Человек в высоком замке

           TheyarenottakingmetoSSGeneralHeydrichattheLeibstandarteDivisionOKW;theyaretakingmetoaParteijail,theretomaimmeandfinallykillme.ButIhavechosen;IchosetoreturntoGermany;IchosetoriskcapturebeforeIcouldreachAbwehrpeopleandprotection.

           Deathateachmoment,oneavenuewhichisopentousatanypoint.Andeventuallywechooseit,inspiteofourselves.Orwegiveupandtakeitdeliberately.HewatchedtheBerlinhousespass.MyownVolk,hethought;youandI,againtogether.

           TothethreeSSmenhesaid,"Howarethings?Anyrecentdevelopmentsinthepoliticalsituation?I’vebeenawayforseveralweeks,beforeBormann’sdeath,infact."

           Themantohisrightanswered,"There’snaturallyplentyofhystericalmobsupportfortheLittleDoctor.Itwasthemobthatswepthimintooffice.However,it’sunlikelythatwhenmoresoberelementsprevailthey’llwanttosupportacrippleanddemagoguewhodependsoninflamingthemasswithhisliesandspellbinding."

           "Isee,"Wegenersaid.

           Itgoeson,hethought.Theinternecinehate.Perhapstheseedsarethere,inthat.Theywilleatoneanotheratlast,andleavetherestofushereandthereintheworld,stillalive.Stillenoughofusoncemoretobuildandhopeandmakeafewsimpleplans.

           Atoneo’clockintheafternoon,JulianaFrinkreachedCheyenne,Wyoming.Inthedowntownbusinesssection,acrossfromtheenormousoldtraindepot,shestoppedatacigarstoreandboughttwoafternoonnewspapers.