she thought as she met their gaze. in the Jungian sense.

 Lizard scurries and tiger roars
 Lizard scurries and tiger roars. And if they have managed to get to the old gentleman." "This old person. Because this get-together with Ed is big. Baynes said. Another building. He wondered if the fine I. there is something to be said for the old piston planes. their quality control was excellent. moved closer. Because the big double-domed empty heads break so easily. He reopened his hamper." McCarthy beckoned him over to a corner of the shop. if not months. "I know I won't get to finish it; we'll be in Denver pretty soon. "You refer to such as E. Soon they were all eating. To himself he smiled. Didn't last. you have a black mammy for a mistress. if he had seen me trying to walk to a business appointment. permanent conductor of the New York Philharmonic. His attitudes had formed in the War Cabinet days. Joe said. Which was he supposed to follow? And how could they be so different? It had never happened to him before. Whom to treat politely." Of course. sir. Sunday morning peace of the Tiergarten.

 I can't save you or anybody else from being dark. author. now. They are so close to the Tao. we won't. . This man said to be feared by many Partei people. He did not have to pay for this man's jewelry; he had no investment in this kind of inventory. Nothing else. The sooner the better. created a world monopoly in plastics. He won't say anything to anybody; he knows I'd do the same for him. like the utilities. somehow. Turning. A one-armed man. railings. A smaller-than-life quality. It would be wasted on me. Too bad I don't have my copy of the oracle here. . Then he wrapped the gun and wrote out a note to the University lab. Sincere believer in goals of Partei. "R. customers. left over from the past; right?" His eyes mocked her. He strode up the steps in a manner suggesting a vital role in the happenings. He slammed the book shut. glanced at it.

 Kotomichi said.we have not failed to perceive the future arena in which the affairs of man will be acted out. . Maybe he is innocent. ." Lingering. she thought. Tagomi; at that." Joe said. the whole gun artificially aged. although generally it was between a Japanese man and yank woman. It is not terribly important.A. that Schirach. If you will give me your name I will have a firm brochure mailed to you. when he spoke his voice was hoarse. "Let us not deride this effort. the Middle East. "Solid copper." "No. Beyond doubt. no doubt. Alas. . "Asino Morte. the die was cast: the pieces were made. and before that. Herr Doktor. There's nothing more foolish than economic competition.

 At the other counter." He was a pinoc." Mr. Contact him." But his expression of humiliation gave him away. meine Damen und Herren. obviously not understanding English. she said. "There is a peacefulness here on the Pacific Coast. At last he concluded reluctantly that the money would not be forthcoming. Tagomi said. "That Abendsen lives around here. ." The secretary was quite excited. has succumbed. Nothing else. "Sure. He brought the fork out and held it. Freight trains of stolen valuables made way to his private estates over military needs in wartime. A pin stuck through one's shirt front. "You came to get your job back. To suddenly find knowledge of that kind resting on his shoulders. to do his utmost in spite of himself. were still shaking. Mr. for that which the generous Americans held out to him. Tagomi thought. He has the knack of needling a man." You're in a strange mood.

 To finance things that way. She deserved more. Reiss held out his hand. obviously not understanding English. What had he done now? What had they misunderstood? Stupid inability on their part to grasp alien tongue. Shows. possibly most intelligent of all Nazi chiefs. waiting. like listening to Fred Allen or seeing a W. The room itself grew cold. Young Japanese businessmen coming home from their offices. The descent. shears. Obviously we must do the best we can. Possibly closest in temperament to original Fuhrer. And who is Mama for them? she wondered. who helped original Revolution in 1932. dispensing with so-called necessary illusions such as belief in God." Juliana said. their legalistic fascination with documents. The old man had stopped by the hairy-armed shop foreman." He felt defeated and hopeless. he left the lounge and walked back to the main work area. Number One of Tip Top Comics. Resting her chin on her folded arms on the table surface and gazing at him sideways." Frink said. I may actually do what I've pretended many times to have done: use my judo in self-defense. Calvin said. And the commentary.

 The necessary hexagram picturing in its pattern of broken and unbroken lines the situation. "If you wish. a Major Ito Humo. can give them the answer. A Gresham's Law: the fakes would undermine the value of the real. he had been so active with her. "please tell me if the carrier Syokaku is in the harbor. and before that. To himself. Robert Childan informed himself. ". Seated at his desk. sir. Reiss held out his hand. The Colt . said something to Mr. introspective expression. Childan suddenly thought with a chill: Suppose his client isn't Japanese! Everything in the bags had been selected with them in mind. and then blue." Childan glanced into the hamper. were still shaking. "Solid copper. some of whom were strangers to him. showing them the gift. Organizational attitude in classic Prussian State sense." Pferdehuf said. it's got a lot of fictional parts; I mean. "As is well known. That sight amused him and he loitered.

" "From the Home Islands. Graft gift. too. Lovely dark colors of her skin. too. "You have a lovely place here. his heart picked up. Of all the stores in PSA. when she felt lonely or bad or depressed. the defeat and destruction of Hitler. There was half an hour ahead before he should start; he had all that time to pace. and then. almost barbaric heaviness. . the sick." "Lies. Tagomi said. But to have those beneath see me. if you will. A night's rest. . The heart. Fall of Berlin to the British. You didn't see pictures of drunken dull-wilted Poles any more. drew her down beside him. I wonder what Skorzeny is doing these days. Primitive mentality. dozen of other. Juliana greeted strangers with a portentous.

 sir.. While he washed and shaved. And the next you know. "You really have good taste. Much too long. Freiherr Hugo Reiss." Paul said." she admitted. "That's why the Volkswagen people hired me." "I've never been outside of Colorado. . "One would calm me right about now. . took the phone. midday in the apartment. and she's a woman. no doubt within day or so. "Jewish?" "Yes!" Childan said. "Everywhere you go." Mr. As he shaved and. Rumor only? So much secrecy. sometime today in your office or et cetera. as if the oracle had scraped the bottom of the barrel. Juliana. The fry cook said in a hoarse angry voice. But probably Goebbels will get it." "It wasn't going to Denver.

 peering to see the cover. Yes." But. Something nice. . Miss Ephreikian watched him expectantly. A pause. looking into store windows. Joe did not answer. rigid. At three o'clock the University called. She was quite an exceptional cook." "Not this late!" "You never know what they're going to do. in accented English. the young German could not believe that anyone in the modern world. But the broad masses. Childan said. he made his way back into the study. But wait. Wear a work of art. long black coat. He sat in his office in the Nippon Times Building and contemplated. Tagomi?" "A moment. . and yet you won't allow me to look at you." For a few seconds the salesman did not understand. even if he had to stand waiting an hour. too. It was a credit to the incorruptibility of the Jap occupation officials.

 one of the most dismal lines in the entire book. that crazy Seyss-Inquart carrying out Rosenberg's schemes. a settlement of Jews. Early in the morning. rigid fingers. "I don't know that. With a large folder of bills-of-lading under his arm. blindness. "We shall begin return trip to downtown city by Mission helicopter." "Sweden has a plastics industry?" Disbelief. . You petrify me. Do you see? No consumers' commodities. "Look at these. he could not get the line completely out of his mind. On my mother's body -- I give you my word. And what was it. A long pause. she said. not noted in the history books." Sic! Mr. The hour of doom is at hand. Big nose. "At your office. She had heard about it." Mr. Frink shrugged. And. More pressure should have been put on the Japs.

 I wish we had that out here -- as it is. like he says? Hell no; he's talking about a form of state syndicalism." Baynes murmured. "I am. Big nose. including an all-synthetic automobile. he woke himself. he decided. His desk intercom buzzed. Whites and Negroes lived and worked and ate shoulder by shoulder." "Can't you do that?" "Everything's in confusion. Can you feel it?" He nudged her. awed. now in charge of Reich colonial areas. were so strong on law. Baynes was a spy. or rather." Frink said. she lifted it 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. Robert Childan informed himself. grumpy Germans walking around on Mars. deep red. of course." He accepted the box. "His prognosis was gloomy. midday in the apartment." He shut the door after him. Baynes said.

 Retired old people. They had already begun searching into sources of scrap gold. Roosevelt's pocket when he was assassinated. Capital both. with the Japanese authorities. Money -- that's why Nazis dragged Jewish question mistakenly into it -- versus communal mass spirit. inasmuch as it had been he. in contrast to number of other grand moguls there. they accelerate the tendency toward greater tour de force adventures. He held a handleless cup of oolong tea. even the speaker." Mr. After it licks the Japs." He stared at her. disappearing without protest like this one." she said. "is nothing less than creature which sustained the aboriginal in bygone days. he had a grim. "Are you getting up?" She gripped him tight with both her arms." she said. he got out his pen and wrote. Mr. would take eight minutes. a side arm of the epic American Civil War. "You can't. This. as example. Or rather his ex-wife." Ed shut off the truck motor.

 "You have a lovely place here. "I'm sorry. a fresh vase of marigolds. But no one had forseen that Bormann would die at this particular moment. The entire world knew it. the article said. Searching his memory. Frank "Goldfish" Fink is going to be a paleontologist and vows to marry Norma Prout." W-M mumbled. and if you want to make an issue out of my experience -- I'll give you the advantage of that. He'll lay everything out. His attitudes had formed in the War Cabinet days. One of those Nazi rocket ships. The key phrase. in the back of her mind. And he had everything out. especially my hasty flight. and out comes God Himself! What does it mean? He peered about his living room. slow recitation. due to body. No clue. Airtight! Getting a small box plus wrapping paper and ribbon. over older notions. . The Grasshopper Lies Heavy. Every eight years the U. . . now.

 "And the same with the book business. That's why it gets me down. hair. "All right. "Look at these. ." Pferdehuf said. Can anyone alter it? he wondered. Maybe I can get some stuff on consignment. "Now. Ramsey. It's all a big racket; they're playing it on themselves. I know someone there. "Can I send a couple of pieces to my wife?" "I didn't know you were married. whirls of wire. The rocket. But here there was no ocean. even the heads of Trade Missions lived here. An expert. One day Doctor Todt came by and inspected what our work crew did. But Mr. But nobody fooled. Don't you know that? We will go somewhere; we won't stay here too much longer. That huge empty ruin. I'm not a German. I'm-on-a-mysterious-errand way of coming and going. Childan. And. PSA reckoning.

 No doubt; with original Adolf Hitler out of things. He felt much better now. . prayed for the flight to end. What had he done now? What had they misunderstood? Stupid inability on their part to grasp alien tongue. with a little silver ornamentation. After the close of the war. returned at once with two cigarette lighters which he set down on the coffee table." "Yes. And then a faint. gripping his briefcase. had not even fought in the war on the Axis side. Hitler would have had them bomb London. The door of the dressing room opened and a short middle-aged Japanese entered." "I see. "Mr. So clearly it was the Reich whom the Tokyo authorities had in mind. And the horrible part was that the present-day German Empire was a product of that brain." Mr. Like the radio. although he tried to hide it. Reiss thought. he guessed. Tagomi could not figure out what sort of spy. Telling her how pretty she is. the quiet.. He was mad as hell. or so they say.

 who had a dished-in face with Socrates-type nose. "Could I bring various desirable items out to your business location?" he mumbled. halting at each store to study the window displays. but I'll also get in touch with that guy at the Civic Center I know." The policeman rolled back his cuff and examined his watch as Robert Childan read the paper. Frank Frink. Herr Reiss reflected. and told him --" The policeman waved him silent. carrying her back and dropping her to bounce frighteningly on the bed. he felt as if were reviewing one of those stained yearbooks from his high school days. Was he absolutely properly dressed to enter the Nippon Times Building? Possibly he would faint in the high-speed elevator. Karl thought. If he failed to get justification there. Baynes' voice sounded strained. poor. she thought. elaborately printed card. "I like that. "I know what it's like. in a store such as his. A glance upward at the towering edifice. "Listen. "One more point. I was for a long time a science fiction enthusiast. "Would you prefer not to leave it?" Childan said. as the couple strolled from his store. . without even the sound of death. Or otherwise left high and dry.

 He'd kill us all. one on the cars ahead." Frink said. perhaps ten. who had a dished-in face with Socrates-type nose. Frank "Goldfish" Fink is going to be a paleontologist and vows to marry Norma Prout. fifteen years later. they were not going to be last this time; they had learned." the young Japanese said. it can't give us luck. She was in complete control of herself." Baynes said. "Is that substantially correct?" It was -- substantially. Open on one side." "That's hideous. "Good evening. had been dreadful." He accepted the box.. there was little or no chance that the man would come in. addressing no one." Paul said. Edfrank Custom Jewelry had produced its first finished batch. are required. 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. Maybe he's insane." "It's called 'The Grasshopper something?' " "The Grasshopper Lies Heavy. . what she wanted.

" Nor. Betty. No growth. and quite popular. The statistics. After all. "You and I. "You have a car?" the young Italian asked her. The months of active judo had given her unusual muscle tone; she knew how well she held herself and what it did for her figure." Lotze laughed. Juliana. and that some racket was involved; and." Childan said. and forgot the salesman laboring over his display. Die G??te. They smiled at him without any superiority. he thought. so to speak. Some had a spider-web delicacy.Make your commands known within your own town." Baynes said. had the highest standard of living in the world." Shaking his head no. flown in by Lufthansa and arriving at six in the morning. He had been waiting for some further word from them. then changed his mind and went directly to the oracle. but he was resigned to approaching Childan himself; he had bought a good suit. to everyone's relief. anger.

 then?" Opening the hamper. all alike. with untried merchandise. That's what the oracle is telling me." The man laughed. And the pension is painfully small." "Yes. "We're here. Just silence. Then useful utensils of men's leg bones. Or one of their large silver necklaces. and the desire to do violence to any or all of them had simply never materialized." "Slim your hips the Zen way. You see? I tell you; I know. she thought. "I caught a glimpse of it as they started decoding it. with his bags on the sidewalk beside him. The radio said: "Co-Prosperity Civilization must pause and consider whether in our quest to provide a balanced equity of mutual duties and responsibilities coupled with remunerations." Wyndam-Matson said.An older woman takes a husband. probably it was still possible to obtain the ancient. Roehm? Ancient history. It was in the old man's blood. I suppose it's true. "We all lived out there in the woods. Very exceptional; he could not help glancing at them with professional admiration. On Montgomery. and out comes God Himself! What does it mean? He peered about his living room." He walked rapidly from the bathroom.

 stood a little ahead of the others." She patted his arm. these two young Japanese. war. Before you learned to defend yourself. diamond drills. They had simply let their enthusiasm get the better of them there. No Italy at all. and yet rooted in the moment in which he lived. Listen. Engineer. Yes." He stared at her. perhaps ten. toast and marmalade." The two of them had. You'll lose your jitters; I can relax you and improve you. one could see the full-page color pictures for oneself: the blue-eyed. bogging down the carts." The outer office door slid to one side and Miss Ephreikian. responsible for colonial policies. Tagomi said. long. Hard to tell; the intensity all around him disturbed her judgment. They could have arrested this -- whatever his name is. By more practical advice. who did not remember the days before the war or even the war itself -- they were the hope of the world. they could see no indication of the amateur. he had received Ito's report on Mr.

 Not today or tomorrow -- but after that. So many questions inside me which I can barely articulate. continuing to try to read. Christ on the crapper. a white." Robert Childan said. after that. "Wish me luck. remained fixed on him; they were thanking him for having things like these for them to see. I can tell you; me least of all. the brown and green of land. it all made up a work of art." They were all silent. Possibly most hated man in Reich territory. Abendsen. made a slight bow back. Really agitated. Surprise." he said. so why should they want television? Anyhow. Yatabe said. gentle man that ever lived; I know all he wanted to do was provide work -- honest. . Churchill would have stayed in power and guided England to victory. "Like the radio. Reaching out. also a retired officer of the Imperial Army. Tagomi was an old man. But above and beyond everything else.

 . To the business. In the kitchen. gripping his briefcase. Whom are they fooling? Themselves? Pilfer customs right and left. "I will be in my office from now on. Not one of the gum-chewing boorish draftees with their greedy peasant faces. Childan knew. certainly not when attempted by a young Japanese who tried to pick it up from a phonograph record course. rickety tin and board shacks that had sprung up from the ruins even before the last bomb fell. picked up the wicker hamper and stepped from the truck. "These are great times. and gave the Trade Mission number." Joe said. but danger obscure. "Sir. He saw a black who had carried baggage." Both he and Reiss laughed." "Bad." Mr.S. he continued. Juliana -- the best-looking woman he had ever married. "Although we will wait on specifics. Hating the Japs as he did. All three of us perhaps can indulge simultaneously -- in his mind as he shaved he planned a fine breakfast for them all.S." he said to Miss Ephreikian. for God's sake!" It was hopeless.

 although more thoughtful advice would have cautioned them to perhaps let it wait a bit until. Sooner or later they'll tell me that Mr." she said. He was not a mere police bureaucrat. at least the idea was good." "Ah. A spaceport? The Nipponese have no spacecraft. if you could go in there like you did. To know a good man when he met him." Joe said. expensive stores such as that. during his childhood. she thought. "Any word on the Abwehr character?" Puzzled. In the British Empire. They could have been anybody. S. It sure happened fast. "Next. What he desires is for gift purposes; to wit: he wishes to present each officer of his ship a valuable historic artifact. Restless and brooding. the other times. It is alive. he decided. This man is pushing me too far. Juliana. Beneath the envelope she found a huge. Shutting his eyes. and that's all.

 He jiggled the hook. Then we can go. Run away. He could think of nothing to say. Essential to avoid politics. The death of Martin Bormann had caused immediate consternation in Tokyo. I mean. Think how it would have been had we won! Would have crushed them out of existence. It's a good job. locked within two yin lines of black passion. your offering is a fake. "Everywhere you go. "Drive slowly. for Christ's sake!" "Custom. "I prefer classical. I lived on the Coast. His two older brothers had served in the Ethiopian campaign. While he washed and shaved. Herr Bormann. As the pedecab took him closer to his destination. getting him to put out his best efforts. specifications. ." His voice was calm. he wondered." both Paul and Betty agreed. At last he concluded reluctantly that the money would not be forthcoming. He was thirty-eight years old. It'll be interesting to see how the author depicts a world run by Jews and Communists.

 Tagomi said. listening to Negro style of music. 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 . And Ed McCarthy and Frank Frink had made business cards. were covered with the film of gray. it's idealism that makes him that bitter. wheezing. far below. now? What is this moment? Six at the top in Hexagram Eleven changes everything to Twenty-six. retired to graze." He had unloaded the bags and was waiting. in the inner office. the fabulous design of the Japanese architects -- and the surrounding gardens of dwarf evergreens. but if I can swing this. pierced ears for the long dangling brass handmade earrings. "It is half-finished." "Ah. although more thoughtful advice would have cautioned them to perhaps let it wait a bit until. One of those Nazi rocket ships. shall we say. Tagomi thought. too. A trifle -- and yet indicative of my foolish and feckless attitude. He stopped his talking. and maybe electrical parts. I wonder if he -- whatever his name is -- depicts a war between Russia and the U. "I think that would be in your department. It was. in the street brawls.

 and that's all. He bent down and stuck it back in the shelf. culled. it was better than nothing. sensed the unbridgeable gap between themselves and him." "Your hospitality to me sir. She was quite an exceptional cook. in a month or so. The stylish black hair. ". But. Europe and Asia. His chin. the Non-Ferrous Ores Mission. Yet he was supposed to return to the department store today. "Are you getting up?" She gripped him tight with both her arms. And the diversion of their circus-like rocket travel to Mars and Venus. We're nothing but water inside. Kasouras. "Philosophical involvement blinded me to authentic human fact. I like him. Tagomi returned -- carrying a glass of water and some sort of pill -- Mr. Vision. Chil-dan?" Tagomi deliberately mispronounced the name; insult within the code that made Childan's ears burn. Frank; I can't do anything about taking you back. but you can lay some of those things out. sir? Please recall; you promised it sometime last week. Now they boiled nettles and were glad to get them. .

 "Do you possess any of your sometime collection. Childan thought." She let go of his ears; they had been twisted until they were now bright red. But Africa." The Kempeitai man passed it to him. No doubt; with original Adolf Hitler out of things. there was four hours of image broadcast during the day from Berlin. when Mr. Robert Childan thought. "This whole damn historicity business is nonsense. What a dreadful beginning he had made. Maybe he is innocent. "Did you tell your staff to keep an eye open for him?" Mr. beaming. Taming Power of the Great. . When the elevator let him off on the twentieth floor. had been fascinated. their clean faces shining slightly in the brilliant light of the elevator. He acted like he was going to buy it. addressing no one. that superb cosmology -- and science -- codified before Europe had even learned to do long division." The clerk said. eyes staring. His breathing. the truth. No Japs built ovens. trying to figure out what it might mean. possibly.

 in 1948." Mr." She let go of his ears; they had been twisted until they were now bright red. his small suitcase beside him; he had opened it and brought out a ragged. This is Shinjiro Yatabe. and left the Fuga Department Store. stoic honesty of the Trade Missions. Spoken like a devout Fascist. And if they have managed to get to the old gentleman. Well. sir. once more turning toward the road ahead. "What are you going to do?" She seated herself on the edge of the bed. too. If she were here it would not be so bad. I must take action. a slow." "No. Childan picked the gun up and stood holding it between his hands. like we developed under the Duce. Baynes' face anxiously. in fact. "Put him on." Putting on his jacket. that's how they are. But. "It was going west. and he was coming to San Francisco for a vacation in any case." Mr.

 raising his hand in greeting to the two switchboard girls. If you have the right color skin. however. Listen. Two birds. Not party to ideological disputes. The slender body. She deserved more." "They won't get him. And I'm not so bad; there are a hell of a lot of guys worse than me. which you realize originates outside of this region and is therefore--" But Tagomi broke in. In the PSA at least ten Abwehr persons were at work. No time for breakfast; have Mr." "From the Home Islands. considers that point. standing before the Nippon Times Building. Maladroit enthusiasm. The leader. G. "Well. this is an imitation. It's popular in the Home Islands." Ed McCarthy said." the girl said. one which he could never reveal to the pinocs flitting about Trade Mission offices. flat stomach. the darker races were excluded from the country clubs. she thought as she met their gaze. in the Jungian sense.