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           "MissTaggart,doyouseewhyI’dgivethreedozenmodernartistsforonerealbusinessman?WhyIhavemuchmoreincommonwithEllisWyattorKenDanagger—whohappenstobetonedeaf—thanwithmenlikeMortLiddyandBalphEubank?Whetherit’sasymphonyoracoalmine,allworkisanactofcreatingandcomesfromthesamesource:fromaninviolatecapacitytoseethroughone’sowneyes—whichmeans:thecapacitytoperformarationalidentification—whichmeans:thecapacitytosew,toconnectandtomakewhathadnotbeenseen,connectedandmadebefore.Thatshiningvisionwhichtheytalkaboutasbelongingtotheauthorsofsymphoniesandnovels—whatdotheythinkisthedrivingfacultyofmenwhodiscoverhowtouseoil,howtorunamine,howtobuildanelectricmotor?Thatsacredfirewhichissaidtoburnwithinmusiciansandpoets—whatdotheysupposemovesanindustrialisttodefythewholeworldforthesakeofhisnewmetal,astheinventorsoftheairplane,thebuildersoftherailroads,thediscoverersofnewgermsornewcontinentshavedonethroughalltheages?...