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eth　Halpern；　zoologist/biochemist

3。　Harold　J。　Adams；　mathematician/logician

4。　Arthur　Levine；　marine　biologist/biochemist

5。　John　F。　Thompson；　psychologist

Choose　one：

Norman　stared　in　disbelief　at　the　list。

He　knew　Jack　Thompson；　an　energetic　young　psychologist　from　Yale。　Thompson　was　world…renowned　for　his　studies　of　the　psychology　of　primitive　peoples；　and　in　fact　for　the　past　year　had　been　somewhere　in　New　Guinea；　studying　native　tribes。

Norman　pressed　more　buttons。

ULF　TEAM　PSYCHOLOGIST：　CHOICES　BY　RANK

1。　John　F。　Thompson；　Yale…approved

2。　William　L。　Hartz；　UCB…approved

3。　Jeremy　White；　UT…approved　（pending　clearance）

4。　Norman　Johnson；　SDU…rejected　（age）

He　knew　them　all。　Bill　Hartz　at　Berkeley　was　seriously　ill　with　cancer。　Jeremy　White　had　gone　to　Hanoi　during　the　Vietnam　War；　and　would　never　get　clearance。

That　left　Norman。

He　understood　now　why　he　had　been　the　last　to　be　called　in。　He　understood　now　about　the　special　tests。　He　felt　a　burst　of　intense　anger　at　Barnes；　at　the　whole　system　which　had　brought　him　down　here；　despite　his　age；　with　no　concern　for　his　safety。　At　fifty…three；　Norman　Johnson　had　no　business　being　a　thousand　feet　underwater　in　a　pressurized　exotic　gas　environment…and　the　Navy　knew　it。

It　was　an　outrage；　he　thought。　He　wanted　to　go　upstairs　and　give　Barnes　hell　in　no　uncertain　terms。　That　lying　son　of　a　bitch

He　gripped　the　arms　of　his　chair　and　reminded　himself　of　what　he　had　told　Beth。　Whatever　had　happened　up　to　this　point；　there　was　nothing　any　of　them　could　do　about　it　now。　He　would　indeed　give　Barnes　hell…he　promised　himself　he　＇＇132＇＇　would…but　only　when　they　got　back　to　the　surface。　Until　then；　it　was　no　use　maki