> I don't know what you're talking about. =A0I just looked out from the roo=
f of
> the building and the earth is clearly flat. =A0I have even driven accross=
 the
> country and didn't end up going down hill in the process, as would have b=
een
> necessary if the earth really was curved. =A0I can show from personal
> observation anyone can repeat that the earth is flat. =A0You guys need to=
 get
> out and observe a bit. =A0Just don't go too far or you might fall off the=
 edge
> of the earth.

SciFi ish story from long ago.
Title as I recall "Sail on. Sail on".
Alternative history.

Written by the radio operator on one of Christopher Columbus's ships.
They had spark radio - his concept of how it worked (tiny angels
leaping the gap and  ...) differed somewhat from ours.

Mutinous murmurings from crew who believed the world was flat and that
they would sail off the edge.
Dissent kept to a dull roar by the religious equivalent (a Jesuit?) of
the communist political officer or German WW2 equivalent. (Terms
escape me now - Capot?, Gaullitier?, Checker, ("Kendy for the State,
Kendy for the State ..." )

Days and anxiety mount. Landfall overdue.
Then one day a current, quickening over the hours until at last a
growing noise, at first a dull and distant rumble and then an
increasing thunderous roar, until ...



  R

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