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The Wright Twen: A Short Story
“In 1903, the industrialized world moved at the speed of a steam engine.” Most people thought that was fast enough. A few months before a smug scientist had claimed that no powered aircraft would ever get in the air despite the efforts of many would-be aviators. His words seemed to have been confirmed a little later after a motorized aircraft crashed into a river, killing its pilot. Men wore bushy handlebar mustaches and high-necked collars and wouldn’t have left the house without a derby or a top hat. Women wore high button shoes and long skirts and wouldn’t dare go out without their hair pinned up and a hat upon their head. A nickel had the same value as a dollar in today’s world. It was in this world that the Wright
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