Атлант расправил плечи
The Egoist
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TheflamesthatwentuptotheskyofawinternightanddevouredahomeinWyomingwerenotseenbythepeopleofKansas,whowatchedatremblingredglowontheprairiehorizon,madebytheflamesthatwentuptodevourafarm,andtheglowwasnotreflectedbythewindowsofastreetinPennsylvania,wherethetwistingredtongueswerereflectionsoftheflamesthatwentuptodevourafactory.Nobodymentioned,nextmorning,thatthoseflameshadnotbeensetoffbychanceandthattheownersofthethreeplaceshadvanished.Neighborsobserveditwithoutcomment—andwithoutastonishment.Afewhomeswerefoundabandonedinrandomcornersacrossthenation,someleftlocked,shutteredandempty,othersopenandguttedofallmovablegoods—butpeoplewatcheditinsilenceand,throughthesnowdriftsofuntendedstreetsinthehazeofpre-morningdarkness,wentontrudgingtotheirjobs,alittleslowerthanusual.
Then,onNovember27,aspeakeratapoliticalmeetinginClevelandwasbeatenupandhadtoescapebyscurryingdowndarkalleys.
Hissilentaudiencehadcometosuddenlifewhenhehadshoutedthatthecauseofalltheirtroubleswastheirselfishconcernwiththeirowntroubles.
OnthemorningofNovember29,theworkersofashoefactoryinMassachusettswereastonished,onenteringtheirworkshop,tofindthattheforemanwaslate.
