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It defied all logic Colder, saltier water was more dense than warm freshwater It sank to the botto down into the subterranean canyons the way glaciers slid between the peaks of high es

At the bottoraphers considered thelobe, they refused to mix with the rest of the sea

As the Rehts Sedi snow

“One thousand feet,” she said

“What depth is the Remora rated for?”

“Three thousand,” she said “But Joe built it, so it’ll do twice that”

Fro, they could see that the canyon was narrowing

“Picking up the bottom,” Gamay said “Shall we take the full tour?”

“We paid for it,” Paul said “Might as well go on the ride”

Ga the current now,” she said “I have to keep five degrees down angle on the thrusters just to hold the depth”

“So the current is flowing up the canyon?”

Gamay nodded “It’s like we’ve entered opposite world”

Paul pointed to so on the sonar scan “What’s that?”

Gae rise in the bottoet near it, pushing and weaving like a bird flying into the wind As it got closer, the target resolved into a cone-shaped rise Crossing over it, the Remora was pushed violently to the side and then away

Before Gamay could circle back, another cone-shaped structure appeared on the scan And then another