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Michael looked up High above, the surface shiht? The sound of the screws abruptly ceased; now he understood Lore’s intentions She was creating enough slack in the line for theive up Help me do this Unless you do, we’re dead But it was no use; they were sinking like stones The light receded pitilessly

The rope went taut again They were being pulled

As they broke the surface, Michael opened his ulp of air They were beneath the stern, a ht he’d seen was theacross the surface of the water

"It’s all right, I’ve got you," Michael said Alicia was coughing and sputtering in his arot you, I’ve got you, I’ve got you"

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Carter’s eyes were full of stars

He lay on the causeway, bloodied and broken Soer attached There was no pain; rather, his body felt distant, beyond his command

Brothers, sisters

They stood around hione; it was strea; he would have wrapped the world with his heart if he could At the edge of the causeway,road for hi out of an to crawl The virals stepped back, allowing hi of respect, as if they were pupils, or soldiers accepting the sword of their enee His left hand, reaching out, was the first part of hi, rich with salt and earth A billion living things coursed through it; to them he would be joined

Brothers, sisters, I thank you

He slipped beneath the surface of the water

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Dawn at sea