O ano era 1984. Foi totalmente incrível. Ronald Reagan tinha acabado de conquistar 49 estados para ganhar a reeleição. Purple Rain reinava nas ondas do rádio. Daniel-san havia derrotado o Cobra Kai (bem, pela primeira vez). Steve Jobs apresentou uma pequena caixa bege que logo mudaria o mundo. No entanto, no país das fazendas, uma notícia dominava todas as conversas, desde os turnrows até as cafeterias: A Case compra a International Harvester. Bem, eles mais ou menos compraram.
A Tenneco já era proprietária da Case. Em um movimento para aumentar sua presença no setor agrícola, a Tenneco adquiriu um ícone do setor. Os fiéis à IH ficaram incrédulos. Muitos estavam furiosos. Outros estavam em puro pânico. Como isso era possível? Como aqueles feios tratores brancos na parte superior e laranjas na parte inferior
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