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           Vice-President?"

           "AtranscontinentaltrackofReardenMetal."

           "Howsoondoyouwantit?"

           "Tomorrowmorning.ThreeyearsfromnowiswhenI’llgetit."

           "Thinkyoucandoitinthreeyears?"

           "IftheJohnGalt...iftheRioNorteLinedoesaswellasit’sdoingnow."

           "It’sgoingtodobetter.That’sonlythebeginning."

           "Ihaveaninstallmentplanmadeout.Asthemoneycomesin,I’mgoingtostarttearingupthemaintrack,onedivisionatatime,andreplacingitwithReardenMetalrail."

           "Okay.Anytimeyouwishtostart."

           "I’llkeepmovingtheoldrailtothebranchlines—theywon’tlastmuchlonger,ifIdon’t.Inthreeyears,you’llrideonyourownMetalintoSanFrancisco,ifsomebodywantstogiveyouabanquetthere."

           "Inthreeyears,I’llhavemillspouringReardenMetalinColorado,inMichiganandinIdaho.That’smyinstallmentplan."

           "Yourownmills?Branches?"

           "Uh-huh."

           "WhatabouttheEqualizationofOpportunityBill?"

           "Youdon’tthinkit’sgoingtoexistthreeyearsfromnow,doyou?

           We’vegiventhemsuchademonstrationthatallthatrotisgoingtobesweptaway.Thewholecountryiswithus.