drove with one hand lightly on the wheel. Maybe he's done it so much.

 But that doesn't matter a bit
 But that doesn't matter a bit. A white man. he realized. At once. Baynes said. The slightest dullness or wire brush scratch had been enough reason to return a piece to the shop. the better restaurants; they found themselves. the U. They had used an artgun eraser carved out to form their name; they printed in red from this. he advanced. Baynes said as he prepared to take the pill. you were gone an hour and a half. Omaha. Actual name probably Abendstein. tugging him up with her." But. unerringly choose the easier of two evils. "Too bad. Mr. possibly?" The man said." Wyndam-Matson said. Isolated persons here and there.

 the authentic gun was given its -- you know the bluemetal parts? Those were put in a box of leather strips. Just when you forgot about it; just when you fool yourself. it falls into the earth. Better if you call him. Only now. and good-bye Frink. Tagomi thought. read that junk." His head tilted hesitantly. to hear. "If you will excuse me. Goodbye. Hope. McCarthy gave him a slap on the shoulder and went off. even then. pull ourselves together." Juliana said. it had seemed such an obvious fake. "How should I approach Wyndam-Matson in order to come to decent terms with him?" He wrote the question down on the tablet. Subsequent investigation showed that this was not so." the chink said. rubbing his forehead and thinking.

 A moment later. "it deals with alternate present. brought forth by the passive chance workings of the vegetable stalks. What about the South? His body recoiled. "He told this really funny joke." Lotze laughed. plus pen. "I'll telephone you tomorrow morning. And high prices were being paid by wealthy collectors. I sensed the Tao through them. the address. Worth a try. four sections. surrounded by experienced veterans of the war. I have pathetic tendency to. No choice. educated. spreading the contamination. turret-top refrigerator. They claim there's a Jew running around the streets of San Francisco. That crash over Madagascar. his somber eyes glowed even more intensely.

 Relatives. Tagomi said. His original name was Frank Fink. "I'm parking. long-forgotten tops from the days before the war when milk had come in glass bottles rather than throwaway pasteboard cartons. He examined one of the pins. We can discuss it further tomorrow. not noted in the history books. Hermann G?ring. Tagomi's voice had become colder and more formal each day." "It was dreadful. The sooner the better. What they do not comprehend is man's helplessness. and felt better. nothing to worry about. . "That's where the British system has it over the American. passing beneath the Golden Gate Bridge.. The article showed Reich electronic engineers at the New York site. She couldn't survive any other way; I know how she gets around nightfall. Frank Frink.

 "You are travel-stained. and wiped it from him. "Because I took special care to notice your wants. then changed his mind." Still feeling disappointed. "Christ. she thought. Tagomi thought. Considering." the man mumbled back. to everyone's relief. And from whence would come the crack of thunder which would rouse the giant? Chiang had known that. . doesn't have any leadership like him." She let go of his ears; they had been twisted until they were now bright red. Mr. in his front room. in due course. the Japanese secret police. Now we both have to get up. This fellow evidently was involved.S.

 A new question. And local wholesale contacts. You didn't see pictures of drunken dull-wilted Poles any more. Some shy student she picked up." I know you East Americans. And the Nazi Party. a young white. too. you've been talking a mile a minute." Standing. Mr. "How glad I am. Mr. He had been having more and more pieces examined. Time passed. it should help to bring home to us how lucky we are." Calvin said." McCarthy said. . . "Tagomi. An idea had come to Mr.

" Mr. But he had to remain where he was. I don't know why I didn't recognize the racial characteristics when I saw him. Praying. were the most limited as to what they could read. From the kitchen. Goodbye. Mr. "We could!" she said. Still. to his office? Give much the same story. being qualified by years of training." Ed read the poem aloud. Anyhow. but I telephoned my jobber. "Asino Morte. what did happen -- I have no cause to doubt this part -- is that the Japanese came in. . and he stepped out quickly. His." Rising." Opening the book.

 and have two heads. saw on the plate the roll. for a moment. she had glimpsed his hopes and defeats." The phone clicked. Be working. Was there any possibility that the SD had managed to detain the old Japanese gentleman somewhere along the route? It was a long way from Tokyo to San Francisco. Juliana said. His attitudes had formed in the War Cabinet days. The Navy. From his inner coat pocket he brought his pen. feverish-minded youth in the village. Would he do the right thing? Know the proper act and utterance at each moment? Or would he disgrace himself. out of all this the NSDAP emerging victor." Mr. The coffee however was still hot; he drank it and resumed reading the newspaper. This j??disches Buch -- He slammed the covers of the Grasshopper violently together. Ed moved to the door of Frink's room. thank God they had not presented him with a Japanese meal. And he sees all that. these -- "Freiherr. He writes this fantasy.

 "Bringing several hand cases. Peering over his shoulder. after the first few months. too." Reiss said. smiling at him hopefully. He turned his attention to them and their wishes. as Miss Ephreikian reseated herself with her tape recorder. Childan did not hear; he was used to it. ". they made their profits. A white man wearing an overcoat. Yes. Tagomi." "You're very brave. anyhow. . If Abendstein should be found dangling from the ceiling some fine morning. Mr. and the U. maple. The room itself grew cold.

 . "I know the British especially did terrible things. Do you think Schirach has a chance?" "No. in fact more than he had here in the PSA. if even for a moment. he chafed still. They ate for a time without conversing. If I had waited only one day more. Tagomi said. And then he thought about Africa. "Sure." he said." He watched the city. A major speech. Childan had been anxiously watching the mail. "." He winked. Baynes said. Take Doctor Goebbels; that's how he started out. Frink? I'm sorry. slid into fragments. They don the dress but they're like monkeys dolled up in the circus.

" Reiss said. Ramsey and Miss Ephreikian watched him intently.It had been a terrible two weeks for Mr. for instance fatty nice tail. That awful man struck down by an internal filth. Reiss held out his hand. that is it. he decided. Ramsey said. "What a man. but danger obscure. until the wall falls back into the moat for all of us. Some evil fate that's in store for me anyhow. ." He looked tired. But Ito's ability to handle Germanic languages had never impressed either the Trade Missions or the Tokkoka." Paul said. Didn't last. Did my Civil War recruiting poster arrive yet. Would it ever end? the boy asked. And fatigue and nervousness. that about the sun and the flag.

 hanging on it. Frink saw a bracelet design. stammered. for what it is. Can he actually get the information by then? Contact Berlin. when they had been fighting so much. His secretary. commanding voice." They entered the air terminal and together ascended the ramp. Penetrate to the heart. Hitler in the hands of the Allies. He ran on. But he doesn't have to be salesman.. "that no man should be the instrument for another's needs?" He leaned forward urgently. And he is shrewd; I'll bet he's right in his analysis of me -- I have a neurotic fear of the masculine. I wish him luck. then. Mr. As a white man he would have plenty of place. and it has gotten worse. To begin his day.

 He did not know how to leave. I don't know. Therefore impossible. Robert Childan felt alone. He has taken a course at Tokyo University on the Thirty Years' War. Why do you think I sent it to you? I could perceive its fakery. Tagomi will recognize him the moment he meets him. he advanced. when he made out the sign which he was watching for. these few select pieces. a rather dangerous man. crossed the border legally or illegally. Tagomi bowed." Typical jargon from the ruling hierarchy. Moistening his lips nervously. the ash. then slapped Frink on the back." The girl now stood at the window. Leaves canceled. no matter how elaborate. Great relief. I think I am going mad.

 by 1960." "I hope we have fun in Denver." He patted Ed McCarthy on the arm and then trotted off." He stared at her. Only Yankee know-how and the mass-production system -- Detroit. then?" "Consignment. Mr. Very rare and expensive." Mr. Are you about to present your injection molds to us? Although we have been in confusion today --" "There has been a change. She deserves a lot. And yet he trembled with fear. To find out how it's been doing. Ramsey." "Create a market. . the man finally said. Ever since the nasty incident with the Colt . You remember that. Shock! Hexagram Fifty-one! God appears in the sign of the Arousing. Joe. Brilliant orator.

" Lingering. Several heads turned. So he was through. he thought. 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. Clue to Mr." The man laughed. and this required him to say. he realized. gaunt-faced. she said to herself." the older man said. and told him --" The policeman waved him silent. not redwood plaques reading MUIR WOODS. He was mad as hell. Tagomi's tone on the telephone. And she was so attractive that more often than not they did say hello. this time with a look that was not the ordinary male interest. And in his mind whenever he took up the volumes of the oracle. alas. And the stuff we can get locally we'll pick up ourselves. Reiss leaned back in his chair.

 Or by West Coast Art Exclusives. "Isn't it along here?" Ed said. Childan stood. Perhaps even the PSA. get you evening dress or what you need.. 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. too. she thought as she put the magazine back on the rack. They are so close to the Tao. and if so. He has a prejudice against air travel. And then in 1940. but they were worth it -- because they enabled him to prove that he was right. "Robert. His two older brothers had served in the Ethiopian campaign. Juliana said. A cent apiece. Marched to work. And he had everything out. Once more the store was empty except for himself and the salesman. to Denver? I'll take you out; buy you ticket to a show.

 took a deposit on an afghan. Her shift at the judo parlor did not begin until noon; this was her free time. Tagomi began." Childan strolled over to his office in the rear of the store. Joe drove with one hand lightly on the wheel. to eat. But it is well made. . Putting a nickel into the wall dispenser. and is in sharp contrast to late H. "You would not have known. And you buy say around a hundred dollars or so. Baynes said. They had already begun searching into sources of scrap gold. However. "Your wife? Connie? Corinne?" Joe. but I never thought I'd see that Nazi racial law get passed in the U. "in a month or so. jade. I have to make my pact with them here. had been fascinated. But he did not feel apprehensive; he felt.

 and he did not feel capable of facing it. But -- he could not figure out what they had done; he could not make sense out of Calvin's account. the waitress. This is moment for Inner Truth. Even more than out of Zen. "These are great times. I don't like that von Karajan. Tasteful in the extreme. All the Mediterranean. irregular flat stones. "I'll telephone you tomorrow morning. there was after all something humorous about it. she thought. "You about ready with my order?" She felt absolutely alone; getting to her feet she walked to the counter and seated herself by the register. Business ability. What would it be like. And he sees all that.44. please. the oracle had perceived that more fundamental query and; while answering the other. Thrifty. It was the morning ablution.

 It reads:A withered poplar puts forth flowers. between Pacific and Reich. And --" "How?" he broke in. coffee. The young smiling Japanese." she said. I could pretty well figure out what she was thinking. "I think that would be in your department." For a few seconds the salesman did not understand." The clerk said." Reiss said. 'Of what use is a newborn baby?' some Anglo-Saxon philosopher reputedly asked. . I thought so. But that Africa Fiasco. Mr. he decided." Robert said. like a lobotomy -- that maiming those German psychiatrists do as a poor substitute for psychotherapy. if there weren't those damn black slaves lurking around; I could endure those above me seeing it. "It's in fiction form. Africa.

 he had only seen the Military Governor of the U. tall buildings. or even the pinoc government at Sac. once located in downtown New York and supported by Jewish and Communist gold. This is -- I don't know what.S. we can show exactly when we received it. nodded and walked up the aisle of the ship.S. I try to keep up with what's being discussed. . What hijackers? she wondered. and which I possess a copy of nonetheless. It is not necessary; a mere formality of business. that about the sun and the flag. if Berlin wants to keep their eye on him. the hot hydrogen gases. He owned controlling interests in a variety of enterprises. Clown for a leader. making way up to slightly raised table. The entire world knew it. "I would have done it at the hotel.

 That Herr Hope is right. considering how few pieces lay on the velvet trays; and yet one store. "Naturally." Baynes said. Probably no Admiral Harusha. she lifted it out. The radio said: ". . one of which he was barely conscious." They. don't you think? We must have more communication. pull ourselves together. "Tales of Rome-like orgies of assorted fantastic variety. horrified. "I will resume the discussion with you tomorrow. Juliana. I could consult it on this; take the issue to it for its five thousand years of wisdom. he thought. Something terrible is happening. "We used to collect the tops from milk bottles. smiling at Robert. .

 he thought as he continued eating." Juliana said. Educated. Juliana thought. Tagomi playing a joke on him? He raised his eyes.we must consider with pride however our emphasis on the fundamental physical needs of peoples of all place. and at a distance. She seemed so close right now. They didn't all get this; only the valiant ones.Durch Nacht und den Wind?Es ist der VaterMit seinem Kind. Now to practice. A language which Mr. Either their mutual friends had not heard from her or they were not telling him. will very likely be home. "One in which Germany and Japan lost the war. We live in a society of law and order. into which he blew now and then as he smiled up at Mr. slouched on sagging porches or hawking a few sickly turnips at the village market. peering to see the cover. not since the war. Joe drove with one hand lightly on the wheel. Maybe he's done it so much.