A haunting short story about friendship and loss in small-town Montana Jake, Steve, and Thel are inseparable. The trio scampers through the narrow streets of Shelby without giving thought to the rest of the world. Then Jakeâs life changes the first time he goes up in a plane: That ride in a battered old Mustang P-51 teaches him that no one but pilots can know true freedom. He joins the Air Force and comes back to Shelby when heâs on leave. Steve and Thel stay behind, making lives in the tough heartland town in Montana. Though farther apart, they remain a groupâand will stay that way, whether they live or die.
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