Атлант расправил плечи
The Sign of the Dollar
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"Listen,"shesaidslowly,fightingforpatience,"doyouunderstandthatthere’satrain,apassengerlimited,abandonedinthemiddleoftheprairie?"
"Yeah,buthowamItoknowwhatI’msupposedtodoaboutit?
Therulesdon’tprovideforit.Nowifyouhadanaccident,we’dsendoutthewrecker,butiftherewasnoaccident...youdon’tneedthewrecker,doyou?"
"No.Wedon’tneedthewrecker.Weneedmen.Doyouunderstand?Livingmentorunanengine."
"Therulesdon’tsayanythingaboutatrainwithoutmen.Oraboutmenwithoutatrain.There’snoruleforcallingoutafullcrewinthemiddleofthenightandsendingthemtohuntforatrainsomewhere.
I’veneverheardofitbefore."
"You’rehearingitnow.Don’tyouknowwhatyouhavetodo?"
"WhoamItoknow?"
"Doyouknowthatyourjobistokeeptrainsmoving?"
"Myjobistoobeytherules.IfIsendoutacrewwhenI’mnotsupposedto,Godonlyknowswhat’sgoingtohappen!WhatwiththeUnificationBoardandalltheregulationsthey’vegotnowadays,whoamItotakeituponmyself?"
"Andwhat’sgoingtohappenifyouleaveatrainstalledontheline?"
"That’snotmyfault.Ihadnothingtodowithit.Theycan’tblameme.Icouldn’thelpit."
"You’retohelpitnow.
