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    How to Fly
    How to Fly
    How to Fly
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    How to Fly

    By Richard Jackson

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    This eBook is a short story autobiographical in nature. It takes you on a fantastical journey that will have you questioning our understanding of the physical reality that we find all around us.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRichard Jackson
    Release dateAug 27, 2013
    ISBN9781301049561
    How to Fly
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    Richard Jackson

    If I could describe myself in one word I’d say ‘analyst’. I enjoy making sense of information in all walks of life. And what have I found? Well that’s for me to know and you to find out. As with all my short stories they are but a glimpse into the world and indeed the Universe that surrounds us.

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      How to Fly - Richard Jackson

      How to Fly

      Published by Richard Jackson at Smashwords

      Copyright 2013 Richard Jackson

      Smashwords Edition License Notes:

      Thank you for downloading my free eBook. You are more than welcome to share it with your friends. You may reproduce, copy and distribute it for non-commercial purposes, provided the eBook remains in its complete original form.

      My fears subsided just long enough for some excitement to creep in and with that cue I rocketed upwards from the ground like a space shuttle launch on a NASA mission. Fighting against the full weight of Earth’s gravity my body shook with exhilaration and for a split-second I even forgot about the magnitude of the situation I had put myself into. I abruptly left the Earth’s atmosphere behind and the turbulence gave way to a serene

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