The submersible came into view. It drifted, meandering in the tug and pull of the underwater current. It was off course, far from the east point of the Thalassic. Leander spent ten minutes longer than he had expected, not giving up on them in hopes of finding the sub. Finally the sub’s headlights had come into sight, a beacon in the dark abyss. But now that he looked at the metal shell, he knew that he was too late. His heart sank, though he still pushed ahead through the sea. He had to continue for Dio. He could not give up for him. He steadied himself, swimming along the enclosure, and
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