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The John Galt line
Iwantasmanymilesaspossiblebetweenmyselfandalltheotherkinds."Heleanedforwardtorefilltheirwineglasses."Hank,whydon’tyoumovetoColorado?TohellwithNewYorkandtheEasternSeaboard!ThisisthecapitaloftheRenaissance.TheSecondRenaissance—notofoilpaintingsandcathedrals—butofoilderricks,powerplants,andmotorsmadeofReardenMetal.TheyhadtheStoneAgeandtheIronAgeandnowthey’regoingtocallittheReardenMetalAge—becausethere’snolimittowhatyourMetalhasmadepossible."
"I’mgoingtobuyafewsquaremilesofPennsylvania,"saidRearden.
"Theonesaroundmymills.Itwouldhavebeencheapertobuildabranchhere,asIwanted,butyouknowwhyIcan’t,andtohellwiththem!I’llbeatthemanyway.I’mgoingtoexpandthemills—andifshecangivemethree-dayfreightservicetoColorado,I’llgiveyouaraceforwho’sgoingtobethecapitaloftheRenaissance!"
"Givemeayear,"saidDagny,"ofrunningtrainsontheJohnGaltLine,givemetimetopulltheTaggartsystemtogether—andI’llgiveyouthree-dayfreightserviceacrossthecontinent,onaReardenMetaltrackfromoceantoocean!"
"Whowasitthatsaidheneededafulcrum?"saidEllisWyatt."Givemeanunobstructedright-of-wayandI’llshowthemhowtomovetheearth!"
ShewonderedwhatitwasthatshelikedaboutthesoundofWyatt’slaughter.
