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Twelve Seconds That Changed the World

Kitty Hawk, USA · 1903 CE

In freezing wind, a machine of wood and cloth lifts for twelve seconds before five witnesses. Humanity keeps its wings.

寒风里,一架木头和布做的机器摇摇晃晃离地,飞了十二秒,三十六米。围观者只有五个人。没有记者,没有欢呼。但人类从此有了翅膀,再也不会交回去。

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