GR translation: the end of the grade

[Mike Jing]

Thanks, Mark. Double-clutching had been successfully checked.


On Wed, Jan 21, 2026 at 7:11 PM Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:

> Bottom.....check out double-clutching...
>
> On Sun, Jan 11, 2026 at 12:02 AM Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> V744.2-6, P758.28-32   The trucks come rolling down the hill, where the
>> State highway narrows, at about three in the afternoon. All their
>> headlights are on. Electric stare after stare topping the crest of the
>> hill, between the maple trees. The noise is terrific. Gearboxes chatter as
>> each truck hits the end of the grade, weary cries of “Double-clutch it,
>> idiot!” come from under the canvas.
>>
>> Does "the end of the grade" here refer to the top or the bottom of the
>> hill?
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