第43部分(第2/7 頁)

　Harry；〃　Norman　said。　〃And　if　you　don't　stop　it；　we'll　all　die。〃

The　habitat　shook　again。　One　of　the　ceiling　heaters　exploded；　showering　fragments　of　hot　glass　and　wire。　〃e　on；　Harry。　。。。〃

〃No；　no！〃

〃There's　not　much　time。　You　know　you're　doing　it。〃

〃The　habitat　can't　take　much　more；　Norman；〃　Beth　said。

〃It　can't　be　me！〃

〃Yes；　Harry。　Face　it；　Harry。　Face　it　now。〃

Even　as　he　spoke；　Norman　was　looking　for　the　syringe。　He　had　left　it　somewhere　in　this　room；　but　papers　were　sliding　off　the　desktops；　monitors　crashing　to　the　floor；　chaos　all　around　him。　。。。

The　whole　habitat　rocked　again；　and　there　was　a　tremendous　explosion　from　another　cylinder。　New；　rising　alarms　sounded；　and　a　roaring　vibration　that　Norman　instantly　recognized…water；　under　great　pressure；　rushing　into　the　habitat。

〃Flooding　in　C！〃　Beth　shouted；　reading　the　consoles。　She　ran　down　the　corridor。　He　heard　the　metal　clang　of　bulkhead　doors　as　she　shut　them。　The　room　was　filled　with　salty　mist。

Norman　pushed　Harry　against　the　wall。　〃Harry！　Face　it　and　stop　it！〃

〃It　can't　be　me；　it　can't　be　me；〃　Harry　moaned。　Another　jolting　impact；　staggering　them。

〃It　can't　be　me！〃　Harry　cried。　〃It　has　nothing　to　do　with　me！〃

And　then　Harry　screamed；　and　his　body　twisted；　and　Norman　saw　Beth　withdraw　the　syringe　from　his　shoulder；　the　needle　tipped　with　blood。

＇＇291＇＇　〃What　are　you　doing？〃　Harry　cried；　but　already　his　eyes　were　glassy　and　vacant。　He　staggered　at　the　next　impact；　fell　drunkenly　on　his　knees　to　the　floor。　〃No；〃　he　said　softly。　〃No　。。。〃

And　he　collapsed；　falling　face…down　on　the　carpet。　Immediately　the　wrenching　of　metal　stopped。　The　alarms　stopped。　Everything　became　ominously　silent；　except　for　the　soft　gurg