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The voice recorder, if intact, would reveal other noises in the cockpit besides the pilots’ con versation with controllers, por tions of which were released Sat urday. That conversation was cut "...the only procedure that has a prayer of avoiding an accident is the quickest possi ble descent and landing." liso — Alan Wolk U.S. pilot and aviation lawyer off 10 minutes after the pilots re ported smoke in the cockpit and six minutes before the crash. Divers also were trying to confirm if three large pieces of wreckage found near the flight data recorder are sections of the plane’s fuselage. After reporting an emergency, the plane started towarj port, hut made two tried to descend ar, Swissair otfia: i ouldn't have proach to Halifax te. BY DOUG 30 tons of fuel. Tr.: q | lc 70 miles out of Hal;:. ning off o •:,.ikr .i direct Li:.: riday nig! 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