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The Cataclysm

           I’mnotafraidofnoropesandnoguns.Thesecorporationshavedoneeverythingforthecity"

           AVoice."Aw!"

           AldermanTiernan."Ifitwasn’tforthestreet-carcompanieswewouldn’thaveanycity."

           TenVoices."Aw!"

           AldermanTiernan(bravely)."Mymindain’tthemindofsomepeople."

           AVoice."Ishouldsaynot."

           AldermanTiernan."I’mtalkingforcompensationfortheprivilegesweexpecttogive."

           AVoice."You’retalkingforyourpocket-book."

           AldermanTiernan."Idon’tgiveadamnforthesecheapskatesandcowardsinthegallery.Isaytreatthesecorporationsright.Theyhavehelpedmakethecity."

           AChorusofFiftyVoices."Aw!Youwanttotreatyourselfright,that’swhatyouwant.Youvoterightto-nightoryou’llbesorry."

           Bynowthevariousaldermenoutsideofthemosthardenedcharactersweremoreorlessterrifiedbythegrillingcontest.Itcoulddonogoodtobattlewiththisgalleryorthecrowdoutside.Abovethemsatthemayor,beforethemreporters,tickinginshorthandeveryphraseandword."Idon’tseewhatwecando,"saidAldermanPinskitoAldermanHvranek,hisneighbor."Itlookstomeasifwemightjustaswellnottry."

           AtthispointaroseAldermanGilleran,small,pale,intelligent,anti-Cowperwood.

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