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king-dom in Europe were obtained. They left London late one November day,and, rising under a north-west wind, skirtedthe north of Kent. Passing presently overCanterbury, they wrote a courteous messageto the mayor, and dropped it in a parachute.Some time later, when the short autumn twi-light was… … 48 BALLOONS AND FLYING MACHINES things from their sight, and darkness and deadsilence reigned around. This lasted for fifty minutes, when theyemerged from the cloud and found the brightlights of Calais beneath them. It was thenquite dark, and they sped on through thenight over unknown towns and…
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