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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... felt at ease up here , snugly ensconced . He passed his fingers along a steel rib and felt the stream of life that flowed in it ; the metal did not vibrate , yet it was alive . The engine's five - hundred horse - power bred in its ...
... felt at ease up here , snugly ensconced . He passed his fingers along a steel rib and felt the stream of life that flowed in it ; the metal did not vibrate , yet it was alive . The engine's five - hundred horse - power bred in its ...
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... felt himself gently lifted as though some one were tugging at his shoul- ders . He looked around ; heavy clouds were putting out the stars . He leaned toward the earth , trying to see the village lights , shining like glowworms in the ...
... felt himself gently lifted as though some one were tugging at his shoul- ders . He looked around ; heavy clouds were putting out the stars . He leaned toward the earth , trying to see the village lights , shining like glowworms in the ...
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... felt , what was that dream and what his heart's bereavement , none would ever know . . . . For a long while Rivière looked at Robineau as at the living witness of some dark event . Robineau felt ill at ease . An enigmatic irony seemed ...
... felt , what was that dream and what his heart's bereavement , none would ever know . . . . For a long while Rivière looked at Robineau as at the living witness of some dark event . Robineau felt ill at ease . An enigmatic irony seemed ...
Contents
ALREADY BENEATH HIM THROUGH | 17 |
RIVIÈRE GLANCED AT THE PILOT | 33 |
AN HOUR LATER THE WIRELESS | 53 |
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