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How Does Bill Bryson End up in a “Crash Position” in the Aircraft?

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How does Bill Bryson end up in a “crash position” in the aircraft?

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Once when he was travelling in an aeroplane, he leaned over to tie a shoelace at the same moment when someone in the seat ahead of him threw his seat back into full recline. That was when he found himself pinned helplessly in the ‘crash position’. He had to claw at the leg of the man sitting next to him in order to get himself freed.

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अध्याय 9: The Accidental Tourist - The Accidental Tourist [पृष्ठ ६०]

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The Accidental Tourist | Q 4 | पृष्ठ ६०

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