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Stapleton Airport, Denver

           

           "Thisisthecaptainspeaking,"asoft,slightlysouthernvoiceinformedthem."We’rereadytobeginourdescenttoStapletonInternationalAirport.It’sbeenaroughflight,forwhichIapologize.Thelandingmaybeabitroughalso,butweanticipatenorealdifficulty.PleaseobservetheFASTENSEATBELTSandNOSMOKINGsigns,andwehopeyouenjoyyourstayintheDenvermetroarea.Andwealsohope-"

           Anotherhardbumprockedtheplaneandthendroppedherwithasickeningelevatorplunge.Hallorann’sstomachdidaqueasyhornpipe.Severalpeople-notallwomenbyanymeans-screamed.

           "-thatwe’llseeyouagainonanotherTWAflightrealsoon."

           "Notbloodylikely,"someonebehindHallorannsaid.

           "Sosilly,"thesharp-facedwomannexttoHallorannremarked,puttingamatchbookcoverintoherbookandshuttingitastheplanebegantodescend."Whenonehasseenthehorrorsofadirtylittlewar…asyouhave…orsensedthedegradingimmoralityofCIAdollar-diplomacyintervention…asIhave…aroughlandingpalesintoinsignificance.AmIright,Mr.Hallorann?"

           "Asrain,ma’am,"hesaid,andlookedbleaklyoutintothewildlyblowingsnow.

           "Howisyoursteelplatereactingtoallofthis,ifImightinquire?"

           "Oh,myhead’sfine,"Hallorannsaid."It’sjustmystomachthat’samitequeasy."

           "Ashame."Shereopenedherbook.

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