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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... clouds - and he seemed to be entering a vast anchorage , an immen- sity of blessedness . Or else he might have fancied he was tak- ing a quiet walk in the calm of evening , al- most like a shepherd . The Patagonian shep- herds move ...
... clouds - and he seemed to be entering a vast anchorage , an immen- sity of blessedness . Or else he might have fancied he was tak- ing a quiet walk in the calm of evening , al- most like a shepherd . The Patagonian shep- herds move ...
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... clouds began to shed their slime of shadow , flowing past him in cleaner , whiter billows . Fabien rose clear . And now a wonder seized him ; dazzled by that brightness , he had to keep his eyes closed for some seconds . He had never ...
... clouds began to shed their slime of shadow , flowing past him in cleaner , whiter billows . Fabien rose clear . And now a wonder seized him ; dazzled by that brightness , he had to keep his eyes closed for some seconds . He had never ...
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... clouds , mountains and seas and rivers , and laughed silently . Soft laughter that rustled through him like a breeze across a tree , and all his body thrilled with it . Soft laughter , yet stronger , stronger far , than all those clouds ...
... clouds , mountains and seas and rivers , and laughed silently . Soft laughter that rustled through him like a breeze across a tree , and all his body thrilled with it . Soft laughter , yet stronger , stronger far , than all those clouds ...
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ALREADY BENEATH HIM THROUGH | 17 |
RIVIÈRE GLANCED AT THE PILOT | 33 |
AN HOUR LATER THE WIRELESS | 53 |
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