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Eddie

and Linc hovered below the diving bell’s hatch as they pressed a ropy length of plastic explosives against the weld They’d been anticipating the hatch to be locked, jammed, or welded and had different equipment to deal with each scenario

While Linc finished applying the plastique, Eddie went back to the capsule’sand held up a different sign

Sit far back from the hatch and cover your eyes

Overholt nodded and put his hands up to shield his face

Lincthe detonator, its leads twisting back to the shaped charge

“Ready?” Eddie asked

Linc nodded

“Do it”

Linc pressed the button, and a loud thu the bell Eddie looked through theand saw a small puff of smoke curl up from the blown hatch, but water didn’t flood in because the air pressure inside was equalized with the water pressure outside

When they swa on the seabed A jagged hole in the floor of the diving bell had taken its place

Eddie took the snorkelWhen he surfaced inside, he took his regulator out

“Mr Overholt, we don’t have ures out that the Chair”

“Just tellit on