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Go Around

Now and then, a plane comes all the way down to the runway and, at the last moment, doesn’t land. The runway isn’t clear, or the wind is wrong, and the pilot calmly says “go around” and climbs away. The passengers barely look up from their crosswords, and one man applauds the second landing. It’s not a drama, because it’s been practised in the simulator a hundred times.

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