8 Strawberry Bank Rd.

Suite 20

Nashua, New Hampshire

     “One of you wait here for the stragglers while the others get packin’. I’ll take Severe here over to the hangar and go over the route.”
     “I’ll go with you,” Stan interjected.
     George responded to Annie’s inquiring glance, “He’s in charge of all the instruments.”
     “Suit yourself, Mister.” She looked back at the others and said, “The rest of ya, get movin’. These two’ll meet you at the lodge when we’re done. Eat your fill and get plenty o’ rest. Some of you greenhorns are gonna need it. The air’s mighty thin up there and it’s gonna be a chore for ya ta keep up.”

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     George and Stan met the other members of the party in the dining room at the lodge. The others had ordered their supper and one of the men offered them two of the three remaining seats while asking the whereabouts of their guide. George explained that she would meet them at the airport in the morning and he reached for a menu.
     It was a paper menu – typed daily by the owner of the lodge. It offered chicken-fried steak or pork chops with chili, pan-fried potatoes, and carrots. He hailed the waitress and asked for the steak if it came with gravy. She assured him that everything came with gravy, “. . . and plenty of biscuits to sop it up with. You won’t need the menu. This group’s big enough, I’ll just keep bringin’ on the food ’til ya stop eatin’.” She filled his cup with coffee brewed to loosen the most obstinate bowels.
   

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