〃Jesus。〃
〃Take it easy； Harry。〃
Looking back down； they could see the habitat with its lights。 And then the long lines of explosives set over the spaceship itself。 They rose past the high fin of the spacecraft； leaving it behind； seeing only black water now。
〃One minute twenty。〃
〃Nine hundred feet；〃 Norman said。 There was very little sensation of movement； only the changing dials on the instrument panel to tell them they were moving。
〃It's not fast enough；〃 Harry said。 〃That's a hell of a lot of explosive down there。〃
It is fast enough； Norman thought； correcting him。
〃The shock wave will crush us like a can of sardines；〃 Harry said； shaking his head。
The shock wave will not harm us。
Eight hundred feet。
〃Forty seconds；〃 Harry said。 〃We'll never make it。〃
〃We'll make it。〃
＇＇358＇＇ They were at seven hundred feet； rising fast。 The water now had a faint blue color： sunlight filtering down。
〃Thirty seconds；〃 Harry said。 〃Where are we？ Twenty…nine 。。。 eight 。。。〃
〃Six hundred twenty feet；〃 Norman said。 〃Six ten。〃
They looked back down the side of the sub。 They could barely discern the habitat； faint pinpricks of light far beneath them。
Beth coughed。 〃It's too late now；〃 Harry said。 〃I knew from the beginning we'd never make it。〃
〃Yes we will；〃 Norman said。
〃Ten seconds；〃 Harry said。 〃Nine 。。。 eight 。。。 Brace yourself！〃
Norman pulled Beth to his chest as the explosion rocked the submarine； spinning it like a toy； upending it； then righting it again； and lifting it in a giant upward surge。
〃Mama！〃 Harry shouted； but they were still rising； they were okay。 〃We did it！〃
〃Two hundred feet；〃 Norman said。 The water outside was now ligh