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“This is Max Your brother looks very relieved to hear you Where are you?”

“The bridge of the Centaurus” She went back to Eric and glanced out at the deck Water had covered the front half of the ship and was now starting to pour into the first open hold like Niagara Falls

“You need to get out of there We’re less than two ht Can you stop the launch?”

“No,” Sylvia said

“Where’s Polk?”

“Paralyzed He didn’t have the key, and there’s no app on his phone to control the rockets I checked on my way here”

“Then just get off the ship,” Max said

“I can’t e”

“I’ll see if help is on the way”

“Tell theas in the air”

She got Eric under his shoulders and lifted For a slim man, he was heavier than she expected Linc would be ie

As she lowered Eric to the floor so she could get a better grip to drag hi for help

“Come in, Juan Come in Juan, are you there?”

SEVENTY-FIVE

Juan heard Max say that Sylvia was up on the bridge with Eric and Linc He just couldn’t respond The water had reached the hatch, so he was fully subed No matter how hard he tried to turn the latch, it wouldn’t open