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The John Galt line
IfsomeonehadshownthatyouthtotheHankReardenofthattimeandtoldhimthatthiswastobethegoalofhissteps,thecollectoroftheenergyofhisachingtendons,whatwouldhehave—
Itwasnotathought,itwaslikethepunchofafistinsidehisskull.
Then,whenhecouldthinkagain,Reardenknewwhattheboyhehadbeenwouldhavefelt:adesiretostepontheobscenethingwhichwasLarkinandgrindeverywetbitofitoutofexistence.
Hehadneverexperiencedanemotionofthiskind.Ittookhimafewmomentstorealizethatthiswaswhatmencalledhatred.
Henoticedthatrisingtoleaveandmutteringsomesortofgood-byes,Larkinhadawounded,reproachful,mouth-pinchedlook,asifhe,Larkin,weretheinjuredparty.
WhenhesoldhiscoalminestoKenDanagger,whoownedthelargestcoalcompanyinPennsylvania,Reardenwonderedwhyhefeltasifitwerealmostpainless.Hefeltnohatred.KenDanaggerwasamaninhisfifties,withahard,closedface;hehadstartedinlifeasaminer.
WhenReardenhandedtohimthedeedtohisnewproperty,Danaggersaidimpassively,"Idon’tbelieveI’vementionedthatanycoalyoubuyfromme,you’llgetitatcost."
Reardenglancedathim,astonished."It’sagainstthelaw,"hesaid.
"Who’sgoingtofindoutwhatsortofcashIbandtoyouinyourownlivingroom?"
"You’retalkingaboutarebate.
