Атлант расправил плечи
The Immovable Movers
You’llseethedayoflong-haul,heavy-freightairtraffic."
"I’vebeenthinkingofwhatthatmetalwilldoformotors,anymotors,andwhatsortofthingonecandesignnow."
"Haveyouthoughtofwhatitwilldoforchickenwire?Justplainchicken-wirefences,madeofReardenMetal,thatwillcostafewpenniesamileandlasttwohundredyears.Andkitchenwarethatwillbeboughtatthedimestoreandpassedonfromgenerationtogeneration.Andoceanlinersthatonewon’tbeabletodentwithatorpedo."
"DidItellyouthatI’mhavingtestsmadeofcommunicationswireofReardenMetal?"
"I’mmakingsomanyteststhatI’llnevergetthroughshowingpeoplewhatcanbedonewithitandhowtodoit."
Theyspokeofthemetalandofthepossibilitieswhichtheycouldnotexhaust.Itwasasiftheywerestandingonamountaintop,seeingalimitlessplainbelowandroadsopeninalldirections.Buttheymerelyspokeofmathematicalfigures,ofweights,pressures,resistances,costs.
ShehadforgottenherbrotherandhisNationalAlliance.Shehadforgotteneveryproblem,personandeventbehindher;theyhadalwaysbeencloudedinhersight,tobehurriedpast,tobebrushedaside,neverfinal,neverquitereal.Thiswasreality,shethought,thissenseofclearoutlines,ofpurpose,oflightness,ofhope.Thiswasthewayshehadexpectedtolive—shehadwantedtospendnohourandtakenoactionthatwouldmeanlessthanthis.
Shelookedathimintheexactmomentwhenheturnedtolookather.Theystoodveryclosetoeachother
