You swallow hard, thinking to yourself, 'It must be all right, tho

You swallow hard, thinking to yourself, ‘It must be all right, thousands of people have done it before.’ Then… ‘But this time it’s me — that’s the difference!’ – Charles Shea-Simonds, Sport Parachuting, 1971

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