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           "Oh,there’salwayssomethingtodo...."Hespokewithoutconviction."Iguessit’sonlyColoradoandNewMexicothatthey’regoingtodeclarerestricted.I’llstillhavethelineinArizonatorun."Headded,"Asitwastwentyyearsago...Well,itwillkeepmebusy.I’mgettingtired,Dagny.Ididn’ttaketimetonoticeit,butIguessIam."

           Shecouldsaynothing.

           "I’mnotgoingtobuildalinethroughoneoftheirblightedareas,"hesaidinthesameindifferentvoice."That’swhattheytriedtohandmeforaconsolationprize,butIthinkit’sjusttalk.Youcan’tbuildarailroadwherethere’snothingforhundredsofmilesbutacoupleoffarmerswho’renotgrowingenoughtofeedthemselves.Youcan’tbuildaroadandmakeitpay.Ifyoudon’tmakeitpay,who’sgoingto?Itdoesn’tmakesensetome.Theyjustdidn’tknowwhattheyweresaying."

           "Oh,tohellwiththeirblightedareas!It’syouI’mthinkingabout."Shehadtonameit."Whatwillyoudowithyourself?"

           "Idon’tknow...Well,there’salotofthingsIhaven’thadtimetodo.Fishing,forinstance.I’vealwayslikedfishing.MaybeI’llstartreadingbooks,alwaysmeantto.GuessI’lltakeiteasynow.GuessI’llgofishing.There’ssomeniceplacesdowninArizona,whereit’speacefulandquietandyoudon’thavetoseeahumanbeingformiles...."Heglancedupatherandadded,"Forgetit.Whyshouldyouworryaboutme?"

           "It’snotaboutyou,it’s...