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“Why?”

“Depths are anywhere from seven thousand to sixteen thousand feet”

Saoing to stay on it”

“Unless you plan to pull a Raise the Titanic”

“Not likely That’s not the neas hoping to hear”

“Don’t shoot the er”

“Why would one destroyer be so far froout loud “A hundred miles is hours away from port Why brave a stor the day?”

“I thought you ht ask It makes more sense if you look at a map”

“Why’s that, Selma?”

“Because I don’t think it was going to stop at the base at all The boat was on a course that would have taken it all the way to Japan”

CHAPTER 25

Late that night, Sam and Remi checked their e-e fro survivor of the sunken destroyer, now more than ninety years old, and hoped to have lanced at the tiood bet he’d reach her He padded out onto the terrace with the sat phone, but Sel with no answer

“What are you doing out here?” Re him The phone seemed to leap from his hand and he watched helplessly as it dropped a dozen feet onto the sand Reed “Sorry”

“No probleht me by surprise”

“Selma?”