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| | == Characters == | | == Characters == |
| − | * The Taggart Transcontinental Railroad | + | * The [[Taggart Transcontinental Railroad]] |
| | ** '''[[James Taggart]]''', President | | ** '''[[James Taggart]]''', President |
| | ** '''[[Dagny Taggart]]''', his sister, Vice-President in Charge of Operations | | ** '''[[Dagny Taggart]]''', his sister, Vice-President in Charge of Operations |
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| | * Associated Steel | | * Associated Steel |
| − | ** Orren Boyle, President | + | ** [[Orren Boyle]], President |
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| − | * Twentieth-Century Motor Company | + | * [[Twentieth-Century Motor Company]] |
| | ** Gerald "Jed" Starnes, President (deceased) | | ** Gerald "Jed" Starnes, President (deceased) |
| | ** His children: | | ** His children: |
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| | ** William Hastings, former chief design engineer (deceased) | | ** William Hastings, former chief design engineer (deceased) |
| | ** Jeff Allen, former shop foreman | | ** Jeff Allen, former shop foreman |
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| | + | * Amalgamated Labor of America |
| | + | ** [[Fred Kinnan]], President |
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| | * The United States government | | * The United States government |
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| | *** [[Cuffy Meigs]], Director of Unification (Railroad Unification Plan) | | *** [[Cuffy Meigs]], Director of Unification (Railroad Unification Plan) |
| | *** Charles "Chick" Morrison, a senior administration official | | *** Charles "Chick" Morrison, a senior administration official |
| | + | *** "Tinky" Holloway, another senior administration official |
| | ** The [[United States Congress]] | | ** The [[United States Congress]] |
| | *** Kip Chalmers, a Representative | | *** Kip Chalmers, a Representative |
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| | ** Bureau of Economic Planning and Natural Resources | | ** Bureau of Economic Planning and Natural Resources |
| | *** [[Wesley Mouch]], Senior Co-ordinator (formerly the Washington lobbyist for Rearden Steel) | | *** [[Wesley Mouch]], Senior Co-ordinator (formerly the Washington lobbyist for Rearden Steel) |
| − | ** State Science Institute | + | ** [[State Science Institute]] |
| | *** [[Robert Stadler]], PhD, Director (formerly Chairman, Department of Physics, Patrick Henry University) | | *** [[Robert Stadler]], PhD, Director (formerly Chairman, Department of Physics, Patrick Henry University) |
| | *** [[Floyd Ferris]], PhD, Associate Director | | *** [[Floyd Ferris]], PhD, Associate Director |
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| | ** [[Hugh Akston]], PhD, former Chairman, Department of Philosophy, Patrick Henry University | | ** [[Hugh Akston]], PhD, former Chairman, Department of Philosophy, Patrick Henry University |
| | ** [[Kenneth Dannager]], President, Dannager Coal Company | | ** [[Kenneth Dannager]], President, Dannager Coal Company |
| − | ** Richard Halley, composer | + | ** [[Richard Halley]], composer |
| | ** Lawrence Hammond, President, Hammond Car Company | | ** Lawrence Hammond, President, Hammond Car Company |
| | ** Owen Kellogg, former railroad executive in Dagny Taggart's department | | ** Owen Kellogg, former railroad executive in Dagny Taggart's department |
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| | * Two notorious men to watch: | | * Two notorious men to watch: |
| − | ** '''[[Francisco Domingo Carlos Andres Sebastian d'Anconia]]''', current head of D'Anconia Copper SA of the Republic (now "People's State") of [[Chile]], who has developed a reputation as a playboy | + | ** '''[[Francisco Domingo Carlos Andres Sebastian d'Anconia]]''', current head of D'Anconia Copper SA of the Republic (later "People's State") of [[Argentina]], who has developed a reputation as a playboy |
| | ** '''[[Ragnar Danneskjold]]''', a [[privateer]], i.e. a "[[pirate]]." | | ** '''[[Ragnar Danneskjold]]''', a [[privateer]], i.e. a "[[pirate]]." |
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