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2、rialsfromourdustbins.Mynewjobleftmegoodimpressionsinmanyaspectsexceptthattheworkingtimetablewasfulloftravelingbyjets.Once,whenspeedingup,ourjetwasswallowedbyathunderstorm,whichdestroyedourGPSreceiverandmadeuslosesightofthedirections.Aconstantlyflashinglightshowedthatourjetwasind
3、anger.Astewardinstantlyaskedustoputonmasksandfastenthesafetybelts,andthenpressedabuttontoswitchontheescapingcapsule.Itslidsidewaysoutoftheopeningatonceandlandedinadesertareasafely.Lackingfoodandtablets,wewerenervousanduncertainatfirst.Butweallkeptoptimisticandmadegoodadjustmentt
4、othesituation.Wesweptupthesurroundingmudtomakeoursettlementandwerebackonourfeetsoon.Finally,guidedbythesmokeofourcrashingjet,somelocalcitizenscamebycarriagesandsavedus.Iwasaprevioustypistinapostoffice.BecauseIcouldn’ttoleratetypinganymorepostagebillsorpostcodesonatypewriterevery
5、day,Iresigned.Withagreedymotivationofmakingbigmoney,ItookupworkingasabusinessrepresentativefortheG.EEcologyCompany,whichproducedgoodsbyrecyclingusefulmaterialsfromourdustbins.Mynewjobleftmegoodimpressionsinmanyaspectsexceptthattheworkingtimetablewasfulloftravelingbyjets.Once,whe
6、nspeedingup,ourjetwasswallowedbyathunderstorm,whichdestroyedourGPSreceiverandmadeuslosesightofthedirections.Aconstantlyflashinglightshowedthatourjetwasindanger.Astewardinstantlyaskedustoputonmasksandfastenthesafetybelts,andthenpressedabuttontoswitchontheescapingcapsule.Itslidsid
7、ewaysoutoftheopeningatonceandlandedinadesertareasafely.Lackingfoodandtablets,wewerenervousanduncertainatfirst.Butweallkeptoptimisticandmadegoodadjustmenttothesituation.Wesweptupthesurroundingmudtomakeoursettlementandwerebackonourfeetsoon.Finally,guidedbythesmokeofourcrashingjet,
8、somelocalcitizenscamebycarriagesandsavedus.AnAi