Атлант расправил плечи
The John Galt line
butyoucan’tforcementorisktheirlivesonsomethingnobody’severtriedbefore."
"I’mnotgoingtoforceanyonetotakethatrun."
"Whatareyougoingtodo?"
"I’mgoingtoaskforavolunteer."
"Andifnoneofthemvolunteers?"
"Thenitwillbemyproblem,notyours."
"Well,letmetellyouthatI’mgoingtoadvisethemtorefuse."
"Goahead.Advisethemanythingyouwish.Tellthemwhatever,youlike.Butleavethechoicetothem.Don’ttrytoforbidit."
ThenoticethatappearedineveryroundhouseoftheTaggartsystemwassigned"EdwinWillers,Vice-PresidentinChargeofOperation."Itaskedengineers,whowerewillingtodrivethefirsttrainontheJohnGaltLine,sotoinformtheofficeofMr.Willers,notlaterthanelevenA.M.ofJuly15.
Itwasaquarterofeleven,onthemorningofthefifteenth,whenthetelephoneranginheroffice.ItwasEddie,callingfromhighupintheTaggartBuildingoutsideherwindow."Dagny,Ithinkyou’dbettercomeover."Hisvoicesoundedqueer.
Shehurriedacrossthestreet,thendownthemarble-flooredhalls,tothedoorthatstillcarriedthename"DagnyTaggart"onitsglasspanel.
Shepulledthedooropen.
Theanteroomoftheofficewasfull.Menstoodjammedamongthedesks,againstthewalls.
