, I‘, however, thegunturretsmightbeburiedundersandontheocean’, goingintodeeperwaterwouldcutintomypreciousairsupply, becausethemorepressureyouhaveonyourbody, themoreairittakestofllyourlungs.
Icringedatthepossibilities, butfguredIhadtogoforthegunturretsasfastasIdared, withoutgettingoutofbreath.
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, soIoptedfortheleftandwentabout40feetbeforecomingtoadeadend.
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Inthenextpassageway, , soIdecidedtostopandtakeachanceofattractingtheirattention.
, , adiverappeared.
Istretchedmyarmthroughtheopening, andwithmyknifescratchedonthesideofthehull：“Trapped……Air……Rope.”
Thediverheadedforthesurfaceasfastashedared, tolettheothersknowofmypredicament.
Withonlyafewminutesofairleftinmytank, ……, , Iconsideredmovingon, .
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, , bypullingthelineafterme, , ifnomorebulkheadsclosedinbehindme.
AsIworkedbackintothewreck, Larsfastenedtheothersparetanktothesideofthenarrowopening, andthenbeganlookingalongtheoutsideofthehullforapossiblewaytogetmeout.
Pacingmyselftokeepfromgettingoutofbreath, , .
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ButasIsqueezedthroughtheopening, , ?
PerhapsIshouldjustgiveup, , andthenIcanrest.
Thiswascrazy！
, viaanotheropeninginthewreck.
-breathefromhistankandworkourwayclearofthewreck, followingthesafetylinehehadpulledbehindhim.
Wewriggledoutthroughthegunturretwithouttoomuchtrouble.ButIhadbeennearthebottomfor70minutes；, loweredbyouralertshipmates.
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BackontheBarnacleBill, , aslightgrinonhisface.“WhatwouldyouhavedoneifIhadntshownup?”hekiddedme.
Iconsidered.“WhenIgotbacktotheboat，”Isaid，“.”
