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The John Galt line
Idon’tlikethatmiserableEqualizationBill,Idon’tknowwho’sbehindit,Ineverdreamedthey’dpassit,itwassuchashocktomewhenthey—"
"Nevermind."
"ButIonly—"
"Whydoyouinsistontalkingaboutit?"
"I..."Larkin’svoicewaspleading."Igaveyouthebestprice,Hank.Thelawsaid‘reasonablecompensation.’Mybidwashigherthananyoneelse’s."
Reardenlookedatthepapersstilllyingacrossthedesk.Hethoughtofthepaymentthesepapersgavehimforhisoremines.Two-thirdsofthesumwasmoneywhichLarkinhadobtainedasaloanfromthegovernment;thenewlawmadeprovisionsforsuchloans"inordertogiveafairopportunitytothenewownerswhohaveneverhadachance."
Two-thirdsoftherestwasaloanhehimselfhadgrantedtoLarkin,amortgagehehadacceptedonhisownmines...Andthegovernmentmoney,hethoughtsuddenly,themoneynowgiventohimaspaymentforhisproperty,wherehadthatcomefrom?Whoseworkhadprovidedit?
"’Youdon’thavetoworry,Hank,"saidLarkin,withthatincomprehensible,insistentnoteofpleadinginhisvoice."It’sjustapaperformality."
ReardenwondereddimlywhatitwasthatLarkinwantedfromhim.
