Tony Cooper was saying later as he and Earl walked down to look at the water. “Like what?” “Well, for one thing, did Hobbes give you that line about his freezing equipment being responsible for the vegetation here?” “Yes,” Earl admitted. “Well, that’s so much bull! The bodies are frozen by liquid nitrogen, which is actually surrounding the bodies within each capsule. The-liquid nitrogen must be replaced from time to time, but there’s no other upkeep. There are no freezing coils or refrigeration equipment down in those vaults.” “Then how did all these trees and greenery get here?” “They must have been brought in, planted, and irrigated.” “That would be an expensive undertaking,” Earl murmured. He felt that he might be on the verge of justifying his journey out here. “Of course it would be! This whole island is money!” “Money from where—Emily Watson?” “But she was only on the scene the last few years. Where did it come from before that?” Tony looked him in the eye.
