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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... lamp , let go of it , felt for it again , made sure it held ; then lightly touched each switch , to be certain of finding it later , training his hands to function in a blind man's world . Now that his hands had learnt their rôle by ...
... lamp , let go of it , felt for it again , made sure it held ; then lightly touched each switch , to be certain of finding it later , training his hands to function in a blind man's world . Now that his hands had learnt their rôle by ...
Page 54
... lamp in the cockpit was all that remained to him of the world of men and he shuddered to know him- self descending helpless into the dark heart of night , with only a little thing , a miner's safety - lamp , to see him through . He ...
... lamp in the cockpit was all that remained to him of the world of men and he shuddered to know him- self descending helpless into the dark heart of night , with only a little thing , a miner's safety - lamp , to see him through . He ...
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... lamp shone in one corner , making a little pool of light . The clicking of a single typewriter gave meaning to the si- lence , but did not fill it . Sometimes the tele- phone buzzed faintly and the clerk on duty rose obedient to its sad ...
... lamp shone in one corner , making a little pool of light . The clicking of a single typewriter gave meaning to the si- lence , but did not fill it . Sometimes the tele- phone buzzed faintly and the clerk on duty rose obedient to its sad ...
Contents
ALREADY BENEATH HIM THROUGH | 17 |
RIVIÈRE GLANCED AT THE PILOT | 33 |
AN HOUR LATER THE WIRELESS | 53 |
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