Атлант расправил плечи
Wyatt’s torch
Helplessnesswasastrangeexperience,newtoher;shehadneverfoundithardtofacethingsandmakedecisions;butshewasnotdealingwiththings—thiswasafogwithoutshapesordefinitions,inwhichsomethingkeptformingandshiftingbeforeitcouldbeseen,likesemi-clotsinanot-quite-liquid—itwasasifhereyeswerereducedtoside-visionandsheweresensingblursofdisastercoilingtowardher,butshecouldnotmoveherglance,shehadnoglancetomoveandfocus.
TheUnionofLocomotiveEngineerswasdemandingthatthemaximumspeedofalltrainsontheJohnGaltLinebereducedtosixtymilesanhour.TheUnionofRailwayConductorsandBrakemenwasdemandingthatthelengthofallfreighttrainsontheJohnGaltLinebereducedtosixtycars.
ThestatesofWyoming,NewMexico,UtahandArizonaweredemandingthatthenumberoftrainsruninColoradonotexceedthenumberoftrainsrunineachoftheseneighboringstates.
AgroupheadedbyOrrenBoylewasdemandingthepassageofaPreservationofLivelihoodLaw,whichwouldlimittheproductionofReardenMetaltoanamountequaltotheoutputofanyothersteelmillofequalplantcapacity.
AgroupheadedbyMr.MowenwasdemandingthepassageofaFairShareLawtogiveeverycustomerwhowanteditanequalsupplyofReardenMetal.
AgroupheadedbyBertramScudderwasdemandingthepassageofaPublicStabilityLaw,forbiddingEasternbusinessfirmstomoveoutoftheirstates.
