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     One day at a busy airport, the passengers on a commercial air-
 liner are seated, waiting for the cockpit crew to show up so they
 can get under way.
     The pilot and co-pilot finally appear in the rear of the plane,
 and begin walking up to the cockpit through the center aisle.  Both
 appear to be blind.  The pilot is using a white cane, bumping into
 passengers right and left as he stumbles down the aisle, and the
 co-pilot is using a guide dog.  Both have their eyes covered with
 huge sunglasses.
     At first the passengers do not react, thinking that it must be
 some sort of practical joke.  However, after a few minutes the
 engines start, and the airplane starts moving down the runway.
     The passengers look at each other with some uneasiness, whisper-
 ing among themselves and looking desperately to the stewardesses for
 reassurance.
     Then the airplane starts accelerating rapidly and people begin
 panicking.  Some passengers are praying, and as the plane gets closer
 and closer to the end of the runway, the voices are becoming more
 and more hysterical.
     Finally, when the airplane has less than 20 feet of runway left,
 there is a sudden change in the pitch of the shouts as everyone
 screams at once, and at the very last moment the airplane lifts off
 and is airborne.
     Up in the cockpit, the co-pilot breathes a sigh of relief and
 turns to the pilot: "You know, one of these days the passengers
 aren't going to scream, and we're gonna get killed!"
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