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〃But it is obviously a picture of the creature;〃 Ted said。 〃Look; thats the vertical torso; three legs; two arms。 Theres no head; so presumably the creatures head is located within the torso itself。 Surely you see that; Norman。〃

〃Ted 。。。〃

〃For once; Harry has missed the point entirely! The message is not only a picture; its a self…portrait!〃

〃Ted 。。。〃

Ted sat back。 He sighed。 〃Youre going to tell me Im trying too hard。〃

〃I dont want to dampen your enthusiasm;〃 Norman said。

〃But you dont see the alien?〃

〃Not really; no。〃

〃Hell。〃 Ted tossed the papers aside。 〃I hate that son of a bitch。 Hes so arrogant; he makes me so mad。 。。。 And on top of that; hes young!〃

〃Youre forty;〃 Norman said。 〃I wouldnt exactly call that over the hill。〃

〃For physics; it is;〃 Ted said。 〃Biologists can sometimes do important work late in life。 Darwin was fifty when he published the Origin of Species。 And chemists sometimes do good work when theyre older。 But in physics; if you havent done it by thirty…five; the chances are; you never will。〃

〃But Ted; youre respected in your field。〃

Ted shook his head。 〃Ive never done fundamental work。 Ive analyzed data; Ive e to some interesting conclusions。 But never anything fundamental。 This expedition is my chance to really do something。 To really 。。。 get my name in the books。〃

Norman now had a different sense of Teds enthusiasm and energy; that relentlessly juvenile manner。 Ted wasnt emotionally retarded; he was driven。 And he clung to his youth out of a sense that time was slipping by and he hadnt yet acplished anything。 It wasnt obnoxious。 It was sad。

''151'' 〃Well;〃 Norman said; 〃the expedition isnt finished yet。〃

〃No;〃 Ted said; suddenly brightening。 〃Youre right。 Youre absolutely right。 There are more; wonderful experiences awaiting us。 I just know there are。 And theyll e; wont they。〃

〃Yes; Ted;〃 Norman said。 〃Theyll e。〃

BETH

〃Damn it; nothing works!〃 She waved a hand to her laboratory bench。 〃Not a single one of the chemicals or reagents here is worth a damn!〃

〃Whatve you tried?〃 Barnes said calmly。 〃Zenker…Formalin; H and E; the other stains。 Proteolytic extractions; enzyme breaks。 You name it。 None of it works。 You know what I think; I think that whoever stocked this lab did it with outdated ingredients。〃

〃No;〃 Barnes said; 〃its the atmosphere。〃

He explained that their environment contained only 2 percent oxygen; 1 percent carbon dioxide; but no nitrogen at all。 〃Chemical reactions are unpredictable;〃 he said。 〃You ought to take a look at Levys recipe book sometime。 Its like nothing youve ever seen in your life。 The food looks normal when shes finished; but she sure doesnt make it the normal way。〃

〃And the lab?〃

〃The lab was stocked without knowing the working depth we would be at。 If we were shallower; wed be breathing pressed air; and all your chemical reactions would work…theyd just go very fast。 But with heliox; reactions are unpredictable。 And if they wont go; well 。。。〃 He shrugged。

〃What am I supposed to do?〃 she said。

〃The best you can;〃 Barnes said。 〃Same as the rest of us。〃

''152'' 〃Well; all I can really do is gross anatomical analyses。 All this bench is worthless。〃

〃Then do the gross anatomy。〃

〃I just wish we had more lab capability。 。。。〃

〃This is it;〃 Barnes said。 〃Accept it and go on。〃

Ted entered the room。 〃You better take a look outside; everybody;〃 he said; pointing to the portholes。 〃We have more visitors。〃

The squid were gone。 For a moment norman saw nothing but the water; and the white suspended sediment caught in the lights。

〃Look down。 At the bottom。〃

The sea floor was alive。 Literally alive; crawling and wiggling and tremulous as far as they could see in the lights。 〃What is that?〃

Beth said; 〃Its shrimps。 A hell of a lot of shrimps。〃 And she ran to get her net。

〃Now; thats what we ought to be eating;〃 Ted said。 〃I love shrimp。 And those look perfect…size; a little smaller than crayfish。 Probably delicious。 I remember once in Portugal; my second wife and I had the most fabulous crayfish。 。。。〃

Norman felt slightly uneasy。 〃Whatre they doing here?〃

〃I dont know。 What do shrimps do; any

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