Blind Pilots

[Shattered]

The entrance opens, two men dressed in Pilots' uniforms walk up the

aisle. Both are wearing dark glasses, one is using a guide dog, and the

other is tapping his way along the aisle with a cane.



Nervous laughter spreads through the cabin, but the men enter the

cockpit, the door closes, and the engines start up.



The passengers begin glancing nervously around, searching for some sign

that this is just a little practical joke. None is forthcoming.



The plane moves faster and faster down the runway, and the people

sitting in the window seats realize they're headed straight for the

water at the edge of the airport territory.



As it begins to look as though the plane will plough into the water,

panicked screams fill the cabin.



At that moment, the plane lifts smoothly into the air. The passengers

relax and laugh a little sheepishly, and soon all retreat into their

magazines, secure in the knowledge that the plane is in good hands.



In the cockpit, one of the blind pilots turns to the other and says,

"You know, Bob, one of these days, they're gonna scream too late and

we're all gonna die!"