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== The scab ==

== The scab ==

In June of the last year of the strike, Eddie Willers let slip to Galt that an engineer named Quentin Daniels was attempting to reverse-engineer his electrostatic motor. Galt also discovered that Daniels had abruptly refused to accept any remuneration for any continued work, because any remuneration he received would merely be subject to [[tax]], and he had no wish to support "the looters" by paying any more taxes.

In June of the last year of the strike, Eddie Willers let slip to Galt that an engineer named [[Quentin Daniels]] was attempting to reverse-engineer his electrostatic motor. Galt also discovered that Daniels had abruptly refused to accept any remuneration for any continued work, because any remuneration he received would merely be subject to [[tax]], and he had no wish to support "the looters" by paying any more taxes.

Galt learned something else in that conversation: that Dagny Taggart had been having an affair with [[Henry Rearden]]. At that news, Galt abruptly stood up and left the cafeteria without finishing his meal. He would never see Eddie Willers again.

Galt learned something else in that conversation: that Dagny Taggart had been having an affair with [[Henry Rearden]]. At that news, Galt abruptly stood up and left the cafeteria without finishing his meal. He would never see Eddie Willers again.

Galt then set out toward Afton, [[Utah]], to recruit Daniels in earnest. He was in a hurry—he had to get there before Dagny Taggart did. As Galt and Daniels took off for Mulligan's Valley, Galt watched another aircraft circle for a landing. He would not realize until too late that that same aircraft would take off again and latch onto his "six-o'clock."

Galt then set out toward Afton, [[Utah]], to recruit Daniels in earnest. He was in a hurry—he had to get there before Dagny Taggart did. As Galt and Daniels took off for Mulligan's Valley, Galt watched another aircraft circle for a landing. He would not realize until too late that that same aircraft would take off again and latch onto his "six-o'clock."

He flew to the valley, as usual, and ducked behind the refractor-ray screen that he had installed, at an altitude of 700 feet above ground level (8700 feet above sea level), to project a false image in the sky and make the valley look rocky instead of green and lush. During the entire flight, he and Daniels "talked physics all the way down," as he would later explain. Perhaps the animated conversation caused Galt to fail to notice that any aircraft was following him.

He flew to the valley, as usual, and ducked behind the refractor-ray screen that he had installed, at an altitude of 700 feet above ground level (8700 feet above sea level), to project a false image in the sky and make the valley look rocky instead of green and lush. During the entire flight, he and Daniels "talked physics all the way down," as he would later explain. (In fact, he would not only enroll Quentin Daniels in his lecture course, but would also give him a time-payment plan, the first and perhaps only time that he would do this for any student.) Perhaps the animated conversation caused Galt to fail to notice that any aircraft was following him.

He landed, met Midas Mulligan at the airfield, and asked Mulligan to take charge of Quentin Daniels. Unique among his recruits, Quentin Daniels would not need to spend the night in the "anteroom," the special guest room in Galt's cabin where all recruits passed their first night in Mulligan's Valley, so that he could reassure them that they were making the right choice.

He landed, met Midas Mulligan at the airfield, and asked Mulligan to take charge of Quentin Daniels. Unique among his recruits, Quentin Daniels would not need to spend the night in the "anteroom," the special guest room in Galt's cabin where all recruits passed their first night in Mulligan's Valley, so that he could reassure them that they were making the right choice.