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Kiht and held on, but Halverson fell He landed on his back, hitting his head The i his hands down on the deck to push off with

The gray substance swar his hands, his arainst the bulkhead, but some of the residue reached his face Halverson pawed at his face as if bees were sware particles were forcing the into his nostrils and ears

He stepped away fro at his ears and screa substance curled over his lips and began flowing down into his throat, turning his screaconsule

“Kimo!” Thalia shouted

Her voice snapped Kimo out of his trance He pulled hi onto the roof He shut the skylight and sealed it hard Froray swarm had spread across the entire deck, both fore and aft It was also creeping upward along the sides of the cabin

Here and there it sees as it had done to the fallen dinner items and Halverson

“It’s co up over here,” Thalia shouted

“Don’t touch it!”

On his side the invading swarrabbed for anything that would help His hand found the deck hose and he turned it on, grabbing the nozzle and spraying high-pressure water at the gray mass

The jet of liquid swept the particles backward, washing them off the cabin’s wall like mud

“On this side!”

He stepped to her side and blasted away at the muck

“Get behindthe hose

The pressurized strea battle The sas surrounding theht, Kimo could not keep up

“We should jump,” Thalia shouted