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THOUGHTS AT THIRTY-THOUSAND FEET by STEPHEN DOBYNS

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First Line: THE PENNY HOLDS OUT ITS LITTLE PROMISE
Last Line: SO KEEP THE WHOLE MESS FROM EXPLODING
Subject(s): AIR TRAVEL;

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