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An Awful Experience single work   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 1888... 1888 An Awful Experience
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Encounter with a madman in the air. A balloonist is joined by a lunatic who throws the ballast overboard, causing the balloon to ascend to dangerous altitudes - until the lunatic disappears overboard and a miracle saves the pilot. [Unlikely.] Situation only real variation on this worn plot. (PB)

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