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第16章 沉船脱险 2（第1页）

第16章沉船脱险（2）

&hsLeft。Icametoaforkinthecorridor。htwasaclutterofpipesanddebris，soIoptedforthelefta40feetbeftoadeadend。

&edandswamcarefullyaroundthepipesandotherdebrisinthepassagewaytht。Twealongitmylampbegantodim。Withoutlight，l'masgoodasdead。JustnowayIdmywayaround。Sonowtheracewasagainstadyingbatteryaswellasadiminishingairsupply。

Ipassageway，Icaughtaglimpseoflightthroughathehull—butitwasnotnearlywideenetthrough。Iknewmydivingpanionswouldbeheadingbacktotheanebynow，soIdecidedtostopandtakeacetheirattention。

Ifoundapieceofcopperpipeandputonelovesoveritsend。Theheglhtheopeninga。Ifsomeoheglove，hecouldatleastgetextratankshthenarro。Sureenough，adiverappeared。

Istretchedmyarmthroughtheopening，andwithmykthesideofthehull："Trapped。。。Air。。。Rope。"

Thediverheadedforthesurfaceasfastashedared，tolettheothersknoredit。

Withoesofairleftinmytank，Ianig。IknowLarswillbehere。。。ifljusthangon。Toserveair，Iskippedeveryotherbeatihingrhythm。Foraninstant，Isideredmovingon，usinguptheairinalastdesperateefforttofindmyownwayout。ThenIheardLars'sbubblesasheapproached。

&heushioftwoairtankshehadbroughtdoeditoankwouldgivemeanadditional30mioworkmywayoutofthisuerlabyrieralready。

&eChoice。Larshadalshtdownalightformeandaloyline。Grabbingthelampaheline，Iheadedbatothewreow，bypullierme，Icouldreturhatis，ifnomorebulkheadsbehindme。

AsIworkedbatothewreck，Larsfastehersparetanktothesideofthenarrowopening，andthenbeganlookingalosideofthehullforapossiblewaytogetmeout。

Pagmyselftettingoutofbreath，Iswamcautihaofnarrowcorridorsandclutteredspaces。Ikeptbumpingintopipes，jabbihprobjedtakingwrongturns。Fearwassqueeziofme。

Soooaspotthatresembledtheinsideofaguhereeningtoitthatmightjustay200-poundframeifIremovedmytankahroughafterme。Ihadtoceit。

ButasIsqueezedthroughtheopeankfellfrommygrasp。Theregulatorwasjerkedfrommymouth，nearlypullingmyfro。Ihadafastake—eithersearchforthetankIhaddroppedortrytofollowthesafetyliotheothertankLarshadleftforme。IdoubtedthatIaketheswimontheairremaininginmylungs。ButcouldIlocatethedroppedtank？

PerhapsIshouldjustgiveup，openmymouthandfillmylungswithwater。Itwillbeoverinafewsedthe。

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&hinggrabbedmyrightshoulder。Inearlyjumpedoutofmywetsuit。ItwasLars。Hehadmaofindawaydownarouurret，viaahewreck。

IgrabbedLars'smouthpiedgaspedihsofair。IwasalmostoutofmyjamLarsandIcouldbuddy-breathefromhistankandworkourwayclearofthewreck，followiylinehehadpulledbehindhim。

Wewriggledhthegutoomuchtrouble。ButIhadbeeomfor70minutes；I'dhavetospendoveranhourdepressing。Wefollowedtheaeherewefousofdoubletankswaitingforus，loweredbyouralertshipmates。

&uallyweeasedtothesurfaereeteduswithsighsofrelief。ItseemedthatadarkhadliftedasIgazedatthebeautifulseascapeglitteringinbrightsunshine。

BatheBarnacleBill，IpulledoffmygearandthankedLarsandmyotherresourpadoworest。Larsappearedinthedoorway，aslightgrino;WhatwouldyouhavedoneifIhadn'tshownup？"hekiddedme。

Isidered。"WhenIgotbacktotheboat，"Isaid，"I'dhavefiredyou。mesleep。"

伴着一声巨响，那面被海水长久腐蚀的舱壁坍塌了，潜水员的退路被封死了。此刻，他在黑暗中拼命地在这座水下迷宫里摸索着前进。他可以精确地计算出他还有多长的寿命——氧气罐里储存的氧气只够他呼吸25分钟了。