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To Paul’s surprise, Elena ca me out there on my own,” she said

At first, they could only crawl The sedi was only three or four feet above their heads As they moved away from the , the space spread out and the sedies protruded Paul h

“What’s so funny?” Gamay asked

“Reot?”

“Well, here’s your chance,” Paul said He worked the object out of the silt It was a rotting chair “I think we’re in the ship’s dining room”

Ga for a little more ambience”

Theydown the slope of the invasive sediment until it was no more than a thin layer on the floor As Paul stood, he found it to be packed down hard and no more than six inches deep

Gamay stood up and wiped her palonna need a o to the spa,” she said “What next, O fearless leader?”

Paul looked around “Let’s see if we can figure out what ship this is and where she came from”

Theythe kitchen and a storeroom

“Look at these ovens,” Gamay said “They’re ancient”

“How old?” Paul asked

“I don’t know,” Gamay

replied “Old Like the stove randmother had forever”

Paul took a look at the stoves and soed to another era He began to feel as if he’d stepped back in time