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           Itwaslateandthelightsoftheundergroundcafeteriawerelow,butEddieWillerscouldseetheworker’seyeslookingathimintently.

           "Ifeelasif...asifthere’snopeopleandnohumanlanguageleft,"saidEddieWillers."IfeelthatifIweretoscreaminthemiddleofthestreets,therewouldbenoonetohearit...No,that’snotquitewhatIfeel,it’sthis:Ifeelthatsomeoneisscreaminginthemiddleofthestreets,butpeoplearepassingbyandnosoundcanreachthem—andit’snotHankReardenorKenDanaggerorIwho’sscreaming,andyetitseemsasifit’sallthreeofus...Don’tyouseethatsomebodyshouldhaverisentodefendthem,butnobodyhasorwill?

           ReardenandDanaggerwereindictedthismorning—foranillegalsaleofReardenMetal.They’llgoontrialnextmonth.Iwasthere,inthecourtroominPhiladelphia,whentheyreadtheindictment.Reardenwasverycalm—Ikeptfeelingthathewassmiling,buthewasn’t.

           Danaggerwasworsethancalm.Hedidn’tsayaword,hejuststoodthere,asiftheroomwereempty...Thenewspapersaresayingthatbothofthemshouldbethrowninjail...No...no,I’mnotshaking,I’mallright,I’llbeallrightinamoment...That’swhyIhaven’tsaidawordtoher,IwasafraidI’dexplodeandIdidn’twanttomakeitharderforher,Iknowhowshefeels...