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It is assumed with a fair amount of reason that a man would never dare carry passengers or fly in cloud if he had not been tested for competence to do so , so pilots are rarely asked to show evidence of their qualifica- tions .
It is assumed with a fair amount of reason that a man would never dare carry passengers or fly in cloud if he had not been tested for competence to do so , so pilots are rarely asked to show evidence of their qualifica- tions .
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I asked . " For a long time , " he said . " Over two hundred years . But we have to give it back now . " " Give it back to whom ? " I asked . I was only nine . " To the Indians , " said my father . The only Indians I had known till then ...
I asked . " For a long time , " he said . " Over two hundred years . But we have to give it back now . " " Give it back to whom ? " I asked . I was only nine . " To the Indians , " said my father . The only Indians I had known till then ...
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The first question he asked me when he had seen me putting the microphone away was , did I need anything , more tea or a cool drink ? I told him I was very happy just to relax . All I wanted was to hear about the place .
The first question he asked me when he had seen me putting the microphone away was , did I need anything , more tea or a cool drink ? I told him I was very happy just to relax . All I wanted was to hear about the place .
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