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Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead Quotes: The age of the skyscraper is gone. This is the age of the housing project. Which is always a prelude to the age of the cave.
         

The age of the skyscraper is gone. This is the age of the housing project. Which is always a prelude to the age of the cave.


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