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"A lot of history on that old rock," said Hanley "I always come topside e slip past her"

"She's pretty quiet now," replied Pitt

"My father died over there in 'forty-then the big gun he wastook a direct hit from a Japanese bomber"

"A lot of good men died with him"

"That they did" Hanley looked into Pitt's eyes "I'll be directing the descent into the water and retrieval of your subard to your equipment and electronics, you just holler"

"There is so"

"Name it"

"Could your crew do a quick repaint of the Sea Dog II? The NUMA turquoise trademark colo

r is highly visible in shalloater from the surface"

"What color would you like?" asked Hanley

"A reen," explained Pitt, "a shade that blends with the water in the harbor"

"I'll get ainst the rail with his back, staring up at the wisp of sht have been a whole lot simpler to use one of them underwater robotic vehicles"

"Or an autono "Neither would prove as efficient as athe bottom of a hull the size of the United States The sub's manipulator arm may also prove useful There are certain projects where hueous over video cameras This happens to be one of them"

Hanley read the dial of an old pocket watch whose chain was hooked to a belt loop "Tiation systems Now that we've reached open water, the chairman ant to triple our speed"

"Weclose to nine or ten knots now," said Pitt, his curiosity piqued