Атлант расправил плечи
The Exploiters and the Exploited
Theyhaven’treallysaidit,yetit’sthere—anditisn’t.That’swhat’smonstrousaboutit."
Hiseffortwasfocusedonkeepinghisvoicequiet;hecouldnotcontrolhiswords.Thewordswereforcedoutofhimbytheunbelieving,bewilderedindignationofachildscreamingindenialathisfirstencounterwithevil.
"Whatdidtheysay,Eddie?"
"They...You’dhavetoreadit."Hepointedtothenewspaperhehadleftonherdesk."Theyhaven’tsaidthatReardenMetalisbad.
Theyhaven’tsaidthatit’sunsafe.Whatthey’vedoneis..."Hishandsspreadanddroppedinagestureoffutility.
Shesawataglancewhattheyhaddone.Shesawthesentences:"Itmaybepossiblethatafteraperiodofheavyusage,asuddenfissuremayappear,thoughthelengthofthisperiodcannotbepredicted...Thepossibilityofamolecularreaction,atpresentunknown,cannotbeentirelydiscounted...Althoughthetensilestrengthofthemetalisobviouslydemonstrable,certainquestionsinregardtoitsbehaviorunderunusualstressarenottoberuledout.
...Althoughthereisnoevidencetosupportthecontentionthattheuseofthemetalshouldbeprohibited,afurtherstudyofitspropertieswouldbeofvalue."
"Wecan’tfightit.Itcan’tbeanswered,"Eddiewassayingslowly.
"Wecan’tdemandaretraction.Wecan’tshowthemourtestsorproveanything.They’vesaidnothing.
