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Their Brothers’ Keepers
"Itwasachainofcoincidences,asanystatisticalcurveofprobabilitiescaneasilyprove.Itisunpatriotictospreadrumorsexaggeratingthepowerofthepeople’senemies."
"Rightandwrongisallverywellforacademicconversations,"saidawomanwithaschoolroomvoiceandabarroommouth,"buthowcananybodytakehisownideasseriouslyenoughtodestroyafortunewhenpeopleneedit?"
"Idon’tunderstandit,"anoldmanwassayingwithquaveringbitterness."Aftercenturiesofeffortstocurbman’sinnatebrutality,aftercenturiesofteaching,trainingandindoctrinationwiththegentleandthehumane!"
Awoman’sbewilderedvoiceroseuncertainlyandtrailedoff:"Ithoughtwewerelivinginanageofbrotherhood..."
"I’mscared,"ayounggirlwasrepeating,"I’mscared...oh,Idon’tknow!...I’mjustscared..."
"Hecouldn’thavedoneit!"..."Hedid!"..."Butwhy?"...
"Irefusetobelieveit!"..."It’snothuman!"..."Butwhy?"...
"Justaworthlessplayboy!"..."Butwhy?"
ThemuffledscreamofawomanacrosstheroomandsomehalfgraspedsignalontheedgeofDagny’svision,camesimultaneouslyandmadeherwhirltolookatthecity.
