The AviatorA downed pilot and his passenger, an eleven-year-old girl, struggle to survive in the Rocky Mountains in the year 1928. |
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Page 84
... shelter . He trudged off through the knee - deep snow in search of wood . The sun had risen by the time he had gathered an armful of broken branches from the area where the Stearman's wings had torn through the trees . The wood was ...
... shelter . He trudged off through the knee - deep snow in search of wood . The sun had risen by the time he had gathered an armful of broken branches from the area where the Stearman's wings had torn through the trees . The wood was ...
Page 86
... shelter . He halted within a few steps of the Stearman's snow - covered tail and approached it warily . If the gun was not where he supposed , he would search within the shelter even though he knew it was not there . Because the gun had ...
... shelter . He halted within a few steps of the Stearman's snow - covered tail and approached it warily . If the gun was not where he supposed , he would search within the shelter even though he knew it was not there . Because the gun had ...
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... shelter ? He paused and listened again , holding his breath lest the slightest sound compete with the one he so yearned to hear . But now there was no man - made sound . He waited , craving for the rhythmic beat of an aircraft engine ...
... shelter ? He paused and listened again , holding his breath lest the slightest sound compete with the one he so yearned to hear . But now there was no man - made sound . He waited , craving for the rhythmic beat of an aircraft engine ...
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