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           "Don’tlistentoher!"

           ItwassosavageacryofhatredthattheydrewawayfromDr.RobertStadler,asifhehadgivenvoicetotheunconfessedwithinthem.Hisfacelookedastheyfearedtheirswouldlookintheprivacyofdarkness.

           "Don’tlistentoher!"hecried,hiseyesavoidinghers,whileherspausedonhimforabrief,levelglancethatbeganasashockofastonishmentandendedasanobituary."It’syourlifeorhis!"

           "Keepquiet,Professor,"saidMr.Thompson,brushinghimoffwiththejerkofonehand.Mr.Thompson’seyeswerewatchingDagny,asifsomethoughtwerestrugglingtotakeshapeinsidehisskull.

           "Youknowthetruth,allofyou,"shesaid,"andsodoI,andsodoeseverymanwho’sheardJohnGalt!Whatelseareyouwaitingfor?

           Forproof?He’sgivenittoyou.Forfacts?They’reallaroundyou.Howmanycorpsesdoyouintendtopileupbeforeyourenounceit—yourguns,yourpower,yourcontrolsandthewholeofyourmiserablealtruisticcreed?Giveitup,ifyouwanttolive.Giveitup,ifthere’sanythingleftinyourmindthat’sstillabletowanthumanbeingstoremainaliveonthisearth!"

           "Butit’streason!"criedEugeneLawson."She’stalkingpuretreason!"

           "Now,now,"saidMr.Thompson."Youdon’thavetogotoextremes."

           "Huh?"askedTinkyHolloway.

           "But...