理查德·米兰达/RichardMiranda
Withaloudnoise, thecorrodedbulkheadcollapsed, , ashegropeddesperatelythroughthedarkmazeofdrownedpassageways, hecouldmeasurehislifeexpectancyprecisely-bythe25-minutesupplyofairinhistan……
HadIknownwhatwasfacingmeonJune16，1979，, preoccupiedwiththewreckoftheUSSSanDiego, Iheadedmy47-footdiveboat, theBarnacleBill, outofJonesInlet, LongIsland, N.Y.
AnAmericanheavycruiser, , onlythatIhadagoodcrewand20scubadiversaboard, alleagertohitthewaterinsearchofartifacts.
Threeandahalfhourslater, theBarnacleBillarrivedatthewreck, , , theycouldattendtheBarnacleBillwhileIdived.
Oncethetopsidechoresweretakencareof, Isuitedup, , ！
Twentyfeetdown, Icouldalreadymakeoutthewrecksdarkoutline, risingoffthebottomlikethelonelyruinsofacathedral.
Iheadedtowardthestern, , Ifgured：Theywouldmakegreatsouvenirs, evenifcorroded.
DivingintoawreckliketheSanDiegocanbedangerous, , restingin102feetofwater, andyoucanimaginethefrigidlonelinessthatgrabsyouwhenyouswimintothedarktwistsandturnsofherinterior.
Ispottedtheopening, , butasIswamdeeperIsawthatrustingbulkheadsanddecayingdeckshadgivenwayduringthewinter, changingtheshapeoftheinteriorconsiderably.
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Iwastrapped.
, pray, , myplightwasofmyownmaking, Ihadgonedownimproperlyequipped-nosafetylinetoguidemeback, noalternateairsupplyand, mostimportant, , .
Itriedtorelax, becauseIknewthemoreexcitedIgot, , Ithought, ?Ihadtoprobedeeperintothewreckandfndanopeninglargeenoughtoescapethrough.
