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The Sign of the Dollar
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Thedemandingresentmentwasbreakingloose,insmall,cracklingpuffs,likechestnutspoppingopeninthedarkovenofthemindswhonowfeltcertainthattheyweretakencareofandsafe.
"Thisisperfectlyoutrageous!"yelledawoman,springingforward,throwingherwordsatDagny’sface."Youhavenorighttoletthishappen!Idon’tintendtobekeptwaitinginthemiddleofnowhere!
Iexpecttransportation!"
"Keepyourmouthshut,"saidDagny,"orI’lllockthetraindoorsandleaveyouwhereyouare."
"Youcan’tdothat!You’reacommoncarrier!Youhavenorighttodiscriminateagainstme!I’llreportittotheUnificationBoard!"
"—ifIgiveyouatraintogetyouwithinsightorhearingofyourBoard,"saidDagny,turningaway.
ShesawKellogglookingather,hisglancelikealinedrawnunderherwords,underscoringthemforherownattention.
"Getaflashlightsomewhere,"shesaid,"whileIgotogetmyhandbag,thenwe’llstart."
Whentheystartedoutontheirwaytothetrackphone,walkingpastthesilentlineofcars,theysawanotherfiguredescendingfromthetrainandhurryingtomeetthem.Sherecognizedthetramp.
"Trouble,ma’am?"heasked,stopping.
"Thecrewhasdeserted."
"Oh.
