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“You mean in your experiment you found—”

“Only ten percent of the cooling we’ve recorded out there in the open ocean Yes, that’s exactly what I mean”

She looked around She didn’t have to ask if he’d done the experiain He’d been secluded up here for hours, and he’d been an engineer before becouessed he knehat he was doing Besides, she saw six other setups that looked identical to the one in front of them She assumed they were controls

“So what does that mean?” she asked “And this time pretend you’re a woman and share”

“There are two possibilities,” he said “Either so or the h some other process or mechanism that we’ve yet to observe or discover”

“All thetoward them,” she said

“I’m afraid so,” he replied

Before Gahout the lab It was sharp, piercing, and acco strobes

“What’s happening?”

“Fire alarm,” Marchetti said He reached for an interco, chief?”

“We haveas if he was still checking “We have confirine room”

CHAPTER 27

PAUL TROUT HEARD THE ALARMS AND RACED DOWN THE hall until he reached the makeshift lab Marchetti was on the interco Gamay stood next to him with a concerned look on her face

“Fire,” she said

“I figured that,” Paul replied