Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 289W. Blackwood, 1961 - England |
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Our exits , the ejection seats , are rapid indeed , but they lead , not into a yard or street , but into an icy sea , where a rubber dinghy , a hundred miles from shore , is poor protection against the rigours of an autumn night .
Our exits , the ejection seats , are rapid indeed , but they lead , not into a yard or street , but into an icy sea , where a rubber dinghy , a hundred miles from shore , is poor protection against the rigours of an autumn night .
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It mattered little that the town was fifty miles away . If the snow was too deep , the hills too slippery , or the creeks too full I stayed at home , but when I did go , I just went . I hope I make myself clear .
It mattered little that the town was fifty miles away . If the snow was too deep , the hills too slippery , or the creeks too full I stayed at home , but when I did go , I just went . I hope I make myself clear .
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a In these days of jet - liners and atomic submarines it is easy to forget that , in some parts of the world , a day's journey is still only a few miles , or from one well to the next ; and that in many places cars are seen so ...
a In these days of jet - liners and atomic submarines it is easy to forget that , in some parts of the world , a day's journey is still only a few miles , or from one well to the next ; and that in many places cars are seen so ...
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Contents
JANUARY 1961 | 1 |
GATEWAY TO SWEET WATER | 13 |
VICTORY AT ECUM SECUM | 27 |
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| Title | Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 289 Blackwood's Magazine |
| Publisher | W. Blackwood, 1961 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 26 Nov 2009 |
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