"This Joyousness and dispersion of thought before a task of some importance seems to prove that this world of ours is not such a serious affair after all." -Joseph conrad

Sunday, July 15, 2012

Back east (ch. 3)

Why are we heading back east? A thought shared by all those among the group.


 “There’s so much more to learn about it, you know,” said John.


“I was thinking maybe we needed to recover more data, but we are too far for that now,” seconded Andrea, staring the computer printout in front of her.


“There’s no sense in it, this is the opportunity of a lifetime!


“Thing is, no one up stairs is talking, so what can we do but speculate?” ended Francis, watching the swells roll off below the stern of R/V Forward.


Something isn’t right here. 

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