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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... murmured and his fever rose , insidiously caressing him . " I liked that old chap's face . " He tapped the sheet of paper with his finger . It came back to him , the look of the old man's hands and he now seemed to see them shape a ...
... murmured and his fever rose , insidiously caressing him . " I liked that old chap's face . " He tapped the sheet of paper with his finger . It came back to him , the look of the old man's hands and he now seemed to see them shape a ...
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... murmured . Then went to sleep again . Presently : " He's getting near San Antonio , he has its lights in view . " Then she got out of bed , drew back the curtains and summed up the sky . " All those clouds will worry him . " Sometimes ...
... murmured . Then went to sleep again . Presently : " He's getting near San Antonio , he has its lights in view . " Then she got out of bed , drew back the curtains and summed up the sky . " All those clouds will worry him . " Sometimes ...
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... murmured . " They're out of fuel . They can't be flying any more . " Then silence . A dry and bitter taste rose on their lips , like the dry savor of a journey's end . Some- thing mysterious , a sickening thing , had come to pass . And ...
... murmured . " They're out of fuel . They can't be flying any more . " Then silence . A dry and bitter taste rose on their lips , like the dry savor of a journey's end . Some- thing mysterious , a sickening thing , had come to pass . And ...
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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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