Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 275William Blackwood, 1954 - England |
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... hundred - knot head - wind when entering the six - hundred - mile stretch where accurate naviga- tion could not be done . This scheme was still a gamble , but it reduced the odds against them considerably . To the other diners the small ...
... hundred - knot head - wind when entering the six - hundred - mile stretch where accurate naviga- tion could not be done . This scheme was still a gamble , but it reduced the odds against them considerably . To the other diners the small ...
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... hundred guests in all . Later most of us were taken off to see the bright lights of the town by friends we had made at the party . In true Rio tradition , few were in bed before dawn . It was a dawn which amply made up for the watery ...
... hundred guests in all . Later most of us were taken off to see the bright lights of the town by friends we had made at the party . In true Rio tradition , few were in bed before dawn . It was a dawn which amply made up for the watery ...
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... hundred feet or more above my head . It was by this geological freak that the others had just been swallowed up ... hundred yards long and six hundred across . The floor is uneven and boulder - strewn . Fresh air was at a premium . The ...
... hundred feet or more above my head . It was by this geological freak that the others had just been swallowed up ... hundred yards long and six hundred across . The floor is uneven and boulder - strewn . Fresh air was at a premium . The ...
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