Sphere (深海圓疑) 原版小說

第54部分 (第6/7頁)

You　just　。。。　give　up　the　power。〃

〃Then　we　have　to　do　it　all　together；〃　she　said。　〃At　the　same　time。〃

〃Okay；〃　Harry　said。　〃On　the　count　of　three。〃

They　closed　their　eyes。

〃One　。。。〃

With　his　eyes　closed；　Norman　thought；　People　always　forget　that　they　have　power；　anyway。

〃Two　。。。〃Harry　said。

And　then　Norman　focused　his　mind。　With　a　sudden　intensity　he　saw　the　sphere　again；　shining　like　a　star；　perfect　and　polished；　and　he　thought：　I　want　to　forget　I　ever　saw　the　sphere。

And　in　his　mind's　eye；　the　sphere　vanished。

〃Three；〃　Harry　said。

〃Three　what？〃　Norman　said。　His　eyes　ached　and　burned。　He　rubbed　them　with　his　thumb　and　forefinger；　then　opened　them。　Beth　and　Harry　were　sitting　around　the　table　in　the　＇＇369＇＇　depression　chamber　with　him。　They　all　looked　tired　and　depressed。　But　that　was　to　be　expected；　he　thought；　considering　what　they　had　all　been　through。

〃Three　what？〃　Norman　said　again。

〃Oh；〃　Harry　said；　〃I　was　just　thinking　out　loud。　Only　three　of　us　left。〃

Beth　sighed。　Norman　saw　tears　in　her　eyes。　She　fumbled　in　her　pocket　for　a　Kleenex；　blew　her　nose。

〃You　can't　blame　yourselves；〃　Norman　said。　〃It　was　an　accident。　There　was　nothing　we　could　do　about　it。〃

〃I　know；〃　Harry　said。　〃But　those　people　suffocating；　while　we　were　in　the　submarine　。。。　I　keep　hearing　the　screams。　。。。　God；　I　wish　it　had　never　happened。〃

There　was　a　silence。　Beth　blew　her　nose　again。

Norman　wished　it　had　never　happened；　too。　But　wishing　wasn't　going　to　make　a　difference　now。

〃We　can't　change　what　happened；〃　Norman　said。　〃We　can　only　learn　to　accept　it。〃

〃I　know；〃　Beth　said。

〃I've　had　a　lot　of　experience　with　accident　trauma；〃　he　said。　〃You　simply　have　to　keep