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 This clearance had been received by the company radio operator from the Atlanta Airway Traffic Control office and was relayed to the pilot. Trip 21 acknowledged receipt of the message. At 11:38 p.m., Trip 21 called the company radio operator at Atlanta and reported "Passing over Stone Mountain, Georgia, ... descending." The EAL radio operator at Atlanta acknowledged receipt of this message and in turn gave Trip 21 a Kollsman altimeter reading of 28.94 and the following weather report: "Ceiling 300 ... visibility one mile, light rain, light fog, ceiling variable from 200 to 500 feet. Trip 19 reported it 300." Trip 21 repeated the Kollsman reading and acknowledged receipt of the message. Trip 21 then called the Atlanta airport control tower and transmitted the following message: "EAL Trip 21 to Atlanta Tower - over Stone Mountain 11.37 p.m. making approach. Will give you a call over range station." The Atlanta control tower acknowledged receipt of the message and transmitted the surface wind as "Surface northeast 10." Trip 21 acknowledged receipt of