dead。 And 'high pressure nervous syndrome'…that turns out to be sudden convulsions； paralysis； and death if the carbondioxide content of the atmosphere drops too low。 That's what the badges are for； to make sure we have enough CO2 in the air。 That's the only reason we have the badges。 Nice； huh？〃
Norman flicked off the screen； sat back。 〃Well； I keep ＇＇178＇＇ ing back to the same point…there's not much we can do about it now。〃
〃Exactly what Barnes said。〃 Beth started pushing equipment around on her counter top； nervously。 Rearranging things。
〃Too bad we don't have a sample of those jellyfish；〃 Norman said。
〃Yes； but I'm not sure how much good it would do； to tell the truth。〃 She frowned； shifted papers on the counter again。 〃Norman； I'm not thinking very clearly down here。〃
〃How's that？〃
〃After the； uh； accident； I came up here to look over my notes； review things。 And I checked the shrimps。 Remember how I told you they didn't have any stomach？ Well； they do。 I'd made a bad dissection； out of the midsagittal plane。 I just missed all the midline structures。 But they're there； all right； the shrimps are normal。 And the squid？ It turns out the one squid I dissected was a little anomalous。 It had an atrophic gill； but it had one。 And the other squid are perfectly normal。 Just what you'd expect。 I was wrong； too hasty。 It really bothers me。〃
〃Is that why you took the Valium？〃
She nodded。 〃I hate to be sloppy。〃
〃Nobody's criticizing you。〃
〃If Harry or Ted reviewed my work and found that I'd made these stupid mistakes 。。。〃
〃What's wrong with a mistake？〃
〃I can hear them now： Just like a woman； not careful enough； too eager to make a discovery； trying to prove herself； too quick to draw concl