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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... silence of his house . " He looked upon the people , seeking to dis- cover which of them , moving with little steps , bore in his heart discovery or love — and he remembered the lighthouse - keeper's isola- tion . Back in the office ...
... silence of his house . " He looked upon the people , seeking to dis- cover which of them , moving with little steps , bore in his heart discovery or love — and he remembered the lighthouse - keeper's isola- tion . Back in the office ...
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... silence . Then , for no rea- son , all is changed . This crew , whose position was unknown , made itself heard by living ears , from somewhere out of space and out of time , and at the radio station phantom hands were tracing a word or ...
... silence . Then , for no rea- son , all is changed . This crew , whose position was unknown , made itself heard by living ears , from somewhere out of space and out of time , and at the radio station phantom hands were tracing a word or ...
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... silence drowned their voices , like a heavy sea . " One forty , " some one 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 ...
... silence drowned their voices , like a heavy sea . " One forty , " some one 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 ...
Contents
ALREADY BENEATH HIM THROUGH | 17 |
RIVIÈRE GLANCED AT THE PILOT | 33 |
AN HOUR LATER THE WIRELESS | 53 |
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