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Chapter 35

           Butwhathappenswhentherearethousands,tensofthousands,hundredsofthousandsandmore,ofpeoplewhocan’tbestoppedbybankvaultsandwhohaveonlytheirself-disciplinetorestrainthemfromtakinganythingtheywant?Tobesure,thatdisciplineisstrongerthananypossiblelegalrestraintbutnobankercangrokthatuntilhehimselftravelsthethornyroadtoachievethatdiscipline?andhe’llwindupnolongerabanker.Whathappenstothestockmarketwhentheilluminatiknowwhichwayastockwillmoveandthebrokersdon’t?"

           "Doyouknow?"

           Samshookhishead."Notinterested.ButSaulovertherethatotherbigHebe;he’smycousingivesitgrokking,alongwithAllie.Michaelhasthembeverycautiousaboutit,nobigkillings,andtheyuseadozen-odddummyaccountsbutthefactremainsthatanyofthedisciplinedcanmakeanyamountofmoneyatanythingrealestate,stocks,horseraces,gambling,younameitwhencompetingwiththehalfawake.No,Idon’tthinkthatmoneyandpropertywilldisappearMichaelsaysthatbothconceptsareusefulbutIdosaythatthey’regoingtobeturnedupsidedownandinsideouttothepointwherepeoplewillhavetolearnnewrules(andthatmeanslearnthehardway,justaswehave)orbehopelesslyoutclassed.WhathappenstoLunarEnterpriseswhenthecommoncarrierbetweenhereandLunaCityisteleportation?"

           "ShouldIbuy?Orsell?"

           "AskSaul.Hemightusethepresentcorporation,orhemightbankruptit.

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