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Contents
Foreword | 11 |
The Gravestone | 13 |
The Runaway | 17 |
Saw the Schoolhouse Burn | 27 |
The Tricking Pole | 43 |
Blasting Stumps on Uncle Willies Farm | 47 |
The Errand | 55 |
Dumptruck in the Alley | 64 |
Poisoned Appendix | 68 |
Flying the Duck at Coos Bay | 72 |
Contest at Ile Nou | 81 |
Sinking the I17 | 90 |
Belly Landing on My Bomb | 101 |
Oxygen Failure | 107 |
Engine Failure Off Florida | 116 |
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