Sphere (深海圓疑) 原版小說

第1部分 (第3/7頁)

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…RICHARD　FEYNMAN

During　the　preparation　of　this　manuscript；　I　received　help　and　encouragement　from　Caroline　Conley；　Kurt　Villadsen；　Lisa　Plonsker；　Valery　Pine；　Anne…Marie　Martin；　John　Deubert；　Lynn　Nesbit；　and　Bob　Gottlieb。　I　am　grateful　to　them　all。

CONTENTS

THE　SURFACE

1

THE　DEEP

45

THE　MONSTER

171

THE　POWER

267

THE　SURFACE

WEST　OF　TONGA

For　a　long　time　the　horizon　had　been　a　monotonous　flat　blue　line　separating　the　Pacific　Ocean　from　the　sky。　The　Navy　helicopter　raced　forward；　flying　low；　near　the　waves。　Despite　the　noise　and　the　thumping　vibration　of　the　blades；　Norman　Johnson　fell　asleep。　He　was　tired；　he　had　been　traveling　on　various　military　aircraft　for　more　than　fourteen　hours。　It　was　not　the　kind　of　thing　a　fifty…three…year…old　professor　of　psychology　was　used　to。

He　had　no　idea　how　long　he　slept。　When　he　awoke；　he　saw　that　the　horizon　was　still　flat；　there　were　white　semicircles　of　coral　atolls　ahead。　He　said　over　the　inter；　〃What's　this？〃

〃Islands　of　Ninihina　and　Tafahi；〃　the　pilot　said。　〃Technically　part　of　Tonga；　but　they're　uninhabited。　Good　sleep？〃

〃Not　bad。〃　Norman　looked　at　the　islands　as　they　flashed　by：　a　curve　of　white　sand；　a　few　palm　trees；　then　gone。　The　flat　ocean　again。

〃Where'd　they　bring　you　in　from？〃　the　pilot　asked。

〃San　Diego；〃　Norman　said。　〃I　left　yesterday。〃

〃So　you　came　Honolulu…Guam…Pago…here？〃

〃That's　right。〃

〃Long　trip；〃　the　pilot　said。　〃What　kind　of　work　you　do；　sir？〃

〃I'm　a　psychologist；〃　Norman　said。

〃A　shrink；　huh？〃　The　pilot　grinned。　〃Why　not？　They've　called　in　just　about　everything　else。〃

〃How　do　you　mean？〃

〃We've　been　ferrying　people　out　of　Gua