Человек в высоком замке

           TheBerlinpolicestationssuddenlyspewingfortharmedSDmenineverydirection—radiostationsandpowercutoff,Tempeihoferclosed.Rumbleofheavygunsinthedarkness,alongmainstreets.

           Butwhatdoesitmatter?EvenifDoctorGoebbelsisdeposedandOperationDandelioniscanceled?Theywillstillexist,theblackshirts,thePartei,theschemesifnotintheOrientthensomewhereelse.OnMarsandVenus.

           NowonderMr.Tagomicouldnotgoon,hethought.Theterribledilemmaofourlives.Whateverhappens,itisevilbeyondcompare.Whystruggle,then?Whychoose?Ifallalternativesarethesame.

           Evidentlywegoon,aswealwayshave.Fromdaytoday.AtthismomentweworkagainstOperationDandelion.Lateron,atanothermoment,weworktodefeatthepolice.Butwecannotdoitallatonce;itisasequence.Anunfoldingprocess.Wecanonlycontroltheendbymakingachoiceateachstep.

           Hethought,Wecanonlyhope.Andtry.

           Onsomeotherworld,possiblyitisdifferent.Better.Therearecleargoodandevilalternatives.Nottheseobscureadmixtures,theseblends,withnopropertoolbywhichtountanglethecomponents.

           Wedonothavetheidealworld,suchaswewouldlike,wheremoralityiseasybecausecognitioniseasy.Whereonecandorightwithnoeffortbecausehecandetecttheobvious.

           TheDaimlerstartedwithCaptainWegenerintheback,ablackshirtoneachside,machinegunonlap.Blackshirtbehindthewheel.

           Supposeitisadeceptionevennow,WegenerthoughtasthesedanmovedathighspeedthroughBerlintraffic.