Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 251, Issue 1517William Blackwood, 1942 |
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Page 185
... passing effect . There was already a considerable hole in the floor . 66 " An extinguisher's a fairish weight , you ... passed me the crew's thermos flasks , and I poured the coffee from four of them - a pint each on the worst of the ...
... passing effect . There was already a considerable hole in the floor . 66 " An extinguisher's a fairish weight , you ... passed me the crew's thermos flasks , and I poured the coffee from four of them - a pint each on the worst of the ...
Page 188
... passing at a good height . The S.O.S. they signalled with a torch evoked no apparent response . Over on the under ... passed in the distance . They tried to attract the attention of the fighter pilots , but failed . Some of them swore ...
... passing at a good height . The S.O.S. they signalled with a torch evoked no apparent response . Over on the under ... passed in the distance . They tried to attract the attention of the fighter pilots , but failed . Some of them swore ...
Page 189
... passed . The set of the tide seemed to be bearing them in the right direc- tion , and even the wind helped them to keep to the needed course . For the land was filling more and more of their horizon , becoming taller , assuming ...
... passed . The set of the tide seemed to be bearing them in the right direc- tion , and even the wind helped them to keep to the needed course . For the land was filling more and more of their horizon , becoming taller , assuming ...
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