The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 80National Geographic Society, 1941 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Later , in actual practice , I saw some jumpers hit the ground so hard you could hear them grunt as they landed a hundred yards away . One got tangled in the shrouds of his chute , was dragged by the wind , and nearly choked .
Later , in actual practice , I saw some jumpers hit the ground so hard you could hear them grunt as they landed a hundred yards away . One got tangled in the shrouds of his chute , was dragged by the wind , and nearly choked .
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The corn is soaked in lime water , brought to a boil to permit removal of the tough husk , and then ground on the metate ( grinding stone ) to the consistency of a fine- grained dough . This dough is patted into flat cakes and baked on ...
The corn is soaked in lime water , brought to a boil to permit removal of the tough husk , and then ground on the metate ( grinding stone ) to the consistency of a fine- grained dough . This dough is patted into flat cakes and baked on ...
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You just dived 400 feet into the ground , fella , " the instructor tells the red - faced rookie as he emerges from the closed cockpit , " but we never had an accident in this room yet that you couldn't walk away from .
You just dived 400 feet into the ground , fella , " the instructor tells the red - faced rookie as he emerges from the closed cockpit , " but we never had an accident in this room yet that you couldn't walk away from .
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