Атлант расправил плечи
The Moratorium on Brains
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"Iunderstandexactlywhatyoumean."
"Youknow—becauseI’velistenedtoyou,becauseyou’veseenmeeagertohearit—thatIhaven’tdamnedyouasIshould.Ican’tdamnyouoranyoneelse.Therearenostandardsleftformentoliveby,soIdon’tcaretojudgeanythingtheydotodayorinwhatmannertheyattempttoenduretheunendurable.Ifthisisyourmanner,Iwillletyougotohellinyourownway,butIwantnopartofit.Neitherasyourinspirationnorasyouraccomplice.Don’texpectmeevertoacceptyourbankaccount,ifitdoesexist.Spenditonsomeextraarmorplateforyourself—becauseI’mgoingtoreportthistothepoliceandgivethemeveryclueIcantosetthemonyourtrail."
Danneskjolddidnotmoveoranswer.Afreighttrainwasrollingby,somewhereinthedistanceanddarkness;theycouldnotseeit,buttheyheardthepoundingbeatofwheelsfillingthesilence,anditseemedclose,asifadisembodiedtrain,reducedtoalongstringofsound,weregoingpasttheminthenight.
"Youwantedtohelpmeinmymosthopelesshour?"saidRearden.
"IfIambroughttowheremyonlydefenderisapirate,thenIdon’tcaretobedefendedanylonger.Youspeaksomeremnantofahumanlanguage,sointhenameofthat,I’lltellyouthatIhavenohopeleft,butIhavetheknowledgethatwhentheendcomes,Iwillhavelivedbymyownstandards,evenwhileIwastheonlyonetowhomtheyremainedvalid.
