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The pay is small enough, said Captain Kettle, staring at the blue paper. It's a bit hard for a man of my age and experience to come down to a job like piloting, on eight pound a month and my grub.
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- PublisherForgotten Books
- Publication date2020
- ISBN 10 1332749690
- ISBN 13 9781332749690
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages352
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