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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... returned an officer , and in 1926 became a commercial aviator . After the success of Night Flight ( 1931 ) his double career was assured . Engaged in writing and long - distance flights over Europe and Africa , he led an active , often ...
... returned an officer , and in 1926 became a commercial aviator . After the success of Night Flight ( 1931 ) his double career was assured . Engaged in writing and long - distance flights over Europe and Africa , he led an active , often ...
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... returned to his desk , for drowsiness and solitude had sealed his fea- tures on a secret unconfessed . And yet ... returning to the surface , the solitude made his movements heavy with their secret , slow as a swimmer's in the under- tow ...
... returned to his desk , for drowsiness and solitude had sealed his fea- tures on a secret unconfessed . And yet ... returning to the surface , the solitude made his movements heavy with their secret , slow as a swimmer's in the under- tow ...
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Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. chapter nine As He Was Returning to His Private Office- As he was returning to his private office , a sheaf of papers in his hand , Rivière felt the stab of pain in his right side which had been worrying him for ...
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. chapter nine As He Was Returning to His Private Office- As he was returning to his private office , a sheaf of papers in his hand , Rivière felt the stab of pain in his right side which had been worrying him for ...
Contents
ALREADY BENEATH HIM THROUGH | 17 |
RIVIÈRE GLANCED AT THE PILOT | 33 |
AN HOUR LATER THE WIRELESS | 53 |
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