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           "Industrialtrademarks,Eddie,"heanswered.Franciscowasfifteenyearsold,thatsummer.

           "WhenIrund‘AnconiaCopper...""I’mstudyingminingandmineralogy,becauseImustbereadyforthetimewhenIrund’AnconiaCopper....""I’mstudyingelectricalengineering,becausepowercompaniesarethebestcustomersofd‘AnconiaCopper....""I’mgoingtostudyphilosophy,becauseI’llneedittoprotectd’AnconiaCopper...."

           "Don’tyoueverthinkofanythingbutd‘AnconiaCopper?"Jimaskedhimonce.

           "No."

           "Itseemstomethatthereareotherthingsintheworld."

           "Letothersthinkaboutthem."

           "Isn’tthataveryselfishattitude?"

           "Itis."

           "Whatareyouafter?"

           "Money."

           "Don’tyouhaveenough?"

           "Inhislifetime,everyoneofmyancestorsraisedtheproductionofd‘AnconiaCopperbyabouttenpercent.Iintendtoraiseitbyonehundred."

           "Whatfor?"

           Jimasked,insarcasticimitationofFrancisco’svoice.

           "WhenIdie,Ihopetogotoheaven—whateverthehellthatis-andIwanttobeabletoaffordthepriceofadmission."

           "Virtueisthepriceofadmission,"Jimsaidhaughtily.

           "That’swhatImean,James.SoIwanttobepreparedtoclaimthegreatestvirtueofall—thatIwasamanwhomademoney."

           "Anygraftercanmakemoney."

           "James,yououghttodiscoversomedaythatwordshaveanexactmeaning."

           Franciscosmiled;itwasasmileofradiantmockery.Watchingthem,DagnythoughtsuddenlyofthedifferencebetweenFranciscoandherbrotherJim.