Summary: Dr. Stadler was pondering the book of Dr. Floyd Ferris (age 45), the Top Co-ordinator of the State Science Institute. They met to discuss the Wyatt oil fields conflagration, Project X, and Wesley Mouch. Hammond quit; Stockton quit. Dagny pondered this, and Akston’s cigarette. She also interviewed scientists to study the motor, before asking Dr. Stadler, who pointed her to Quentin Daniels, and spoke of John Galt. Rearden refused a SSI order for his Metal, and sold some to Ken Danagger instead. The Wet Nurse tried unsuccessfully to persuade Rearden to comply. Rearden went to Dagny to continue their romance, and to ponder the SSI issue.

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Atlas Shrugged was written by Ayn Rand in 1957.

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