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  8,T'S "R60 AGRE$ ! "Y 9V5TOR R PR\DLY1
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CRAFT1 ! O!R 2+ US$ 6%IFT ! WEI<TS4
8,WE'RE GO+ UP4 ,I 0 PRETTY SURE ( T4 ,!
NEXT ?+ IS 6SEE IF X W REMA9 /,N>Y 9 !
AIR1 & ANSW] ! RU4]40
  8,B.S MY TOP KNOT60 CRI$ ,MR4 ,DAMON4
8,Y DON'T M1N 6TELL ME Y C /& / 9 A GALE
( W9D1 ,TOM ,SWIFT40
  8,T'S EXACTLY :AT ,I D M1N4 ,Y C'T D X
9 AN AEROPLANE1 = T DEP5DS ON MO;N 6KEEP
XF UP 9 ! AIR4 ,B ! GLID] IS DI6]5T4
,T'S "O ( XS SPECIALTIES1 REMA9+ /1 &
T'S :Y X W 2 VALUA# IF WE "E GET
6,SIB]IA4 ,WE C HOV] OV] A C]TA9 SPOT 9
A GALE ( W9D1 & SE>* AB 2L ) TELESCOPES
=A SIGN (! LO/ PLAT9UM M9E4
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HILL ( AIR1 :5 X 0 ?R[N AT ! "R ANGLE4
,X 0 J ? WAY )! AIR GLID]--X 0 M.T+
UPW>D ON A SLANT4
  8,I'M GO+ UP A C\PLE ( HUNDR$ FEET AT
L1/10 ANSW]$ ,TOM1 8& HI<] IF ! GALE-
/RATA IS "!4 ,I WANT 6GIVE X A GD TE/
:ILE ,I'M AT X40

,N$ LOOK$ D[N "? A H1VY PLATE ( GLASS 9
  !
FLOOR (! CAB91 & CD SEE ,MR4 ,PETROFSKY
  &
,ERADICATE LOOK+ UP AT !M4

8,B.S MY H&K]*IEF60 CRI$ ,MR4 ,DAMON1 :5
  8
ATT5;N _H BE5 CALL$ 6?4 8,X'S J L AN
AIR%IP40

  8,EXCEPT T WE HAV5'T A BIT ( MA*9]Y ON
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HE %IFT$ !M =W>D ON ! SLID+ RODS1 )!
E6ECT T ! AIR GLID] DIPP$ D[N )A />TL+
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  8,WE'RE FALL+60 CRI$ ,N$4
  8,N A BIT ( X10 ANSW]$ ,TOM4 8,I ONLY
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0! B>OGRAPH4
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AF A BIT4 8,N[ 6SEE IF %E'LL /& /40
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-P.D L"ES1 UNTIL ! AIR GLID] 0 ON AN
8EV5 KEEL0 S 6SP1K4 ,X 0 / MOV+ =W>D1 )!
W9D N[1 = ,TOM _H W>P$ 8 W+ TIPS4
  8,! ?+ 6D10 SD ! "Y 9V5TOR1 8IS 6GET X
EXACTLY P>ALLEL )! W9D-/RATA1 S T ! GALE
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AL;G1 9* 09*1 & FLEX$ ! TIPS1 PLANES &
RU4]S UNTIL F9,Y ,N$1 :O 0 LOOK+ D[N "?
! FLOOR W9D[1 CRI$ \
  8,WE'RE /,N>Y60
  8,GD60 EXCLAIM$ ,TOM4 8,!N X'S A
SU3ESS40
  8,& WE C G 6,SIB]IA80 A4$ ,MR4 ,DAMON4
  8,SURE10 ASS5T$ ! "Y 9V5TOR4 8,& IF WE
H LUCK WE'LL RESCUE ,MR4 ,PETROFSKY'S
BRO!R1 & GET A LOT ( PLAT9UM T W 2 M
VALUA# ?AN GOLD40
  ,X WD N 2 TRUE 6SAY T ! AIR GLID] 0
ABSOLUTELY /,N>Y4 ,"! 0 A SLI<T =W>D
MO;N1 DUE 6! FACT T X 0 N YET P]FECT$1 &
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8,? SURE IS GRT60 CRI$ ,N$4 8,H Y GOT H]
  9
3TROL1 ,TOM80

  8,I ?9K S4 ,I'LL TRY & SEE H[ %E "WS40
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W>P+ ! W+S1 ! "Y 9V5TOR S5T ! CRAFT HI<]
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SWOOP UPW>D L "S GRT BIRD4 ,!N HE TURN$
X -PLETELY AB & ?\< HE DEVELOP$ NO GRT
SPE$ 9 ? TE/ MADE X PROGRESS QU>T]+LY
AG/ ! W9D1

8,X'S ALM P]FECT10 DCLD ,TOM4 8,A FEW
  T\*ES &
%E'LL 2 ALL "R40

  8,IS X ALL "R80 ASK$ ,IVAN ,PETROFSKY
ANXI\SLY1 Z ! ?REE LEFT ! CAB91 &
,ERADICATE HIT*$ 8 MULE 6! GLID] 6TAKE X
BACK 6! %$4

8,I SEE ": X C 2 IMPROV$10 HE SD1 Z !Y
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  8,IN LESS ?AN A MON?4 ,! BIG AIR%IP
NE$S "S REPAIRS1 & !N WE'LL 2 (F40
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?ANKS 6,TOM1 &! MANN] 9 : HE GRASP$ ! H&
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L& (! EXILES4
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S"EAL NI<TS "W+ ON ! GLID]4 ,N$ O3A.N,Y
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,RUSSIA1 HOP+ 6GET "S CLEW Z 6! ":ABS (
8 BRO!R4
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,TOM 0 ADJU/+ "S (! NEW WEI<TS ON !
SLID+ RODS1 & CALL$ 6,N$3
  8,I SAY1 OLD MAN1 H& ME T BIG MONKEY
WR5*1 W Y4 ,I C'T LOOS5 ? NUT )! SMALL
"O4 ,Y'LL F9D X ON ! B5* 0T BACK W9D[40
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MO;T 96! \T] D>K;S1 & !N CRI$ \3
  8,TOM1 WE'RE 2+ WAT*$6 ,"! >E "S SPIES
\TSIDE60
  8,:AT80 EXCLAIM$ ! "Y 9V5TOR 8,": >E
!Y8 ,:O >E !Y80
  8,I DON'T "K4 ,^? ,RUSSIAN POLICE1
MAYBE \ FRONT1 & MAYBE WE C CAT* !M60
  ,GRA2+ UP ! BIG MONKEY WR5*1 ,N$ MADE
A DA% =! L>GE SLID+ DOORS1 FOLL[$ 0,TOM
:O _H AN IRON B>1 & ,ERADICATE )A SMALL
PAIR ( PLI]S4

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