Атлант расправил плечи
Anti-Life
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"Ofwhatusewouldyoubetome,ifyouhad?"
"Youdidn’twantmeto?"
"Oh,yougoddamnfool!"
"Youdidn’twantmetoimprove?Youdidn’twantmetorise?Youthoughtmerottenandyouwantedmetostayrotten?"
"Ofwhatusewouldyoubetome,ifyouearneditall,andIhadtoworktoholdyou,andyoucouldtradeelsewhereifyouchose?"
"Youwantedittobealms...forbothofusandfromboth?
Youwantedustobetwobeggarschainedtoeachother?"
"Yes,yougoddamnevangelist!Yes,yougoddamnheroworshipper!
Yes!"
"YouchosemebecauseIwasworthless?"
"Yes!"
"You’relying,Jim."
Hisanswerwasonlyastartledglanceofastonishment.
"Thosegirlsthatyouusedtobuyforthepriceofameal,theywouldhavebeengladtolettheirrealselvesbecomeagutter,theywouldhavetakenyouralmsandnevertriedtorise,butyouwouldnotmarryoneofthem.Youmarriedme,becauseyouknewthatIdidnotacceptthegutter,insideorout,thatIwasstrugglingtoriseandwouldgoonstruggling—didn’tyou?"
"Yes!"hecried.
Thentheheadlightshehadfeltrushinguponher,hititsgoal—andshescreamedinthebrightexplosionoftheimpact—shescreamedinphysicalterror,backingawayfromhim.
