Человек в высоком замке

           Onlynow,inthisunrelatedsituation,hadheforamomentlostthesensethatthingswereintheconstantprocessofgoingaskew.Thewabiaroundhim,radiationsofharmony…thatisit,hedecided.Theproportion.Balance.TheyaresoclosetotheTao,thesetwoyoungJapanese.ThatiswhyIreactedtothembefore.IsensedtheTaothroughthem.Sawaglimpseofitmyself.

           Whatwoulditbelike,hewondered,toreallyknowtheTao?TheTaoisthatwhichfirstletsthelight,thenthedark.Occasionstheinterplayofthetwoprimalforcessothatthereisalwaysrenewal.Itisthatwhichkeepsitallfromwearingdown.Theuniversewillneverbeextinguishedbecausejustwhenthedarknessseemstohavesmotheredall,tobetrulytranscendent,thenewseedsoflightarerebornintheverydepths.ThatistheWay.Whentheseedfalls,itfallsintotheearth,intothesoil.Andbeneath,outofsight,itcomestolife.

           "Anhorsd’oeuvre,"Bettysaid.Sheknelttoholdoutaplateonwhichlaysmallcrackersofcheese,etcetera.Hetooktwogratefully.

           "Internationalnewsmuchinnoticethesedays."Paulsaidashesippedhisdrink."WhileIdrovehometonightIhearddirectbroadcastofgreatpageant-likeStateFuneralatMunich,includingrallyoffiftythousand,flagsandthelike.Much‘IchhatteeinenKamerad’singing.Bodynowlyinginstateforallfaithfultoview.""

           "Yes,itwasdistressing,"RobertChildansaid."Thesuddennewsearlierthisweek."