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_"Kysyl. Railhead. K. E. Ziolkovsky. 5000 meters/second. Luna."
The railhead at Kysyl Khoto
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The railhead at Kysyl Khoto is here in full — 368 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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_"Kysyl.
Railhead.
K.
E.
Ziolkovsky.
5000
meters/second.
Luna."
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The railhead at Kysyl Khoto
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The railhead at Kysyl Khoto is here in full — 368 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/74 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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_"Kysyl.
Line 2
Railhead.
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K.
E.
Ziolkovsky.
Line 4
5000
meters/second.
Line 5
Luna."
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5000
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From this reading 5000 meters/second.
E
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From this reading K. E. Ziolkovsky.
K
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Kysyl
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Luna
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From this reading Luna."
meters
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Railhead
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second
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Ziolkovsky
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