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           violence,certainmeasuresarenecessary,which...Look,Jim"—heturnedsuddenlytoJamesTaggart—"whydon’tyouexplainittoMr.Rearden,asafellowindustrialist?"

           "Well,somebody’sgottosupporttherailroads,"saidTaggartsullenly,notlookingathim."Thecountryneedsrailroadsandsomebody’sgottohelpuscarrytheload,andifwedon’tgetanincreaseinfreightrates—"

           "No,no,no!"snappedWesleyMouch."TellMr.ReardenabouttheworkingoftheRailroadUnificationPlan."

           "Well,thePlanisafullsuccess,"saidTaggartlethargically,"exceptforthenotfullycontrollableelementoftime.Itisonlyaquestionoftimebeforeourunifiedteamworkputseveryrailroadinthecountrybackonitsfeet.ThePlan,I’minapositiontoassureyou,wouldworkassuccessfullyforanyotherindustry."

           "Nodoubtaboutthat,"saidRearden,andturnedtoMouch."Whydoyouaskthestoogetowastemytime?WhathastheRailroadUnificationPlantodowithme?"

           "But,Mr.Rearden,"criedMouchwithdesperatecheerfulness,"that’sthepatternwe’retofollow!That’swhatwecalledyouheretodiscuss!"

           "What?"

           "TheSteelUnificationPlan!"

           Therewasaninstantofsilence,asofbreathsdrawnafteraplunge.

           Reardensatlookingatthemwithaglancethatseemedtobeaglanceofinterest.