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The Sacred and the Profane
"Huh?"askedtheyoungman,whohadnotnoticedhimstandingthere.
"AnothercompanymovingtoColorado?"
"Uh-huh."
"It’sthethirdonefromConnecticutinthelasttwoweeks,"saidMr.Mowen."Andwhenyoulookatwhat’shappeninginNewJersey,RhodeIsland,MassachusettsandallalongtheAtlanticcoast..."
Theyoungmanwasnotlookinganddidnotseemtolisten."It’slikealeakingfaucet,"saidMr.Mowen,"andallthewater’srunningouttoColorado.Allthemoney."Theyoungmanflungthechainacrossandfolloweditdeftly,climbingoverthebigshapecoveredwithcanvas.
"You’dthinkpeoplewouldhavesomefeelingfortheirnativestate,someloyalty...Butthey’rerunningaway.Idon’tknowwhat’shappeningtopeople."
"It’stheBill,"saidtheyoungman.
"WhatBill?"
"TheEqualizationofOpportunityBill."
"Howdoyoumean?"
"IhearMr.QuinnwasmakingplansayearagotoopenabranchinColorado.TheBillknockedthatoutcold.Sonowhe’smadeuphismindtomovethere,lock,stockandbarrel."
"Idon’tseewherethatmakesitright.TheBillwasnecessary.It’sarottenshame—oldfirmsthathavebeenhereforgenerations...
Thereoughttobealaw..."
Theyoungmanworkedswiftly,competently,asifheenjoyedit.
