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Alberto Santos-Dumont Quotes: To propel a dirigible balloon through the air is like pushing a candle through a brick wall.
         

To propel a dirigible balloon through the air is like pushing a candle through a brick wall.


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The balloon seems to stand still in the air while the earth flies past underneath.

The balloon seems to stand still in the air while the earth flies past underneath.



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