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large/10361/revolutions_time_1608_librivox_64kb_mp3/revolutionsoftime_04_dunn_64kb
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With nothing to do at that moment except to get an idea of the island that I had landed on, I walked over to it and knelt down beside it, peering blankly into its depths. WITH NOTHING TO DO AT ALL THAT MOMENT EXCEPT TO GET AN IDEA OF THE ISLAND THAT I HAD LANDED ON I WALKED OVER TO IT AND KNELT DOWN BESIDE IT PEERING BLANKLY INTO ITS DEPTHS
t of lightning that hit the plane. At once I lost all of the instruments, excepting the actual control of the plane in manual, meaning that the radar and all the guidance systems were crippled, and I could see nothing. Not knowing what to do, and not being able to radio for help, I pulled down and slowed until I was just barely remaining airborne, and began looking for an island to land on. Once below 200 feet, the clouds gave way and I saw an island. I aimed for it and slowed more, preparing to land on it. I did, though just barely, for it was extremely small, being one of those inconsistent volcanic islands. Getting out of the plane, I was greeted by a strong blast of wind that was dripping water from its cold grip, and I was instantly chilled to the bone. There was nothing on the island at all, except for the hole in its center, from which, no doubt, came the lava that had formed it. It was on a slightly elevated hill, and looked as if it had not erupted for many thousands of years. THUNDER FOLLOWED BY A BOLT OF LIGHTNING THAT HIT THE PLAIN AT ONCE I LOST ALL THE INSTRUMENTS EXCEPT THE ACTUAL CONTROL OF THE PLAIN IN MANUAL MEANING THAT THE RADAR AND ALL THE GUIDANCE SYSTEMS WERE CRIPPLED AND I COULD SEE NOTHING NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO AND NOT BEING ABLE TO RADIO FOR HELP I PULLED DOWN AND SLOWED UNTIL I WAS JUST BARELY REMAINING AIR BORN AND BEGAN LOOKING FOR AN ISLAND TO LAND ON ONCE BELOW TWO HUNDRED FEET THE CLOUDS GAVE WAY AND I SAW AN ISLAND I AIMED FOR IT AND SLOWED MORE PREPARING TO LAND ON IT I DID THOUGH JUST BARELY FOR IT WAS EXTREMELY SMALL BEING ONE OF THOSE INCONSISTENT VOLCANIC ISLANDS GETTING OUT OF THE PLAIN I WAS GREETED BY A STRONG BLAST OF WIND THAT WAS DRIPPING WATER FROM ITS COLD GRIP AND I WAS INSTANTLY CHILLED TO THE BONE THERE WAS NOTHING ON THE ISLAND AT ALL EXCEPT FOR THE HOLE IN ITS CENTRE FROM WHICH NO DOUBT CAME THE LAVA THAT HAD FORMED IT IT WAS ON A SLIGHTLY ELEVATED HILL AND LOOKED AS IF IT HAD NOT ERUPTED FOR MANY THOUSANDS OF YEARS
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