Человек в высоком замке

           "Whynot?We’vegotourordersmadeout;allwehavetodoissticktheminthemail.Thesoonerthebetter.Andthestuffwecangetlocallywe’llpickupourselves."Puttingonhisjacket.EdmovedtothedoorofFrink’sroom.

           TheyhadtalkedFrink’slandlordintorentingthemthebasementofthebuilding.Nowitwasusedforstorage.Oncethecartonswereout,theycouldbuildtheirbench,putinwiring,lights,begintomounttheirmotorsandbelts.Theyhaddrawnupsketches,specifications,partslists.Sotheyhadactuallyalreadybegun.

           We’reinbusiness,FrankFrinkrealized.Theyhadevenagreedonaname.

           EDFRANKCUSTOMJEWELERS

           "ThemostIcanseetoday,"hesaid,"isbuyingthewoodforthebench,andmaybeelectricalparts.Butnojewelrysupplies."

           Theywent,then,toalumbersupplyyardinsouthSanFrancisco.Bytheendofanhourtheyhadtheirwood.

           "What’sbotheringyou?"EdMcCarthysaidastheyenteredahardwarestorethatdealtonawholesalebasis.

           "Themoney.Itgetsmedown.Tofinancethingsthatway."

           "OldW-Munderstands,"McCarthysaid.

           Iknow,Frinkthought.That’swhyitgetsmedown.Wehaveenteredtheworld.We’relikehim.Isthatapleasantthought?

           "Don’tlookback,"McCarthysaid."Lookahead.Tothebusiness."

           Iamlookingahead,Frinkthought.Hethoughtofthehexagram.WhatofferingsandlibationscanImake?Andtowhom?