seventy-two-hour

Updated: May 16, 2025

And this one cure the Master applied. He tied the slain rooster firmly around Bruce's furry throat, and made the puppy wear it, as a heavy and increasingly malodorous pendant, for three warm days and nights. Before the end of this seventy-two-hour period, Bruce had grown to loathe the sight and scent of chicken.

Albert Payson Terhune - Bruce

Their seventy-two-hour flight without a pilot had seemed a miracle, now it seemed entirely possible that they might fly in a straight line for weeks without encountering any obstacle, so vast was the emptiness in comparison with the points of light that punctuated it.

Lee Hawkins Garby - The Skylark of Space