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Book Review ATLAS SHRUGGED by Ayn RandTaggart Transcontinental is not to be excluded on the effects of declining economic situations experienced by the whole country. Dagny Taggart, the vice president in-charge of operations, upon her visit to the Rio Norte Line to inspect the damages it maintains, goes straight to her brothers potency and reports that the line needs immediate attention and for that she has already ordered Rearden Metal to be used for that line. Jim denounced her decisions and actions not just because she does not have authority to refer those orders but also Rearden Metal is not yet tried before by others. Dagnys plan to rebuild this important line is held back when almost of the corporations business contacts and suppliers as well as own personnels are suddenly leaving and mysteriously vanishing. Meanwhile, Dagnys brother Jim uses his political process to save his railroad and thus the Anti Dog-Eat-Dog Rule was approved to rid of competitions in railroad, spec ific bothy Taggarts competitors. Dagnys plans of rebuilding were further hampered when the State skill Institute publicly deprecates Rearden Metal although this is the best type of metal ever formulated and invented. Focused to rebuild her line, Dagny decides to start her own company where she would take all the risks and responsibilities of using Rearden Metal, and once the line was built, she would then have to return the line to Taggart Transcontinental. Her decision was not a disappointment and proved to be a surprise success. Then, a new set of law called Directive 10-289 was passed and includes a decree that all patents or inventions are to be taken over by the presidential term for public use. Dagny quits and retreats to an old family house in the mountains. She was followed there by Francisco where he now tells her everything he has been up to. However, upon hearing news about a new railroad accident, she rushes back to her office and takes over again. Then in pursuit of t he scientist she has assigned to rebuild a motor that can transform atmospherics energy to kinetic energy that she and Hank have discovered, she crashes into an unknown location where all the missing great minds are living. They are on drive describing it a strike of the mind. There she came to know the real John Galt and was able to live with him for a month.