Человек в высоком замке

           Whenheheldouttwoyellowcapsulestohershesaid,"Willtheydestroyme?"Sheacceptedthemclumsily.

           "What?"hesaid,hisfacetwitching.

           Rotmylowerbody,shethought.Grointodry."Imean,"shesaidcautiously,"weakenmyconcentration?"

           "No—it’ssomeA.G.Chemieproducttheygivebackhome.IusethemwhenIcan’tsleep.I’llgetyouaglassofwater."Heranoff.

           Blade,shethought.Iswallowedit;nowcutsmyloinsforever.Punishment.MarriedtoaJewandshackingupwithaGestapoassassin.Shefelttearsagaininhereyes,boiling.ForallIhavecommitted.Wrecked."Let’sgo,"shesaid,risingtoherfeet."Thehairdresser."

           "You’renotdressed!"Heledher,satherdown,triedtogetherunderpantsontoherwithoutsuccess."Ihavetogetyourhairfixed,"hesaidinadespairingvoice."WhereisthatHur,thatwoman?"

           Shesaid,speakingslowlyandpainstakingly,"Haircreatesbearwhoremovesspotsinnakedness.Hiding,nohidetobehungwithahook.ThehookfromGod.Hair,hear,Hur."Pillseating.Probablyturpentineacid.Theyallmet,decideddangerousmostcorrosivesolventtoeatmeforever.

           Staringdownather,Joeblanched.Mustreadintome,shethought.Readsmymindwithhismachine,althoughIcan’tfindit.

           "Thosepills,"shesaid."Confuseandbewilder."Hesaid,"Youdidn’ttakethem."Hepointedtoherclenchedfist;shediscoveredthatshestillhadthemthere."You’rementallyill,"hesaid.Hehadbecomeheavy,slow,likesomeinertmass.