The game is over when the referee says it is.

The stewardess released us like a pack of noisy school kids and I dogtrotted toward the gate.

Back when we'd started the heel-and-toe watches, I'd offset the schedule six hours in order to have both squadrons up and ready during the initial attack.

One, two, three, four step forth, and, to and fro, Delicately and imperceptibly, Now swaying gently in a row, Now interthreading slow and rhythmically,