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Welcome to Percotran -Part XL By: Richard Davidson on 3/31/2003; 12:11 AM I swear there was an island here. Swig wasnt the brightest guy in the world, but he knew how to read an Orthronoscope, and it was as if the island hed identified last night had simply disappeared. Thats strange... What? asked Kasheeba. First, I got an echo, where I was suddenly tracking a torpedo sub identical to this one, which quickly disappeared; and then I read the same island, .05 degrees West of where I read it before, which also disappeared. Are you sure you know how to read an Orthronoscope? Swig was quite nearly devastated by that question. Hed been traveling with Kasheeba for years, and wasnt it always he who found energy sources, and in slower times, large schools of fish? He would remember her hurtful words the next time there was a Pailfish Supper. A fish head drifted lazily by. I think weve lost them. Oh really? asked Kasheeba, freeing her left arm enough to point at the fish head. Doesnt that seem to indicate there was an Autrioselon here recently? Swig had to think about that. No. And why not, she demanded. Were surrounded by sharks, several of which are over thirty feet long, was, in his mind, a sensible retort. Theres something funny about this, mused Kasheeba to a nervous Swig. Im not laughing, he said, predictably. He really was quite nervous. Can you compute the direction the island was traveling? Yeah, I think so. Well, please do so, and then follow that course at top speed. Were surrounded by sharks, several of which are over thirty feet long, he answered. You just said that, Kasheeba noted, Theres something funny about this. You just said that, answered Swig, and added, and Im not laughing. Can you compute the direction the island was traveling? I already have. Follow that course at top speed, they both said, in unison, their eyes growing a bit wider. Were surrounded by sharks, several of which are over thirty feet long... Will you stop saying that? Kasheeba was losing control just a bit. Saying what? The sharks! Were surrounded by sharks, several of which... Stop it! Kasheeba was desperately trying to think. Can you compute the direction the island was traveling? Youre not going to believe this, but were already locked onto the coordinates, and traveling at top speed. But we dont seem to be moving! Kasheeba had never been this close to blind panic. Were surrounded by sharks, several of which are over thirty feet long. My God, were trapped in a bubble in Time! shrieked Kasheeba, and its getting smaller! Were surrounded by sharks... She clamped her hand over Swigs mouth. Dont speak anymore. she was assuming control of the situation. Can you compute the direction the island was traveling? One of the sharks had the torpedo sub in its mouth, and was trying to bite down. The hull was creaking and moaning fiercely. Were surrounded by sharks... Swig blurted, as Kasheeba took her hand off his mouth to work several pertinent controls. She was trying to build an acceleration wave in the Iombic Chamber, which could possibly give them a major burst of inertia. Can you compute the direction the island was traveling? she was really getting tired of asking that question. Were surrounded... just as Swig started to repeat the obvious for the ten millionth time, the interior of the sub glowed blue, and shot through the entire length of the shark, ripping it to shreds, and then there it was. The island theyd been seeking. Were surrounded... If you say another word about those sharks, Im kicking your ass right here, Kasheeba interrupted. Can you compute... she started to say, and stopped herself short. And whos gonna kick your ass? Swig asked, boldly. Shhhh! ordered Kasheeba, I see him. Where? 2106.54W, 14.788S, she answered. Swig turned his Long Range Visualizer to those settings. Whats that hes doing? asked Swig, fascinated. It looks like hes swordfighting a monkey, answered Kasheeba, who never thought shed ever be saying that about Alexander, or anybody else for that matter.
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