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What stopped him from giving way completely was his having yet another idea about bridge building. On that occasion, he conceived of a combination of a truss and an arch, that would bear even greater weight than his original truss invention. This would allow him to build the bridge with fewer raw materials, so that he would not miss his deadline. He was so excited about his discovery that he called Dagny at night to trumpet his triumph, and encourage her not to worry about people in [[Washington, DC]] who seemed to like to waste people's time.

What stopped him from giving way completely was his having yet another idea about bridge building. On that occasion, he conceived of a combination of a truss and an arch, that would bear even greater weight than his original truss invention. This would allow him to build the bridge with fewer raw materials, so that he would not miss his deadline. He was so excited about his discovery that he called Dagny at night to trumpet his triumph, and encourage her not to worry about people in [[Washington, DC]] who seemed to like to waste people's time.

At about this time, however, he did suffer a loss that would portend much greater trouble later on. He had hired a Washington lobbyist named [[Wesley Mouch]] to represent him before the politicians and officials. But Wesley Mouch had made himself unreachable and had not warned him about the Equalization of Oppportunity Act. Finally Mouch wrote that he had resigned. Shortly thereafter came the announcement that he was now the new Assistant Coordinator of the Bureau of Economic Planning and Natural Resources. Mouch would become the ''senior'' coordinator in less than a year.

At about this time, however, he did suffer a loss that would portend much greater trouble later on. He had hired a Washington lobbyist named [[Wesley Mouch]] to represent him before the politicians and officials. But Wesley Mouch had made himself unreachable and had not warned him about the Equalization of Opportunity Act. Finally Mouch wrote that he had resigned. Shortly thereafter came the announcement that he was now the new Assistant Coordinator of the Bureau of Economic Planning and Natural Resources. Mouch would become the ''senior'' coordinator in less than a year.

== The opening of the line ==

== The opening of the line ==

== Rescue of John Galt ==

== Rescue of John Galt ==

[[John Galt]], as promised, opened a special edition of his lecture course, that all the most productive men in Galt's Gulch knew and loved. Those lectures, held every other evening in the hangar of Dwight Sanders' airfield, were among the highlights of Rearden's stay. Rearden never asked himself whom he liked better: the teacher or his fellow students.

John Galt, as promised, opened a special edition of his lecture course, that all the most productive men in Galt's Gulch knew and loved. Those lectures, held every other evening in the hangar of Dwight Sanders' airfield, were among the highlights of Rearden's stay. Rearden never asked himself whom he liked better: the teacher or his fellow students.

On November 15, Galt accelerated the course to an every-evening schedule with longer hours, and that he would "graduate" everyone on November 21. He gave no explanation for the rushed schedule, but Rearden guessed: Galt had been preoccupied ever since Ragnar had brought the intelligence about [[Mr. Thompson]]'s planned speech.

On November 15, Galt accelerated the course to an every-evening schedule with longer hours, and that he would "graduate" everyone on November 21. He gave no explanation for the rushed schedule, but Rearden guessed: Galt had been preoccupied ever since Ragnar had brought the intelligence about [[Mr. Thompson]]'s planned speech.