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"Weird tasting cheese,"the inside of his sandith a cynical eye

Gunn grinned "Beggars can't be choosers"

Two hours and fifteen ht lanes it took to cover kilometers five and six They definitely had a probleet site

None of them believed a tidal wave could carry a 570-ton ship more than 5 kilometers (3 miles) over land from the sea Certainly not a ith a crest less than 30 h Their confidence ebbed as they worked farther out of the prime search area

"Beginning the first lane of the seven-kilometer mark," announced Pitt

"Too far, way too far," Giordino muttered

"I agree," said Gunn "We either missed her, or she lies off the north and south peririd

No sense in wasting time in this area"

"We'll finish kiloational instru his coordinates

Gunn and Giordino knew better than to debate the matter They ell aware that when Pitt'shi the old Spanish ship was proe of four centuries Giordino vigilantly kept the helicopter just high enough for the sensor to ski paper and digital readings They were beginning to feel they had not been dealt a lucky hand and steeled the and arduous search

Fortunately, the weather held in their favor The sky re far above them, and the wind stayed steady fro as the weather The forest below unfurled as though it were a continuous sea of algae No human lived down there Sunless days without end The constant damp, warm climate caused the flowers to bloorow and ripen all through the year Rare was the spot where sun reached through the branches of the trees and plants to touch the ground

"Mark it!" Gunn burst abruptly

Pitt responded by copying the navigation coordinates "Do you have a target?"

"I recorded a slight bu, but definitely an anomaly"

"Shall we turn back?" asked Giordino