Atlanta Extreme
“Sheer green jungle walls plunged toward them, dipped away, and disappeared, one after another.
“You can fly this route by memory?” Hawker asked casually, trying to relax in his seat.
“I didn’t say that,” the woman said, managing a smile as she concentrated on the next abrupt turn. “I said that if it was cloudy, I would have to try.”
“I’m glad it’s not cloudy,” Hawker said.
“Yes, me too. But the day will come when it will be cloudy. And then I will have to discover just how good my memory is.” T...he woman pulled back on the wheel, and the plane climbed desperately, narrowly missing a craggy wall of jungle.
Then they were out of the passes, and Hawker could see a fast clear river below, rushing through the lush tropical growth. The land was wild with bright flowers, gigantic mahogany and guanacaste trees, waterfalls.
“It looks like paradise,” said Hawker.
“It is paradise, James. On the south side of the river is Masagua, my country. Our army has been training on the north side of the river to avoid the government troops.”MoreLess
“You can fly this route by memory?” Hawker asked casually, trying to relax in his seat.
“I didn’t say that,” the woman said, managing a smile as she concentrated on the next abrupt turn. “I said that if it was cloudy, I would have to try.”
“I’m glad it’s not cloudy,” Hawker said.
“Yes, me too. But the day will come when it will be cloudy. And then I will have to discover just how good my memory is.” T...he woman pulled back on the wheel, and the plane climbed desperately, narrowly missing a craggy wall of jungle.
Then they were out of the passes, and Hawker could see a fast clear river below, rushing through the lush tropical growth. The land was wild with bright flowers, gigantic mahogany and guanacaste trees, waterfalls.
“It looks like paradise,” said Hawker.
“It is paradise, James. On the south side of the river is Masagua, my country. Our army has been training on the north side of the river to avoid the government troops.”MoreLess
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