Человек в высоком замке

           Thefrycooksaidinahoarseangryvoice,"Buddy,I’mnotaJew-lover,butIseensomeofthoseJewrefugeesfleeingyourU.S.in‘49,andyoucanhaveyourU.S.Ifthere’salotofbuildingbackthereandalotoflooseeasymoneyit’sbecausetheystoleitfromthoseJewswhentheykickedthemoutofNewYork,thatgoddamNaziNurembergLaw.IlivedinBostonwhenIwasakid,andIgotnospecialuseforJews,butIneverthoughtI’dseethatNaziraciallawgetpassedintheU.S.,evenifwedidlosethewar.I’msurprisedyouaren’tintheU.S.ArmedForces,gettingreadytoinvadesomelittleSouthAmericanrepublicasafrontfortheGermans,sotheycanpushtheJapanesebackalittlebitmore—"

           Bothtruckdriverswereontheirfeet,theirfacesstark.Theoldermanpickedupaketchupbottlefromthecounterandheldituprightbytheneck.Thefrycookwithoutturninghisbacktothetwomenreachedbehindhimuntilhisfingerstouchedoneofhismeatforks.Hebroughttheforkoutandheldit.

           Julianasaid,"Denverisgettingoneofthoseheat-resistantrunwayssothatLufthansarocketscanlandthere."

           Noneofthethreemenmovedorspoke.Theothercustomerssatsilently.

           Finallythefrycooksaid,"Oneflewoveraroundsundown."

           "Itwasn’tgoingtoDenver,"Julianasaid."Itwasgoingwest,totheCoast."

           Bydegrees,thetwotruckdriversreseatedthemselves.Theoldermanmumbled,"Ialwaysforget;they’realittleyellowouthere."

           Thefrycooksaid."NoJapskilledJews,inthewarorafter.