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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... thought Rivière , are like the rites of a religion ; they may look absurd but they shape men in their mold . It was no con- cern to Rivière whether he seemed just or un- just . Perhaps the words were meaningless to him . The little ...
... thought Rivière , are like the rites of a religion ; they may look absurd but they shape men in their mold . It was no con- cern to Rivière whether he seemed just or un- just . Perhaps the words were meaningless to him . The little ...
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... thought , yet those fellows can detect in it the breath of the distant storm . " That's all for the present , " he said . As Rivière rose the clerk accosted him : " Papers to sign , sir . " Rivière discovered that he greatly liked this ...
... thought , yet those fellows can detect in it the breath of the distant storm . " That's all for the present , " he said . As Rivière rose the clerk accosted him : " Papers to sign , sir . " Rivière discovered that he greatly liked this ...
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Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. His thoughts came quickly . Lost - forty degrees ' drift - yes , I've drifted , sure enough -it's a cyclone - where's land ? He turned due west . Without another flare , he thought , I'm a goner . Well , it was ...
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. His thoughts came quickly . Lost - forty degrees ' drift - yes , I've drifted , sure enough -it's a cyclone - where's land ? He turned due west . Without another flare , he thought , I'm a goner . Well , it was ...
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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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