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Believe it; he thought。 After all; what choice did he have? Beth was out of control and dangerous。 It was too late to save her now…in fact; it was crazy to go anywhere near her。 Beth was homicidal。 Shed already tried to kill him once; and had nearly succeeded。
And Harry had been drugged for thirteen hours; by now he was probably clinically dead; brain…dead。 There was no reason for Norman to stay。 There was nothing for him to do。
The sub was close now。 He could see the fittings on the yellow exterior。
〃Norman; please 。。。 I need you。〃
Sorry; he thought。 Im getting out of here。
He moved around beneath the twin propellor screws; the name painted on the curved hull; Deepstar III。 He climbed the footholds; moving up into the dome。
〃Norman…〃
Now he was out of contact with the inter。 He was on his own。 He opened the hatch; climbed inside the submarine。 He unlocked his helmet; pulled it off。
〃Your attention; please。 Eighteen minutes and counting。〃 Norman sat in the pilots padded seat; faced the controls。 The instruments blinked on; and the screen directly before him glowed。
DEEPSTAR III … MAND MODULE
Do you require help?
Yes No Cancel
''342'' He pressed 〃YES。〃 He waited for the next screen to flash up。
It was too bad about Harry and Beth; he was sorry to leave them behind。 But they had both; in their own ways; failed to explore their inner selves; thus making them vulnerable to the sphere and its power。 It was a classic scientific error; this so…called triumph of rational thought over irrational thought。 Scientists refused to acknowledge their irrational side; refused to see it as important。 They dealt only with the rational。 Everything made sense to a scientist; and if it didnt make sense; it was dismissed as what Einstein called the 〃merely personal。〃
The merely personal; he thought; in a burst of contempt。 People killed each other for reasons that were 〃merely personal。〃
DEEPSTAR III … CHECKLIST OPTIONS
DescendAscend
SecureShutdown
MonitorCancel
Norman pressed 〃ASCEND。〃 The screen changed to the drawing of the instrument panel; with the flashing point。 He waited for the next instruction。
Yes; he thought; it was true: scientists refused to deal with the irrational。 But the irrational side didnt go away if you refused to deal with it。 Irrationality didnt atrophy with disuse。 On the contrary; left unattended; the irrational side of man had grown in power and scope。
And plaining about it didnt help; either。 All those scientists whining in the Sunday supplements about mans inherent destructiveness and his propensity for violence; throwing up their hands。 That wasnt dealing with the irrational side。 That was just a formal admission that they were giving up on it。
''343'' The screen changed again:
DEEPSTAR III … ASCEND CHECKLIST
1。 Set Ballast Blowers To: On
Proceed To NextCancel
Norman pushed buttons on the panel; setting the ballast blowers; and waited for the next screen。
After all; how did scientists approach their own research? The scientists all agreed: scientific research cant be stopped。 If we dont build the bomb; someone else will。 But then pretty soon the bomb was in the hands of new people; who said; If we dont use the bomb; someone else will。
At which point; the scientists said; those other people are terrible people; theyre irrational and irresponsible。 We scientists are okay。 But those other people are a real problem。
Yet the truth was that responsibility began with each individual person; and the choices he made。 Each person had a choice。
Well; Norman thought; there was nothing he could do for Harry or Beth any longer。 He had to save himself。
He heard a deep hum as the generators turned on; and the throb of the propellors。 The screen flashed:
DEEPSTAR III … PILOT INSTRUMENTS ACTIVATED
Here we go; he thought; resting his hands confidently on the controls。 He felt the submarine respond beneath him。 〃Your attention; please。 Seventeen minutes and counting。〃 Muddy sediment churned up around the canopy as the screws engaged; and then the little submarine slipped out from beneath the dome。 It was just like driving a car; he thought。 There was nothing to it。
He turned in a slow arc; away from DH…7; toward DH…8。 He was twenty feet above the bottom; high enough for the screws to clear the mud。
There were seventeen minutes left。 At a maximum ascent rate of 6。6 feet per second…he did the mental calculation quickly; effortlessly…he would reach the surface in two and
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