➔ Atlas Shrugged Part I Chapter 10: Wyatt's Torch - I'd Rather Burn It Than Hand It Over
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Part I ends with fire. Literal fire. I did not expect this book to punch me in the gut at the very end of its first act. But here we are.
The Trail of the Motor
The chapter opens with Dagny and Rearden trying to trace the inventor of the mysterious motor they found in the ruins of the Twentieth Century Motor Company. This becomes a detective story across a decaying America. They visit county clerks, mayors, bankers, and factory owners. Every lead takes them deeper into a chain of parasites, con men, and self-righteous failures.