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2、opiercetheunblemishedsky.ThesunracedalongthesurfaceofPrestileStreamastheSenecaVoverflewit,bothplaneandwatercuttingthetownonthesamediagonalcourse.'Chuck,IthinkIseetwoboysbesidethePeaceBridge!Fishing!'Herverydelightmadeherlaugh.Theflyinglessonswerecourtesyofherhusband,whowasthetown'
3、sFirstSelectman.AlthoughoftheopinionthatifGodhadwantedmantofly,Hewouldhavegivenhimwings,Andywasanextremelycoaxableman,andeventuallyClaudettehadgottenherway.Shehadenjoyedtheexperiencefromthefirst.Butthiswasn'tmereenjoyment;itwasexhilaration.Todaywasthefirsttimeshehadreallyunderstoo
4、dwhatmadeflyinggreat.Whatmadeitcool.ChuckThompson,herinstructor,touchedthecontrolyokegently,thenpointedattheinstrumentpanel.'I'msure,'hesaid,'butlet'skeeptheshinysideup,Claudie,okay?''Sorry,sorry''Notatall.'Hehadbeenteachingpeopletodothisforyears,andhelikedstudentslikeClaudie,theo
5、neswhowereeagertolearnsomethingnew.ShemightcostAndySanderssomerealmoneybeforelong;shelovedtheSeneca,andhadexpressedadesiretohaveonejustlikeit,onlynew.Thatwouldrunsomewhereintheneighborhoodofamilliondollars.Althoughnotexactlyspoiled,ClaudieSandershadundeniablyexpensivetasteswhich,l
6、uckyman,Andyseemedtohavenotroublesatisfying.Chuckalsolikeddayslikethis:unlimitedvisibility,nowind,perfectteachingconditions.Nevertheless,theSenecarockedslightlyassheovercorrected.'You'relosingyourhappythoughts.Don'tdothat.Cometoone-twenty.Let'sgooutRoute119.Anddropondowntoninehund
7、red.'Shedid,theSeneca'strimoncemoreperfect.Chuckrelaxed.TheypassedaboveJimRennie'sUsedCars,andthendietownwasbehindthem.Therewerefieldsoneithersideof119,andtreesburningwithcolor.TheSeneca'scruciformshadowfleduptheblacktop,onedarkwingbrieflybrushingoveranant-manwithapackonhisback.Th
8、eant-manlookedupandwaved.Chuckwav