Mushure mekunge Cameron aenda pamudyandigere, Keating anoshandira Roark, uyo Francon anokurumidza kumudzinga nekuramba kugadzira chivakwa mune yakasarudzika dhizaini. Roark anoshanda kwenguva pfupi pane imwe femu, obva avhura hofisi yake asi ane dambudziko rekuwana vatengi uye anoivhara. Anowana basa mune granite quarry yaFrancon. Ikoko anosangana nemwanasikana waFrancon, Dominique, munyori wenhau weThe New York Banner, achigara kuimba yemhuri yake iri padyo. Vanokurumidza kukwezva kune mumwe nemumwe, zvichitungamira mukusangana kwepabonde kwakaomarara uko Dominique anozodaidza kuti kubata chibharo. Nguva pfupi yapfuura, Roark anoziviswa kuti mutengi akagadzirira kutanga chivakwa chitsva, uye anodzokera kuNew York. Dominique anodzokerawo kuNew York uye Roark anodzidza kuti mugadziri.
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