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"   If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? According to the World Council of Scholars in Ayn Rand&amp;#039;s Anthem, a prelude to her later and more popular work The Fountainhead, the answer is no. All men would have had to be present and in agreement that a sound was made. In the super-socialistic society Rand depicts, decisions must be made in complete concurrence, the word &amp;quot;we&amp;quot; is used when speaking of yourself, and there is no place for childhood, marriage, career goals or even philosophy. Once a year men and women are paired up to procreate and when a baby is born it is sent to the Hall of Infants and given an equally de-humanizing name like the novel&amp;#039;s narrator, Equality-72521. &amp;quot;We&amp;quot; live only for our brothers and the republic. Sound intriguing? It&amp;#039;s a short read, perfect for an end-of-summer day at the beach exercising your free will. We\u2014scratch that\u2014I highly recommend it. \u2014Laura Geiser, Photo Assistant "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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