Человек в высоком замке

Chapter 6

           "Theyarelikeus,"Joesaid.Hereseatedhimselfandoncemoreate,"Thereisn’tanythingthey’vedonewewouldn’thavedoneifwe’dbeenintheirplaces.TheysavedtheworldfromCommunism.We’dbelivingunderRedrulenow,ifitwasn’tforGermany.We’dbeworseoff."

           "You’rejusttalking,"Julianasaid."Liketheradio.Babbling."

           "IbeenlivingundertheNazis,"Joesaid."Iknowwhatit’slike.Isthatjusttalk,tolivetwelve,thirteenyearslongerthanthatalmostfifteenyears?IgotaworkcardfromOT;IworkedforOrganizationTodtsince1947,inNorthAfricaandtheU.S.A.Listen"Hejabbedhisfingerather."IgottheItaliangeniusforearthworks;OTgavemeahighrating.Iwasn’tshovelingasphaltandmixingconcretefortheautobahns.Iwashelpingdesign.Engineer.OnedayDoctorTodtcamebyandinspectedwhatourworkcrewdid.Hesaidtome,"Yougotgoodhands."That’sabigmoment,Juliana.Dignityoflabor;they’renottalkingonlywords.Beforethem,theNazis,everyonelookeddownonmanualjobs;myself,too.Aristocratic.TheLaborFrontputanendtothat.Iseenmyownhandsforthefirsttime."Hespokesoswiftlythathisaccentbegantotakeover;shehadtroubleunderstandinghim."Wealllivedoutthereinthewoods,inUpperStateNewYork,likebrothers.Sangsongs.Marchedtowork.Spiritofthewar,onlyrebuilding,notbreakingdown.

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