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           "Butyouintendtoexistwithoutworkorpurpose?"

           "Whatmakesyouthinkthat?"

           "Areyougoingintothecoal-miningbusinesssomewhereelse?"

           "No,notintothecoal-miningbusiness."

           "Thenwhatareyougoingtodo?"

           "Ihaven’tdecidedthatyet."

           "Whereareyougoing?"

           "Iwon’tanswer."

           Shegaveherselfamoment’spause,togatherherstrength,totellherself:Don’tfeel,don’tshowhimthatyoufeelanything,don’tletitcloudandbreakthebridge—thenshesaid,inthesamequiet,evenvoice,"DoyourealizewhatyourretirementwilldotoHankRearden,tome,toalltherestofus,whoeverisleft?"

           "Yes.Irealizeitmorefullythanyoudoatpresent."

           "Anditmeansnothingtoyou?"

           "Itmeansmorethanyouwillcaretobelieve."

           "Thenwhyareyoudesertingus?"

           "YouwillnotbelieveitandIwillnotexplain,butIamnotdesertingyou."

           "We’rebeinglefttocarryagreaterburden,andyou’reindifferenttotheknowledgethatyou’llseeusdestroyedbythelooters."

           "Don’tbetoosureofthat."

           "Ofwhich?Yourindifferenceorourdestruction?"

           "Ofeither.