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           "Well,whatdoyouuseformoney?"

           Themanputthebucketsdown,asifithadjustoccurredtohimthathedidnothavetostandstrainingundertheirweight."Wedon’tusenomoney,"hesaid."Wejusttradethingsamongstus."

           "Howdoyoutradewithpeoplefromothertowns?"

           "Wedon’tgotonoothertowns."

           "Youdon’tseemtohaveiteasyhere."

           "What’sthattoyou?"

           "Nothing.Justcuriosity.Whydoyoupeoplestayhere?"

           "Myoldmanusedtohaveagrocerystorehere.Onlythefactoryclosed."

           "Whydidn’tyoumove?"

           "Whereto?"

           "Anywhere."

           "Whatfor?"

           Dagnywasstaringatthetwobuckets:theyweresquaretinswithropehandles;theyhadbeenoilcans.

           "Listen,"saidRearden,"canyoutelluswhetherthere’saroadtothefactory?"

           "There’splentyofroads."

           "Isthereonethatacarcantake?"

           "Iguessso."

           "Whichone?"

           Themanweighedtheproblemearnestlyforsomemoments."Well,now,ifyouturntotheleftbytheschoolhouse,"hesaid,"andgoontilyoucometothecrookedoak,there’saroaduptherethat’sfinewhenitdon’trainforacoupleofweeks.