Mr. Hannard the tycoon dies at age 93, leaving his hometown foundry on strike and unrest at the textile mill. The managers of his larger conglomerate are ready to swoop in and make things right. Hannard's granddaughter, Madeleine, has other ideas. "I have to pay for the sins of my family," she says. Buying off or coopting the managers, she builds a new town for the workers where decisions and resources are shared. The new town is in domes sealed off from the rest of the world, with fantastic architecture, but no rewards for initiative. Some people from outside are jealous, and some people inside are bored.
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The Town That Didn't Exist