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I needed only an hour's start to get clear of them , at a point four miles up the road , where I would take to the hills and they would roll down the rocky pass to Sparta . Nevertheless , I slipped away early .
I needed only an hour's start to get clear of them , at a point four miles up the road , where I would take to the hills and they would roll down the rocky pass to Sparta . Nevertheless , I slipped away early .
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For the first 2,000 miles the scenery outside was monotonous . Russia seemed to be advertising her vastness . Fields , white with hoar in early morning and flat as billiard - tables , stretched to the horizons .
For the first 2,000 miles the scenery outside was monotonous . Russia seemed to be advertising her vastness . Fields , white with hoar in early morning and flat as billiard - tables , stretched to the horizons .
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We climb up to three thousand feet and head for the carrier , nearly a hundred miles away . The clouds have built up a lot since we took off , so that the moon won't be shedding much light for our landing . The sortie is nearly over .
We climb up to three thousand feet and head for the carrier , nearly a hundred miles away . The clouds have built up a lot since we took off , so that the moon won't be shedding much light for our landing . The sortie is nearly over .
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A GARLAND OF LEAVES BY CHARLES WEBSTER | 96 |
A MORE SOBER SONG OF CYPRUS BY R | 192 |
BACK WHERE WE CAME IN BY A A BARING | |
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