Fading Light: An Anthology Of The Monstrous: Tim Marquitz - Plot & Excerpts
Susan leaned closer to the toughened glass, splayed fingers creating mist coronas around the tips. The darkness was absolute but she knew it was still out there. Her nose bumped against the glass at the same time she saw its movements. The shadow was gargantuan—yet the bioluminescent light flickering at its edges was still not enough to discern its shape or size. Thrumming resonated through the bathyscaphe. It was angry now. ~ The Altus bathyscaphe sat on the deck like a squat toad, the weighted balance pods on each side curled like legs around the frame. The bloated body was made of a metal sphere capable of withstanding the immense pressure seven miles down at the bottom of the deepest part of the ocean. Two super toughened plastic windows bulged like eyes from the sphere, adding to the amphibian look. A technician buzzed around the outside, fussing over the preparations. Susan rubbed her nose, trying to stave off the threat of a headache behind her eyes. “Are all the emergency procedures understood and in place?”
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