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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... slowly shaped toward eternity . The village streamed past beneath his wings , yield- ing the secrets of closed gardens that their walls no longer guarded . He landed ; and now he knew that he had seen nothing at all , only a few men slowly ...
... slowly shaped toward eternity . The village streamed past beneath his wings , yield- ing the secrets of closed gardens that their walls no longer guarded . He landed ; and now he knew that he had seen nothing at all , only a few men slowly ...
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... slowly turn his head , fix his eyes a while on this new enemy and then as slowly return to his previous position , his neck pressed back against the leather pad , shoul- ders unmoving as before . chapter eight Rivière Went Out for a ...
... slowly turn his head , fix his eyes a while on this new enemy and then as slowly return to his previous position , his neck pressed back against the leather pad , shoul- ders unmoving as before . chapter eight Rivière Went Out for a ...
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... slowly , slowly drawn in toward them , none knowing what its take would be . To Rivière in his office came that quiet aftermath which follows only on great dis- asters , when destiny has spent its force . He had set the police of the ...
... slowly , slowly drawn in toward them , none knowing what its take would be . To Rivière in his office came that quiet aftermath which follows only on great dis- asters , when destiny has spent its force . He had set the police of the ...
Contents
ALREADY BENEATH HIM THROUGH | 17 |
RIVIÈRE GLANCED AT THE PILOT | 33 |
AN HOUR LATER THE WIRELESS | 53 |
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