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Jim now decided that if no one else was going to do anything, ''he'' would fix the machine. He barely understood what Galt was talking about—how was he supposed to know what the "vibrator" was?—but he started to take the back off the machine so that he could get at its insides. Wesley begged Jim to stop, saying that it was just as well that the machine had failed anyway. Jim shouted back,{{cquote|I don't care! I want to make him scream! I want...}}

Jim now decided that if no one else was going to do anything, ''he'' would fix the machine. He barely understood what Galt was talking about—how was he supposed to know what the "vibrator" was?—but he started to take the back off the machine so that he could get at its insides. Wesley begged Jim to stop, saying that it was just as well that the machine had failed anyway. Jim shouted back,{{cquote|I don't care! I want to make him scream! I want...}}

And that's when Jim Taggart screamed out loud. For the first time, he now realized that his whole life had been about hurting those who could do things better than he could. Even his fury at Galt for telling all those men to quit and vanish was all about Galt taking those men out of his reach. Jim couldn't stand it, and started to say, "No, no, no..." Galt said,{{cquote|I told you that on the radio, didn't I?}}

And that's when Jim Taggart screamed out loud. For the first time, he now realized that his whole life had been about hurting those who could do things better than he could. Even his fury at Galt for telling all those men to quit and vanish was all about Galt taking those men out of his reach. For a minute, Jim saw the face of his late wife in his mind, and it was almost as though she were directly accusing him of murder in her death, and in the deaths of countless others. Jim couldn't stand it, and started to say, "No, no, no..." Galt said,{{cquote|I told you that on the radio, didn't I?}}

Jim couldn't answer. He collapsed to the floor where he was, and couldn't speak to anyone. He barely heard Floyd Ferris say something about getting him out of that building and getting him to a doctor. He let Floyd and Wesley half assist, half carry him out of the room and out of the building.

Jim couldn't answer. He collapsed to the floor where he was, and couldn't speak to anyone. He barely heard Floyd Ferris say something about getting him out of that building and getting him to a doctor. He let Floyd and Wesley half assist, half carry him out of the room and out of the building.