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ready, we were already cleared for

take-off. We didn’t have to wait for

any other air traffic because there

wasn’t any.

As the plane built up speed, the

rough runway jarred our teeth as we

held onto our seats. It was with great

relief that, just before we reached the

sheer drop, the plane rose into the air.

As we settled back in our seats

and tried to relax, Cliff smiled.

“Well,” he said, “that wasn’t so bad.

I’ve been in worse.”

Cliff was the only one of our

group who had been to Peru before.

He had lived there for two years

when he was younger. I turned to