Атлант расправил плечи
The Sign of the Dollar
wherethere’sfactories,Iguess."
"Aren’tyougoinginthewrongdirectionforthat?ThefactoriesareintheEast."
"No."Hesaiditwiththefirmnessofknowledge."TherearetoomanypeopleintheEast.Thefactoriesaretoowellwatched.Ifiguredtheremightbeabetterchancesomeplacewherethere’sfewerpeopleandlesslaw."
"Oh,runningaway?Afugitivefromthelaw,areyou?"
"Notasyou’dmeanitintheolddays,ma’am.Butasthingsarenow,IguessIam.Iwanttowork."
"Whatdoyoumean?"
"Therearen’tanyjobsbackEast.Andamancouldn’tgiveyouajob,ifhehadonetogive—he’dgotojailforit.He’swatched.Youcan’tgetworkexceptthroughtheUnificationBoard.TheUnificationBoardhasagangofitsownfriendswaitinginlineforthejobs,morefriendsthanamillionaire’sgotrelatives.Well,me—Ihaven’tgoteither."
"Wheredidyouworklast?"
"I’vebeenbummingaroundthecountryforsixmonths—no,longer,Iguess—Iguessit’sclosertoaboutayear—Ican’ttellanymore—mostlydayworkitwas.Mostlyonfarms.Butit’sgettingtobenousenow.
