Атлант расправил плечи
The Exploiters and the Exploited
Gettingthemen,theequipment,thetransportation."
"Oh...!"Shechuckled."Goingtospeaktomeaboutbuildingabranchline?"
"Might.There’snolimittowhat’spossibleinthisstate.Doyouknowthattheyhaveeverykindofnaturalresourcehere,waiting,untouched?Andthewaytheirfactoriesaregrowing!IfeeltenyearsyoungerwhenIcomehere."
"Idon’t."Shewaslookingeast,pastthemountains."Ithinkofthecontrast,allovertherestoftheTaggartsystem.There’slesstocarry,lesstonnageproducedeachyear.It’sasif...Hank,what’swrongwiththecountry?"
"Idon’tknow."
"Ikeepthinkingofwhattheytoldusinschoolaboutthesunlosingenergy,growingcoldereachyear.Irememberwondering,then,whatitwouldbelikeinthelastdaysoftheworld.Ithinkitwouldbe...likethis.Growingcolderandthingsstopping."
"Ineverbelievedthatstory.Ithoughtbythetimethesunwasexhausted,menwouldfindasubstitute."
"Youdid?Funny.Ithoughtthat,too."
Hepointedatthecolumnofsmoke."There’syournewsunrise.It’sgoingtofeedtherest."
"Ifit’snotstopped."
"Doyouthinkitcanbestopped?"
Shelookedattherailunderherfeet."No,"shesaid.
Hesmiled.
