![]() cardboard. He shoved the gearshift into park and sat there and squinted and read (not a warning or a threat at all, but a clearheaded statement so lean it stopped his heart). He rubbed his forehead with the tips of his fin- gers, pushing hard just above the eyebrows where there's a little ridge, and pressed un- til he felt bone. The sign said that the Austin Parachute Center was out of business. ry Kahlbau's silver pickup was parked near the flight office. Henry got out and crossed the ramp. Inside, Jerry stood at the small kitchen counter next to the coffee pot, a heavy window at Henry's pickup. "Want some coffee? Give me a minute. It's Jerry bent to the pot and inhaled. "I hope hang, not even sure what he wanted to ask. Video courtesy of astronaut Fred W. Leslie. |