Sphere (深海圓疑) 原版小說

第34部分 (第4/7頁)

　kept　slipping　down　his　forehead；　obscuring　his　vision。　By　the　time　＇＇229＇＇　they　reached　D　Cylinder；　the　smoke　was　dense。　They　coughed　and　stumbled；　banged　into　the　consoles。

〃Stay　low；〃　Tina　shouted；　dropping　to　her　knees。　She　was　leading　the　way；　Fletcher　had　stayed　behind　in　B。

Up　ahead；　an　angry　red　glow　outlined　the　bulkhead　door　leading　to　E。　Tina　grabbed　an　extinguisher　and　went　through　the　door；　Norman　right　behind　her。　At　first　he　thought　the　entire　cylinder　was　burning。　Fierce　flames　licked　up　the　side　padding；　dense　clouds　of　smoke　boiled　toward　the　ceiling。　The　heat　was　almost　palpable。　Tina　swung　the　extinguisher　cylinder　around；　began　to　spray　white　foam。　In　the　light　of　the　fire　Norman　saw　another　extinguisher；　grabbed　it；　but　the　metal　was　burning　hot　and　he　dropped　it　to　the　floor。

〃Fire　in　D；〃　Fletcher　said　over　the　inter。　〃Fire　in　D。〃　Jesus；　Norman　thought。　Despite　the　mask；　he　coughed　in　the　acrid　smoke。　He　picked　the　extinguisher　off　the　floor　and　began　to　spray；　it　immediately　became　cooler。　Tina　shouted　to　him；　but　he　heard　nothing　except　the　roar　of　the　flames。　He　and　Tina　were　getting　the　fire　out；　but　there　was　still　a　large　burning　patch　near　one　porthole。　He　turned　away；　spraying　the　floor　burning　at　his　feet。

He　was　unprepared　for　the　explosion；　the　concussion　pounding　his　ears　painfully。　He　turned　and　saw　that　a　firehose　had　been　unleashed　in　the　room；　and　then　he　realized　that　one　of　the　small　portholes　had　blown　or　burned　out；　and　the　water　was　rushing　in　with　incredible　force。

He　couldn't　see　Tina；　then　he　saw　she　had　been　knocked　down；　she　got　to　her　feet；　shouting　something　at　Norman；　and　then　she　slipped　and　slid　back　into　the　hissing　stream　of　water。　It　picked　her　up　bodily　and　flung　her　so　hard　aga