The Twenty-One Balloons by William Sherman Pène du Bois

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How did Professor William Waterman Sherman, late of San Francisco, end up floating in the North Atlantic on a raft composed of the wreckage of a flotilla of balloons?

The Twenty-One Balloons by William Sherman Pène du Bois

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[roseembolism]

The main thing I remember was the terrifying hydraulic beds existing. Sure you can go up to the skylight, but on the other hand, falling out of bed would result in a multiple story fall...