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happening on it, and I think you'll be surprised.<br />

None of my business if you sell your own property.<br />

Long as it's legitimate. Far as I can judge, nothing the<br />

federal government's up to is likely to be legitimate, but,<br />

like I say, I admit to prejudice. But you wouldn't want<br />

me putting up a burlesque house next door to your<br />

bank. And I don't want somebody putting a pile of<br />

radioactive foolishness next door to my town. Shouldn't<br />

imagine you would either."<br />

She turned her eyes to the statue of Elijah Dingley in<br />

the town green.<br />

"Willie Bredforet always argued with me that I<br />

thought people who owned the land ought to give it all<br />

away, share and share alike. Always putting words in<br />

my mouth to rile me, just because I voted for Roosevelt<br />

against Hoover. Absurd, never thought such a thing. Be<br />

a fool not to believe in private property, capitalist like<br />

me. But I do think that people who own the land are<br />

responsible for it." She tapped his shoulder with the<br />

cane. "Let me know if you find out they have sneaked<br />

out there. Reprehensible. Government behaves like<br />

Italian gangsters.

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