Sphere (深海圓疑) 原版小說

第12部分 (第4/7頁)

s　try　to　stay　together　on　this；〃　Barnes　said。

＇＇76＇＇　〃Well；　Jesus；　Hat…〃

〃Just　don't　push　any　more　buttons；　Beth！〃

They　were　moving　around　the　cabin；　looking　at　the　instrument　panel；　at　the　chairs。　All　of　them；　that　is；　all　except　for　Harry。　He　stood　very　still　in　the　middle　of　the　room；　not　moving；　and　said；　〃Anybody　see　a　date　anywhere？〃

〃No　date。〃

〃There's　got　to　be　a　date；〃　Harry　said；　suddenly　tense。　〃And　we've　got　to　find　it。　Because　this　is　definitely　an　American　spaceship　from　the　future。〃

〃What's　it　doing　here？〃　Norman　asked。　〃Damned　if　I　know；〃　Harry　said。　He　shrugged。　Norman　frowned。

〃What's　wrong；　Harry？〃

〃Nothing。〃

〃Sure？〃

〃Yeah；　sure。〃

Norman　thought：　He's　figured　out　something；　and　it　bothers　him。　But　he's　not　saying　what　it　is。

Ted　said；　〃So　this　is　what　a　time…travel　machine　looks　like。

〃I　don't　know；〃　Barnes　said。　〃If　you　ask　me；　this　instrument　panel　looks　like　it's　for　flying；　and　this　room　looks　like　a　flight　deck。〃

Norman　thought　so；　too：　everything　about　the　room　reminded　him　of　an　airplane　cockpit。　The　three　chairs　for　pilot；　copilot；　navigator。　The　layout　of　the　instrumentation。　This　was　a　machine　that　flew；　he　was　sure　of　it。　Yet　something　was　odd。　。。。

He　slipped　into　one　of　the　contoured　chairs。　The　soft　leather…like　material　was　almost　too　fortable。　He　heard　a　gurgling：　water　inside？

〃I　hope　you're　not　going　to　fly　this　sucker；〃　Ted　laughed。

〃No；　no。〃

〃What's　that　whirring　noise？〃

The　chair　gripped　him。　Norman　had　an　instant　of　panic；　feeling　the　chair　move　all　around　his　body；　squeezing　his　shoulders；　wrapping　around　his　hips。　The　leather　padding　slid　around　his　head；　covering　his　ears；　drawing　down　over　＇＇77＇＇