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           "Well,didn’the?"

           Franciscoleanedback;hissmilereturned,butitwasnotahappysmile."Whatwillhisdisappearancedotoyou?"

           "Iwilljusthavetoworkalittleharder."

           Franciscolookedatasteelbridgetracedinblackstrokesagainstredsteambeyondthewindow,andsaid,pointing,"Everyoneofthosegirdershasalimittotheloaditcancarry.What’syours?"

           Reardenlaughed."Isthatwhatyou’reafraidof?Isthatwhyyoucamehere?WereyouafraidI’dbreak?Didyouwanttosaveme,asDagnyTaggartwantedtosaveKenDanagger?Shetriedtoreachhimintime,butcouldn’t."

           "Shedid?Ididn’tknowit.MissTaggartandIdisagreeaboutmanythings."

           "Don’tworry.I’mnotgoingtovanish.Letthemallgiveupandstopworking.Iwon’t.Idon’tknowmylimitanddon’tcare.AllIhavetoknowisthatIcan’tbestopped."

           "Anymancanbestopped,Mr.Rearden."

           "How?"

           "It’sonlyamatterofknowingman’smotivepower."

           "Whatisit?"

           "Yououghttoknow,Mr.Rearden.You’reoneofthelastmoralmenlefttotheworld."

           Reardenchuckledinbitteramusement."I’vebeencalledjustabouteverythingbutthat.Andyou’rewrong.Youhavenoideahowwrong."

           "Areyousure?"

           "Ioughttoknow.