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To: PCModem who wrote (966)10/19/1999 8:24:00 PM
From: Jacques Chitte  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 2634
 
Homage to a Test Pilot

Clamps clatter; the bomber falls up.
Stubby Nomex glove finds switch - Ignition. The bottled demon roars frustration.
Pitch stability is a white-knuckle thing, but cool hands hold the profile.

...And for some sun-drenched seconds, weightless, fifty miles into the blue-black, the little boy inside laughs and whoops on Granddad's knee.