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Anti-Green
"IfsomemanlikeHughAkstonhadtoldme,whenIstarted,thatbyacceptingthemystics’theoryofsexIwasacceptingthelooters’theoryofeconomics,Iwouldhavelaughedinhisface.Iwouldnotlaughathimnow.NowIseeReardenSteelbeingruledbyhumanscum—Iseetheachievementofmylifeservingtoenrichtheworstofmyenemies—andastotheonlytwopersonsIeverloved,I’vebroughtadeadlyinsulttooneandpublicdisgracetotheother.Islappedthefaceofthemanwhowasmyfriend,mydefender,myteacher,themanwhosetmefreebyhelpingmetolearnwhatI’velearned,Ilovedhim,Dagny,hewasthebrother,theson,thecomradeIneverhad—butIknockedhimoutofmylife,becausehewouldnothelpmetoproduceforthelooters.I’dgiveanythingnowtohavehimback,butIownnothingtoofferinsuchrepayment,andI’llneverseehimagain,becauseit’sIwho’llknowthatthereisnowaytodeserveeventherighttoaskforgiveness.
"ButwhatI’vedonetoyou,mydearest,isstillworse.Yourspeechandthatyouhadtomakeit—that’swhatI’vebroughtupontheonlywomanIloved,inpaymentfortheonlyhappinessI’veknown.Don’ttellmethatitwasyourchoicefromthefirstandthatyouacceptedallconsequences,includingtonight—itdoesnotredeemthefactthatitwasIwhohadnobetterchoicetoofferyou.Andthatthelootersforcedyoutospeak,thatyouspoketoavengemeandsetmefree—doesnotredeemthefactthatitwasIwhomadetheirtacticspossible.
