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| | A few weeks later, the authorities announced the drafting of "The John Galt Plan for Peace and Prosperity." The authorities planned a [[television]] special to announce their plan. But in the middle of that show, John Galt moved deftly enough to demonstrate that someone was pointing a gun at him, and said,{{cquote|Get...out of my way.}} | | A few weeks later, the authorities announced the drafting of "The John Galt Plan for Peace and Prosperity." The authorities planned a [[television]] special to announce their plan. But in the middle of that show, John Galt moved deftly enough to demonstrate that someone was pointing a gun at him, and said,{{cquote|Get...out of my way.}} |
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| − | Within an hour, Henry, Francisco, and Ragnar Danneskjold, who were actively looking for John Galt and hoped to rescue him, heard another shocking piece of news: the famous Taggart Bridge, the only railroad bridge that crossed the [[Mississippi River]], had been cut in half by a malfunction at the mysterious Project X. Only then would Henry have learned the nature of the secret project that he once refused to support. | + | Within an hour, Henry, Francisco, and Ragnar Danneskjold, who were actively looking for John Galt and hoped to rescue him, heard another shocking piece of news: the famous Taggart Bridge, the only railroad bridge that crossed the [[Mississippi River]], had been cut in half by a malfunction at the mysterious [[Project X]]. Only then would Henry have learned the nature of the secret project that he once refused to support. |
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| − | That news caused a panic throughout the city of New York, in which residents fled the city with all their belongings lashed to their automobile roofs. In the middle of this panic, Dagny Taggart finally joined the strike herself. That night, Ragnar Danneskjold organized a commando raid on a secret facility of the State Science Institute where John Galt had been taken to be examined under torture by electric shock. Dagny, Henry, and Francisco participated under Ragnar's direct leadership as the spearhead of the raid. They killed several Institute personnel and successfully rescued Galt, who assured them all that he was not hurt, because he knew that they would never deliver him a lethal shock. | + | That news caused a panic throughout the city of New York, in which residents fled the city with all their belongings lashed to their automobile roofs. In the middle of this panic, Dagny Taggart finally joined the strike herself. That night, Ragnar Danneskjold organized a commando raid on a secret facility of the [[State Science Institute]] where John Galt had been taken to be examined under torture by electric shock. Dagny, Henry, and Francisco participated under Ragnar's direct leadership as the spearhead of the raid. They killed several Institute personnel and successfully rescued Galt, who assured them all that he was not hurt, because he knew that they would never deliver him a lethal shock. |
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| | == Final unraveling == | | == Final unraveling == |