Night FlightAfter a tragic crash in the Andes, an airport supervisor must decide whether to continue the "night flights" of the mail. |
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... feeling of apprehension which had been haunting him all day . Minute by minute , as the telegrams were passed to him , Rivière felt that he had scored another point against fate , reduced the quantum of the un- known 24 THUS THE THREE ...
... feeling of apprehension which had been haunting him all day . Minute by minute , as the telegrams were passed to him , Rivière felt that he had scored another point against fate , reduced the quantum of the un- known 24 THUS THE THREE ...
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... Rivière felt that mood of irritation the traveler knows when his express is held up by a signal and the minutes no longer yield their toll of pass- ing hedgerows . The large clock - hand was turning now an empty hemicycle , within whose ...
... Rivière felt that mood of irritation the traveler knows when his express is held up by a signal and the minutes no longer yield their toll of pass- ing hedgerows . The large clock - hand was turning now an empty hemicycle , within whose ...
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... Rivière in the eyes . " Yes , " he answered . Deep in himself Rivière felt sorry for this brave fellow who had been afraid . The pilot tried to explain . • " I couldn't see a thing . No doubt , further on . perhaps . . . the radio said ...
... Rivière in the eyes . " Yes , " he answered . Deep in himself Rivière felt sorry for this brave fellow who had been afraid . The pilot tried to explain . • " I couldn't see a thing . No doubt , further on . perhaps . . . the radio said ...
Contents
ALREADY BENEATH HIM THROUGH | 17 |
RIVIÈRE GLANCED AT THE PILOT | 33 |
AN HOUR LATER THE WIRELESS | 53 |
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