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In September of the last year of the strike, [[Francisco d'Anconia]] completed his destruction of his old family firm, on the very day that the People's State of [[Chile]] attempted to [[nationalization|nationalize]] it. But he did not come to the valley permanently. Instead he applied for a job at Rearden Steel as a furnace foreman. Henry Rearden was his personal recruitment project, and had been ever since Rearden had announced his invention of the Metal that bore his name.

In September of the last year of the strike, [[Francisco d'Anconia]] completed his destruction of his old family firm, on the very day that the People's State of [[Chile]] attempted to [[nationalization|nationalize]] it. But he did not come to the valley permanently. Instead he applied for a job at Rearden Steel as a furnace foreman. Henry Rearden was his personal recruitment project, and had been ever since Rearden had announced his invention of the Metal that bore his name.

Two months later, Henry Rearden joined the strike. With him came virtually every one of his regular employees, including a second physician for Galt's Gulch, to wit, Henry Rearden's infirmary director.

Two months later, Henry Rearden joined the strike. With him came a large number of his regular employees, including a second physician for Galt's Gulch, to wit, Henry Rearden's infirmary director.

If the strike had needed to continue, this would still have been a transforming event. By all estimates made before his arrival, Henry Rearden had the potential to triple everyone's production. But the sudden defection of Rearden and his entire workforce was a devastating blow to the "outside" economy. From that event to the final collapse of American society was now only a matter of time.

If the strike had needed to continue, this would still have been a transforming event. By all estimates made before his arrival, Henry Rearden had the potential to triple everyone's production. But the sudden defection of Rearden and his most talented regulars was a devastating blow to the "outside" economy. From that event to the final collapse of American society was now only a matter of time.

John Galt accelerated this decline with his three-hour speech. At the end of it, he called upon any man of the mind left on the outside to{{cquote|Stop supporting your own destroyers!}}

John Galt accelerated this decline with his three-hour speech. At the end of it, he called upon any man of the mind left on the outside to{{cquote|Stop supporting your own destroyers!}}