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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... sound of the distant engine swelled and thickened ; a sound of ripening . Lights flashed out . The red lamps on the ... sounds that he alone could hear , long echoes of the flight . Nodding reflectively , he bent down and tinkered with ...
... sound of the distant engine swelled and thickened ; a sound of ripening . Lights flashed out . The red lamps on the ... sounds that he alone could hear , long echoes of the flight . Nodding reflectively , he bent down and tinkered with ...
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... sounds , then a voice : " I'll put you on the radio station . ” A rattle of plugs into the standard , then another voice : " Radio Station speaking . I'll pass you the messages . ' " " Rivière noted them , nodding . " Good . . . . Good ...
... sounds , then a voice : " I'll put you on the radio station . ” A rattle of plugs into the standard , then another voice : " Radio Station speaking . I'll pass you the messages . ' " " Rivière noted them , nodding . " Good . . . . Good ...
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... sound that told of life . If the plane and its lights were soaring up to join the stars , it might be they would hear a sound — a singing star ! The seconds flowed away , like ebbing blood . Were they still in flight ? Each second ...
... sound that told of life . If the plane and its lights were soaring up to join the stars , it might be they would hear a sound — a singing star ! The seconds flowed away , like ebbing blood . Were they still in flight ? Each second ...
Contents
ALREADY BENEATH HIM THROUGH | 17 |
RIVIÈRE GLANCED AT THE PILOT | 33 |
AN HOUR LATER THE WIRELESS | 53 |
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