Атлант расправил плечи
Atlantis
Butsheknewthattherewasnomeaninginmotorsorfactoriesortrains,thattheironlymeaningwasinman’senjoymentofhislife,whichtheyserved—andthatherswellingadmirationatthesightofanachievementwasforthemanfromwhomitcame,forthepowerandtheradiantvisionwithinhimwhichhadseentheearthasaplaceofenjoymentandhadknownthattheworkofachievingone’shappinesswasthepurpose,thesanctionandthemeaningoflife.
Thedoorofthestructurewasastraight,smoothsheetofstainlesssteel,softlylustrousandbluishinthesun.Aboveit,cutinthegranite,astheonlyfeatureofthebuilding’srectangularausterity,therestoodaninscription:ISWEARBYMYLIFEANDMYLOVEOFITTHATIWILLNEVERLIVEFORTHESAKEOFANOTHERMAN,NORASKANOTHERMANTOLIVEFORMINE.
SheturnedtoGalt.Hestoodbesideher;hehadfollowedher,hehadknownthatthissalutewashis.Shewaslookingattheinventorofthemotor,butwhatshesawwastheeasy,casualfigureofaworkmaninhisnaturalsettingandfunction—shenotedtheuncommonlightnessofhisposture,aweightlesswayofstandingthatshowedanexpertcontroloftheuseofhisbody—atallbodyinsimplegarments:athinshirt,lightslacks,abeltaboutaslenderwaistline—andloosehairmadetoglitterlikemetalbythecurrentofasluggishwind.Shelookedathimasshehadlookedathisstructure.
