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The Exploiters and the Exploited
Buttellme,whyareyouconcernedaboutit?"
Aflickerofastonishmentroseanddiedinhereyes;sheansweredwithoutchangeintheimpersonaltoneofhervoice,"IambuildingabranchlinewithrailsofReardenMetal,which—"
"Oh,butofcourse!Ididhearsomethingaboutit.Youmustforgiveme,Idon’treadthenewspapersasregularlyasIshould.It’syourrailroadthat’sbuildingthatnewbranch,isn’tit?"
"Theexistenceofmyrailroaddependsuponthecompletionofthatbranch—and,Ithink,"eventually,theexistenceofthiscountrywilldependonitaswell."
Thewrinklesofamusementdeepenedabouthiseyes."Canyoumakesuchastatementwithpositiveassurance,MissTaggart?Icouldn’t."
"Inthiscase?"
"Inanycase.Nobodycantellwhatthecourseofacountry’sfuturemaybe.Itisnotamatterofcalculabletrends,butachaossubjecttotheruleofthemoment,inwhichanythingispossible."
"Doyouthinkthatproductionisnecessarytotheexistenceofacountry,Dr.Stadler?"
"Why,yes,yes,ofcourse."
"ThebuildingofourbranchlinehasbeenstoppedbythestatementofthisInstitute."
Hedidnotsmileandhedidnotanswer.
"DoesthatstatementrepresentyourconclusionaboutthenatureofReardenMetal?"sheasked.
"IhavesaidthatIhavenotreadit.
