practically opted out entirely from the get-go. Frisco continued to work slowly over the course of 12 years to destroy D'Anconia Copper because according to his own words to Dagny in the Berkshires, D'Anconia Copper has to be destroyed surreptitiously due to the fact that it -- D'Anconia Copper -- was not as fine a piece of machinery as Taggart Transcontinental. And as such, it required slow poison rather than sudden death manuever. Secondly, Frisco helped put out the fires in Rearden's Mills. Thirdly, disguised as a man named Frank Adams, Frisco worked as a Foreman in Rearden's Mills in the final days of its operation. Fourthly, Galt worked in the tunnel for Taggart Transcontinental for twelve years. Fifth, Galt also offered to fix the broken signal system in the terminal the night when Dagny was reduced to using human beings as signal-posts and signal-runners in the tunnel. There are several other examples of characters who worked slowly to "the job done" while waiting for the day when they could fully experience the Concerto of Deliverance. Such examples include Owen Kellogg who did work in Connecticut and also helped Dagny continue running The Comet the day Dagny went looking for Quentin Daniels. There was also the young brakeman who worked for Taggart Transcontinental even while studying music in the Gulch. I could go on. But I should conclude by drawing your attention to the fact that even Ayn Rand voted for and worked with less-than-pure characters in politics, publishing and