While cruising at 40,000 feet, the airplane shuddered and Mr.   
>Benson looked out the window.   
>   
>"Good lord!" he screamed, "one of the engines just blew up!"
>   
>Other passengers left their seats and came running over;   
>suddenly the aircraft was rocked by a second blast as yet   
>another engine exploded on the other side.   
>   
>The passengers were in a panic now, and even the   
>stewardesses couldn't maintain order.  Just then, standing   
>tall and smiling confidently, the pilot strode from the <snip>pit   
>and assured everyone that there was nothing to worry about.   
>His words and his demeanor seemed made most of the   
>passengers feel better, and they sat down as the pilot calmly   
>walked to the door of the aircraft.  There, he grabbed several   
>packages from under the seats and began handing them to   
>the flight attendants.   
>   
>Each crew member attached the package to their backs.   
>   
>"Say," spoke up an alert passenger, "aren't those   
>parachutes?"   
>   
>The pilot said they were.   
>   
>The passenger went on, "But I thought you said there was   
>nothing to worry about?"   
>   
>"There isn't," replied the pilot as a third engine exploded.   
>"We're going to get help."