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THE TWO PILOTS
Passengers on a small commuter plane are waiting for the
flight to leave. They're getting a little impatient, but the airport
staff assures them that the pilots will be there soon, and the
flight can take off.
The entrance opens, and two men dressed
in Pilots' uniforms walk up the aisle. Both are wearing dark
glasses, one is using a guide dog, and the other is tapping
his way along the aisle with a cane. Nervous laughter spreads
through the cabin, but the men enter the cockpit, the door
closes, and the engines start up. The passengers begin
glancing nervously around, searching for some sign that this
is just a little practical joke. None is forthcoming.
The
plane moves faster and faster down the runway, and the people sitting in the window seats realize that they're headed straight for
the water at the edge of the airport
territory. As it begins to look as though the plane will
plow into the water, panicked screams fill the cabin. At
that moment, the plane lifts smoothly into the air.
The
passengers relax and laugh a little sheepishly, and soon all
retreat into their magazines, secure in the knowledge that the
plane is in good hands.
In the cockpit, the co-pilot turns to
the pilot and says, "You know, Bob, one of these days,
they're gonna scream too late, and we're all gonna die." |