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           Why?"

           "Well,afterall,IhavearighttorunmybusinessasIseefit."

           "Whyareyouwillingtopaytheextracost?"

           "Whatdoyoucare?I’mnotchargingittoyou."

           "Whatwillyoudowhenyoufindthatyoucan’taffordtherailratesandthatyouhavedestroyedthelakeshipping?"

           "Iamsureyouwouldn’tunderstandanyconsiderationotherthandollarsandcents,butsomepeopledoconsidertheirsocialandpatrioticresponsibilities."

           "Whatresponsibilities?"

           "Well,IthinkthatarailroadlikeTaggartTranscontinentalisessentialtothenationalwelfareanditisone’spublicdutytosupportJim’sMinnesotabranchline,whichisrunningatadeficit."

           Reardenleanedforwardacrossthedesk;hewasbeginningtoseethelinksofasequencehehadneverunderstood."Towhomdidyoushipyourorelastmonth?"heaskedevenly.

           "Well,afterall,thatismyprivatebusinesswhich—"

           "ToOrrenBoyle,wasn’tit?"

           "Youcan’texpectpeopletosacrificetheentiresteelindustryofthenationtoyourselfishinterestsand—"

           "Getoutofhere,"saidRearden.Hesaiditcalmly.Thesequencewascleartohimnow.

           "Don’tmisunderstandme,Ididn’tmean—"

           "Getout."

           Larkingotout.