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Kane watched these fruitless atte?” he asked

Zavala’s hand dropped fro his s of the flotation systeaze wandered to the

He flicked the searchlight on and was puzzled when he didn’t see a gliht fro his eyes to prevent reflec

tion The light failed to penetrate the darkness

He passed the flashlight to Kane “Take a look”

Kane peered through the porthole “Hell, there’s black ainst the s”

“We ca with the syste the flotation doors”

Kane was silent for a time When he did speak, it was almost in a whisper “We’re screwed, aren’t we?”

Zavala reached out and gripped one of Kane’s wrists tightly “Calm down, Doc,” he said evenly

Their eyes locked for a second, and Kane said, “Sorry, Joe, your call”

Zavala loosened his grip “I don’t h spot, yes, but it’s far fro has happened, and they’ve got our position”

“What good will that do if the cable is broken? They still have to haul us up somehow”

“I’ure it out”

Kane snorted “Austin’s an iuy, but he’s not a miracle man”

Zavala thought about the countless tie and resourcefulness had snatched thee of disaster