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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... lights , then stars , then twinkling star - dust that vanished , tempting him for the last time . " I can't see the dials ; I'll light up . " He touched the switches , but the red light falling from the cockpit lamps upon the dial ...
... lights , then stars , then twinkling star - dust that vanished , tempting him for the last time . " I can't see the dials ; I'll light up . " He touched the switches , but the red light falling from the cockpit lamps upon the dial ...
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... Lights flashed out . The red lamps on the light - tower sil- houetted a hangar , radio standards , a square landing - ground . The setting of a gala night . " There she comes ! " A sheaf of beams had caught the grounding plane , making ...
... Lights flashed out . The red lamps on the light - tower sil- houetted a hangar , radio standards , a square landing - ground . The setting of a gala night . " There she comes ! " A sheaf of beams had caught the grounding plane , making ...
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... light , for nothing in the world would he forgo the frailest gleam . If the glimmer of a little inn were all his riches , he would turn around this token of his heart's desire until his death ! So now he soared toward the fields of light ...
... light , for nothing in the world would he forgo the frailest gleam . If the glimmer of a little inn were all his riches , he would turn around this token of his heart's desire until his death ! So now he soared toward the fields of light ...
Contents
ALREADY BENEATH HIM THROUGH | 17 |
RIVIÈRE GLANCED AT THE PILOT | 33 |
AN HOUR LATER THE WIRELESS | 53 |
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