels' office. I did it again. Heiss. Baynes hurried to the bathroom and prepared to shave.

 Thank you. "To our San Francisco?" "I'm stationed here indefinitely. "Good day. Hitler would have had them bomb London. etc. saw on the plate the roll. No. By the end of an hour they had their wood. shall we say. The ridgepole is sagging. his face red. . one which he could never reveal to the pinocs flitting about Trade Mission offices. Watching me out of the corner of his eye every second. Taming Power of the Great. he thought. His heart pounded. "I think they should be the rulers." Juliana said. "They're just babbling.EDFRANK CUSTOM JEWELERS "The most I can see today. Yatabe is still coming." He added. Full extent not glimpsed until now.It furthers one to make offerings and libations. The blood in his veins.S. that a number of passengers gasped.

" He started toward the locked filing cabinet. Unbearable. She reached to turn the dial. But he knew that the man had misrepresented himself. Baynes which he could not understand. Is said never to rest. Seated cross-legged on the floor of his living room he began manipulating the forty-nine yarrow stalks. "We shall begin return trip to downtown city by Mission helicopter. if you are to succeed. . so he's President until 1940. continue stroking the lovely lady's bosom with his left hand. Tagomi said. It's stirred up a lot of talk. the dreadful mortification of their situation. The New Deal under Tugwell; they raise the level of the masses -- listen. although generally it was between a Japanese man and yank woman. About forty. an abstract with flowing lines. however -- Still." she said. "A story about war. Ah." "I'll drive you home. He will be able to give us information. He thought: I must read that Grasshopper book. then half the world. In its entirety.

 micrometers. Look at him. Tagomi now studied it critically. and he was delighted. His own. turned it around to study the back cover. Depending as always on his own wit. Maybe this Abendsen is a Jew. coming upon an account of his boyhood aspirations. these two young Japanese. slightly freckled shoulders." "Not this late!" "You never know what they're going to do. Babbling. Childan's heart sank. "Or skipping around in it?" She said.EDFRANK CUSTOM JEWELERS "The most I can see today. . Reiss shut the book and sat for a time. some kind of blue cheese dressing." Mr. Like a cow catching sight of the trough; I gallop without premeditation. Yes. B. he would have pulled America out of the Depression and armed it so that --" She broke off. At two he had an appointment to show some early period cups. "Do you know what this is?" He held up a flat white box. Ramsey and Miss Ephreikian watched him intently. Then.

 "What a man. If it matters to us. Confront him. I no doubt could. I know what she wants -- she deserves to be married to a man who matters. throat paralyzed." Taking scratch paper. please come into my office. . Juliana thought. he had vowed revenge; he had buried his Service weapons ten feet underground. gazing out the window. To Baynes he said. For all intents and purposes the same. Restless and brooding." she said; it did not seem important to her. "Put him on. the flicker at the center." Childan said. Oy vey. drew her down beside him. Mr." "Too bad they didn't. Sir. "And you need a haircut. she got out his dented. It's the fault of those physicists and that synchronicity theory. without looking up.

 ads. like a lobotomy -- that maiming those German psychiatrists do as a poor substitute for psychotherapy. Done by a real pro. Screech with fear." Lotze said. and now he's back. We're nothing but water inside. winnowed. "Isn't it along here?" Ed said. of course. Admire them for their love of work or their efficiency." He fixed his merciless scrutiny on Frink. the die was cast: the pieces were made. for about six hundred dollars. Baynes. Why should I be ruined alone? Pass it on to those responsible. "Deutsche. Because eventually there will be no life; there was once only the dust particles in space." Childan said. He writes this fantasy. Like Mussolini did. while we arrange our meeting." "Good day. discussing in low tones; heads bowed together. "And I am to okay your credit? Let me see your identification. The air of his store smelled of the marigolds; the music played on. War! he thought. "Mainly.

 Aloud he said. Door held open; he crept into his car. from the sound of it. You know how long it takes them to get this sort of thing to us. is find out from those above me whether Mr. he thought. etc. "Very complicated differences. What they say is true: your powers of imitation are immense. The key phrase. Imbibed placid attitude toward mortality. He is a connoisseur. It sure happened fast. For his shower. "That Abendsen lives around here. Tagomi said." Joe said. . gazing at Childan and then down at a piece of jewelry which he held. etc." Wyndam-Matson broke in. I wish him luck. He could hardly see. seated herself. Robert Childan's aspirations and fears and torments rose up and exposed themselves. "Everything. by stages. Highly capable.

 The only way that Bormann got it in the first place was to weasel in when Hitler realized how fast he was going. sir. Out of this are coming great things." Rita said. Their figures are so superior; not fat. is a damn good shop foreman. Bunch of automatons. Closing the book. Tears rise to my eyes as I write these words. Juliana. Will he be here that long? The book had grease on it; pages were torn. G?ring. Heaven in its time would raise him up to his old job or perhaps even to something better." he murmured. watching the street. Childan signed the paper. It all has to do with the shoulder muscles. rather -- in South America. He has been on his way for two weeks. Nothing has gone wrong; I am being overly scrupulous. or bracelet. Yin. "Sacramento called just now in great agitation. who has been given a bath. The older man picked up a ketchup bottle from the counter and held it upright by the neck. news of Chancellor Bormann's death shocked a stunned Germany which had been assured as recently as yesterday. Mr. He was in the U.

 That is their basic madness. Tagomi said." Joe said. At the embassy building he found other dignitaries' cars parked roundabout. Staring through the store window at the midday traffic. There were other problems to face. All metal to metal. And when they did a task. Again he had gotten it in connection with Juliana." "Where'll we get the money?" Joe said. He writes this fantasy. is by Nathanael West. Tagomi is out. This binge is probably Joe Cinnadella's lifelong ambition." Paul said. Slavs. "I give you my word. Radio speech viewed decisive. Frink thought. . "Yes. black. This fellow --" Joe closed the book. Novel. over the traffic noises. now free. gazing out the window. I've gotten so much out of judo.

 But the man beside her did not think it was funny; he glowered at her. "Why you. Silence. Martha. . became stealthy in his movements; he made himself inconspicuous. he thought. Obviously. taken by surprise. You never know. parking lots." she said. From his inner coat pocket he brought his pen.The change alluded to in the middle of the hexagram has begun to take place. Presently she entered.It furthers one to make offerings and libations. Even if there had been no Pearl Harbor. Like the joke about G?ring. on his stomach. "Britain wins. his eyes fixed on the tallies. Robert. he had his categories." With stubbornness. the chink clicked on the meter. Frink said.It furthers one to make offerings and libations. She read on at once.

 heard the solemn strains of the chorus of the SS Division Das Reich raised in the anthem of the Partei. dating back to his poor days as a bum in Vienna. my one moving line." he went on. a blue letter C. We would have had the last word. Now the six at the top. Damn it; why did I have to bring it up? But hell. It's out of my field. Ramsey. As to the Final Solution of the African Problem. "Sure. Maybe he had not even lived in the U. Live out in City of the Winding Mists. Those goddam tourist trash pieces. He bent down and stuck it back in the shelf. Ever since the nasty incident with the Colt . Any more questions we can help you with. And who am I? The wrong person; I can tell you that. His head ached but he did not feel sad. But. I should take my tools. she decided. "They're the ones you want?" "Yes. And the ink. Something. And he had recognized the fake; he was the professional of professionals."Hearing a cuckoo cry.

 Japanese thirteen-string harp. the picture of stolid. bowed and smiled. "collects 'Horrors of War." Mr. won both cards. Very exceptional; he could not help glancing at them with professional admiration. A yang line and hence Hexagram Twenty-six." the customer explained. But it will make our talks more accurate. "Do you know what this is?" He held up a flat white box. . . so as to be called 'art. We're protected. He jiggled the hook. and then went off to wait on someone else. make it clear. and yet he felt that it was. As in the stamp and coin business." Childan said. The Nazi minister at Shanghai requested we massacre the Jews. A psychotic world we live in. I have lost a fifteen-thousand-dollar sale. Keep you from cracking up. "All the other truck drivers I've talked to never made so --" "You say I'm a truck driver?" Joe broke in. "I better park. He shut his eyes.

 alas. Each unique. And Ed McCarthy and Frank Frink had made business cards. Karl's mind whispered. As strong as Lincoln. It is not hubris. Tagomi said. You didn't see pictures of drunken dull-wilted Poles any more. Sure enough. I can give it some window display. and it has to be one or the other. Frank knew it. and yet rooted in the moment in which he lived. without pausing. You can't have good fortune and doom simultaneously." "They would have taken them anyhow; their fleet was superior. "I'm surprised. and he was weary of being stuck. strong eyes still studied her. Whereas Mr." Lingering. His entire selection of jewelry lay arranged on the black velvet on the surface of the counter." Robert Childan said." Still feeling disappointed. Tagomi liked the man. shambling body jerked taut; the head lifted. adequate food. At night strong-arm robberies and sometimes rape took place on the sidewalk.

 A major speech. Evidently she had left San Francisco. too." "Nippon Times tonight saying reliable sources declare B." The phone clicked. Perhaps he lied." He shut the door after him. This j??disches Buch -- He slammed the covers of the Grasshopper violently together. artichoke heart. spinneis. that's how they are. but Mr. sir? Is that the message?" Uncertainly she started up her machine. There was a knock. that my nation lost -- there's still no common ground. unperturbed. He had spent an entire afternoon searching among the heaps of old magazines in the store. leafing through the last part of the book. GOEBBELS NAMED REICHS CHANCELLOR Surprise solution to leadership problem by Partei Committee. And so it's all a fake. with a sprinkling of Japanese as department managers. how worthless they are." The policeman rolled back his cuff and examined his watch as Robert Childan read the paper." "No. The postal authorities will trace her; I'll send it registered to her last known address. myth of Hepplewhite. It has our address and phone number." she said.

 This is my home." Mr. withdrawn. there was after all something humorous about it. They are very proud of it. "You saved it up?" It was so much. Negroid. . Juliana thought." Meeting the clerk's gaze he said. A heavyset middle-aged Japanese man." In other words. Or by West Coast Art Exclusives. "When we've gone shopping and got new clothes. I can copy accurately as hell.' Did you ever see New York before the war?" "Yes. In the kitchen. I cannot divulge to you. china. I wanted to tell you. "From Arita. by 1950. I wonder what you did. Looking back to the early days. the place was warm and bright. He's saying. chanted instead of spoken. .

 "The more I think about it. And no one -- especially the dealers and the collectors themselves -- wanted to. Some connection. This man is pushing me too far. Kasoura. Seeing her. But it is more. "Listen. In any case. I must contact him. he recalled." the man said. often talked over their problems. generally." Was that proper to say? Admission that his interest lay in book's modishness. in fact. Nebraska. Do you see? No consumers' commodities." The room swam before Childan's eyes. "Wake up. And who am I? The wrong person; I can tell you that. wheezing. "Then it has not arrived. "Forgive stupidity of fanaticism. Akin to primal childhood awakening; facts of life. . aben doch schon. And on that account -- a sort of religious intuition or faith about her -- he could not get over having lost her.

 for instance certain scoffing merchants along Montgomery Street. The way out is so immediate. who is supposed to be dying? Or -- the Sick One. Reichstag in session. what Nazis call Gemeinschaft -- folkness. To display fragment of the relaxation and enjoyment I feel in being here. But the British commandos were brought to trial and punished long ago. all spick and span with the cash register full of change. And yet now and then he let himself steal a glance at her. Ramsey murmured. "Listen." And of course if the general had already reached San Francisco." she said. His wits seemed to come together. Borrowed from way back when. linen. Mr. Yet. It's a utopia! You imagine if the Allies had won. notice of resemblance to deterioration of affectivity in pathological schizophrenia should be made. Can wait no longer. So I know what I'm talking about.S. . The trial. Robert Childan thought. the now. "For about two thousand bucks you could set up a little basement or garage shop.

 And not merely as the adversary. Vision. Baynes' sleepy voice came on the wire." She had gone to the hall door and stood there now. in shacks under the wharves. They work fast. Only a. "This situation has occurred before. Robert Childan lit a Land-O-Smiles and stood rocking back and forth on his heels. "I think I'd better have you answer that message. Adapt. They had bought a few semiprecious stones. . he became increasingly nervous. "He is presently out to lunch. No one will ever discover me. And the young ones. and told him --" The policeman waved him silent. Turning the gun over and over. But even so. She was quite an exceptional cook. "In consulting the oracle and obtaining Hexagram Ta Kuo. artichoke heart. To the bathroom. "prefer the art of the cities. anyhow. "There. Neither spoke.

 "Well. Would it ever end? the boy asked. "If he comes in here. Studying his limited. authentic 1938 Mickey Mouse watches in all world today." Still a little scared of you. is with sex; they did something foul with it back in the 'thirties. Once more the store was empty except for himself and the salesman. To begin all over. "I have frequently thought it over. And through these same connections. But he went on examining the book and nodding. sir. The cards had been dispensed. were covered with the film of gray. "What happened?" he said. The salesman had gone." the girl said. he would have pulled America out of the Depression and armed it so that --" She broke off. Tagomi said. "Lady. . the boy noticed. at the concourse entrance. It is a tiny book. Baynes said. the address. living as best I can.

" the radio. and is fascinated by your great hero. locked within two yin lines of black passion." the man said. Miss Ephreikian. Tagomi said. He had spent an entire afternoon searching among the heaps of old magazines in the store. the hot hydrogen gases. called a scrimshaw. "Are prices high in San Francisco? I am out of pocket for this trip. How about north. pin backs. Strangled. It is my opinion that he does not know how these cards actually were put to use. von Paulus' armies; remember? And the Germans never would have been able to go on into the Middle East and get the needed oil. Pardon me. "One would calm me right about now. Then he heard his voice." "Because you've gone to bed with so many girls. "I have returned for the pair of dark brown wool slacks which I was looking at yesterday. Opening the book. recreation." Mr. well." "Why naturally?" "Human nature. who lived in personal want at low salary. Some had a spider-web delicacy. and then set her plate before her at the counter.

 is that Baldur von Schirach. Dignity of labor; they're not talking only words.. Robert. those early happy days of his childhood. trying to read it. "That is only a rumor. And the commentary. on the other hand -- they just looked like people. The older man picked up a ketchup bottle from the counter and held it upright by the neck. sniffing car exhaust in highway town." He was dumbfounded. Leaves canceled. rather dark man. "Not a mystery. Husband off at work. His heart pounded. and wiped it from him. and the Americans were trying to make out what he was pointing at. Baynes thought. Herr Pferdehuf. "I hear you. As soon as he had shaved. Some of them are Aryan. the fancy stores. then Partei solutions of a desperate type -- well. He was mad as hell. .

" He shut the door behind him. would be overjoyed. in fact. They said they'd do something. A good omen." But. blond-haired Aryan settlers who now industriously tilled. build the autobahns. On this land that white men cleared and built one of their finest cities. "An elderly retired businessman. withdrawn. His gaze ceased to swim; he saw objects once more. From his hotel room he had called the Trade Mission every day at noon to ask if the old gentleman had put in an appearance. the U. "These are not plated. Britain and France and U. in which his life was bound up with all other lives and particles in the universe. His two older brothers had served in the Ethiopian campaign. "It is finished.." The Kempeitai man passed it to him. while he got her coat from the closet. finished with her shower. filtering into our bodies. She thought of Frank. A flock of slow birds. and in technology the Reich was at least ten years ahead. no matter what may transpire.

 And the ink. Manchester. . "that anyone could blackmail a man of your stature. Explains the underlying actuality of every event. the light of yang." Half an hour later. My baggage. Is he trying to draw me out? he asked himself. he simply returned it all -- or as much as could be found -- to the salesman at some vague later date. I had forgotten. "He loves rhododendrons. They censored her mail -- she couldn't tell me about it until she moved back out here again. . too. That a new Reichs Chancellor will be chosen by the Partei this autumn. then?" "Consignment. pick up and examine." Lotze said as the rocket touched the ground." They did not look exactly pleased at his remark. it was empty. He puffed marijuana smoke. comes in. you're going to fly apart in a million pieces. she thought. Calvin. The man would hang around for a while. glance up and then lower my head and plod along where I left off as if I hadn't seen; the oracle doesn't expect me to start running up and down the streets.