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"text": "1797, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Osorio, London: John Pearson, 1873, Act I, p. 24,\nI pray you, think us friends—uncowl your face,\nFor you seem faint, and the night-breeze blows healing."
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"ref": "1859, Louis Alexis Chamerovzow, chapter 1, in The Chronicles of the Bastile, New York: Stanford & Delisser, page 26",
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"ref": "1905, Charles Whistler, chapter 16, in A King’s Comrade",
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"ref": "1972, John Barth, “Perseid”, in Chimera, New York: Fawcett Crest, page 103",
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"ref": "1980, George C. Larson, chapter 3, in Fly on Instruments, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, page 29",
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"ref": "1994, Geza Szurovy, Mike Goulian, chapter 20, in Basic Aerobatics, Blue Ridge Summit, PA: TAB Books, page 217",
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},
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"ref": "1850, John Savage, “Love in the Golden Vale”, in Lays of the Fatherland, New York: J.S. Redfield, page 91",
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},
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"ref": "1905, Charles Whistler, chapter 16, in A King’s Comrade",
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},
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"text": "[…] uncowling the airplane before each flight is neither practical nor expected. In fact, uncowling such an airplane repeatedly may wear the latching or fastening devices.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "1994, Geza Szurovy, Mike Goulian, chapter 20, in Basic Aerobatics, Blue Ridge Summit, PA: TAB Books, page 217",
"text": "Uncowl the engine, check for evidence of any leaks.",
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