Атлант расправил плечи
The Exploiters and the Exploited
Nothingbutyourbody,thatmouthofyours,andthewayyoureyeswouldlookatme,if...ThrougheverysentenceIeversaidtoyou,througheveryconferenceyouthoughtsosafe,throughtheimportanceofalltheissueswediscussed...Youtrustedme,didn’tyou?Torecognizeyourgreatness?Tothinkofyouasyoudeserved—asifyouwereaman?
...Don’tyousupposeIknowhowmuchI’vebetrayed?Theonlybrightencounterofmylife—theonlypersonIrespected—thebestbusinessmanIknow—myally—mypartnerinadesperatebattle...
Thelowestofalldesires—asmyanswertothehighestI’vemet...
DoyouknowwhatIam?Ithoughtofit,becauseitshouldhavebeenunthinkable.Forthatdegradingneed,whichshouldnevertouchyou,Ihaveneverwantedanyonebutyou...Ihadn’tknownwhatitwaslike,towantit,untilIsawyouforthefirsttime.Ihadthought:NotI,Icouldn’tbebrokenbyit...Sincethen...fortwoyears...withnotamoment’srespite...Doyouknowwhatit’slike,towantit?WouldyouwishtohearwhatIthoughtwhenIlookedatyou...whenIlayawakeatnight...whenIheardyourvoiceoveratelephonewire...whenIworked,butcouldnotdriveitaway?
...Tobringyoudowntothingsyoucan’tconceive—andtoknowthatit’sIwhohavedoneit.Toreduceyoutoabody,toteachyouananimal’spleasure,toseeyouneedit,toseeyouaskingmeforit,toseeyourwonderfulspiritdependentupontheobscenityofyourneed.
