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第12章 鲨口脱险 1（第1页）

第12章鲨口脱险（1）

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佚名Anonymous

&hesealsbobbingtheirblackbeadsinandoutofthegreenPacificwaters，brothersEriiseemedtohavetheoselves。

Dressedis，glovesontheirharaddledtheirrogsurfboardsunderabrilliaherewasasoutherlyflowtotheothis，July1，1991。Four-footeepingintoaedbeaaheenorthofia'sMontereyBay。

&er8a。m。，50-year-oldNitedhisboardtowardtheshoreabout150yardsaway。"I'mgoio。"hesaid。

"I'llstayalittlelo;Ericcalledafterhim。

Untiltenweeksearlier，EriasineerforaSiliValleypanywritingprogramsforafiber-optietworkfortheproposediohepacetooslowaobeoutdoors。

Sowhenthepanybeganlayingoffemployee，the32-year-oldtoldmahe'dtakealeaveofabsence。

Atsix-foot-oneand175pounds，Ericwasalwaysinshape。himselftopeakfitness，running，swimming，big，surfingandg。

Awaitingthebreakofagoodwave，Ericgazedseaward。Theicedaswirlingturbulehere'ssdowhought。

Inthatiapooleg。Gapinginhorror，hesasofwhite，triah，baredtothegums，bitingthroughflesh。Thightoshin，hislegwasthejawsofagreatwhitesharkatleast15feetlong。

Prythemloose！Inlightning-fastreflex，Ericshothisglovedlefthahemonster'ssnhttothebottom。Hepushedmightilyagainstthejaws，whilethesharktugged。

Atthatmoment，thejawsopened，andEricjerkedhislegfree。Hekickedawayfromthehulkingattacker，armsstilloutstretched。Toolate，hetriedtopullthemin。

Lunging，tailthrashing，thesharksahdeepintoEric'sleftarmfromelbowtowristandoherightforearm。Hishands，untouched，gropedihehugeouth。

Ericwasafraid，butnoterrified。Hisengineer'smihejaw。Pullingandtuggiely，hefelthisrightarmmoveagaih。Afiercepull，a。Attack！Hithim！Bunghisrightfist，hesmashedtheshark'sgray-whitebellyihehidefeltflat，muscular，butthepressurecameoffhisleftarmandheyaclear。

Hewasuheshark，awayfromitsjaws。Thenhisbodywasjerkedviolently。ThesharkhadsagEric&#htahesurfboard。I'mallchewedup，hethoughtwildly，andnowthis。

Forseveralseds，hewasththewaterfeetfirstatdizzyihen，abruptly，hewasfl。Theleashwasbroken，theshark。

&othesurfadgulpedair。Hissurfboardwasfloatingoaway，andheswunghimselfaboard，bellydown。

&hewavecrestsEriccaughtaglimpseoftheshorelinea。Relax，heself。It's。serveyy。

&oarhythmicpace，buteachstrokeofhisarmsleftascarlettrail。Anxiously，hesedtheoforadorsalfin。Thesharkwasouttheresomewhere。Tofindhim，ithadonlytofollowtheblood。

&edtogofaster，butdarednot。Theharderhepaddled，thefasterhisheartpouhemorehisbloodlost。Halfwaytoshore，helookedbehind，andhiseyesfixedonawaverushingathim。Headup，handsguidiitsdrodeittoshore。Atleasthe'tgetmehere。

Awoozyfeelingashesatthereaherawpulpoftissueuheshredsofhiswetsuit。Dowlegandalonghisarmswereedtothebohedeeplaabovethekhatthesharkhadmahemuscle。Bloodspurtedfromathecrookofhisleftarm。Thesharkhadseveredanartery。Hehadescapeditsjaws，butnowhecouldbleedtodeathinminutes。

Heclampedthegashfirmlywithhisrighthand，andthrustthearmabovehishead。Bloodmusthavebeenspoutingoutofthearmsiack。Alreadythelosswasmakinghimfaint。