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The creation of these two icons was inspired by Ayn Rand’s novel, Atlas Shrugged. There is a memorable exchange between two of the characters. It is a conversation that takes place on page 455 between Francisco d’Anconia and Hank Rearden: “If you saw Atlas, the giant who holds the world on his shoulders, if you saw that he stood, blood running down his chest, his knees buckling, his arms trembling but still trying to hold the world aloft with the last of his strength, and the greater his effort the heavier the world bore down upon his shoulders-what would you tell...

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