Ficciones Chapter Summary & Analysis - Part One, The Garden of Forking Paths, The Garden of Forking Paths Summary

Part One, The Garden of Forking Paths, The Garden of Forking Paths Summary

Dr. Yu Tsun is a spy for the Germans during World War I and he has just learned that a fellow German has been apprehended by the English and that he is most likely next. Dr. Tsun has information he needs to get to the Germans, but does not have the time to go through the normal channels. Dr. Tsun thinks quickly of what he might do in order to get the message to his chief. Finally Dr. Tsun rushes to the train station with an idea in mind. Dr. Tsun buys a ticket for a location a stop beyond where he wants to go and boards the trains just seconds before Richard Madden, the man he believes will arrest him given the chance, arrives at the station.

When Dr. Tsun arrives at his destination, he walks for miles. As he walks, Tsun thinks about his ancestor, Ts'ui Pen, who...
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