第16章沉船脱险（2）
&hsLeft。Icametoaforkinthecorridor。htwasaclutterofpipesanddebris，soIoptedforthelefta40feetbeftoadeadend。
&edandswamcarefullyaroundthepipesandotherdebrisinthepassagewaytht。Twealongitmylampbegantodim。Withoutlight，l'masgoodasdead。JustnowayIdmywayaround。Sonowtheracewasagainstadyingbatteryaswellasadiminishingairsupply。
Ipassageway，Icaughtaglimpseoflightthroughathehull—butitwasnotnearlywideenetthrough。Iknewmydivingpanionswouldbeheadingbacktotheanebynow，soIdecidedtostopandtakeacetheirattention。
Ifoundapieceofcopperpipeandputonelovesoveritsend。Theheglhtheopeninga。Ifsomeoheglove，hecouldatleastgetextratankshthenarro。Sureenough，adiverappeared。
Istretchedmyarmthroughtheopening，andwithmykthesideofthehull："Trapped。。。Air。。。Rope。"
Thediverheadedforthesurfaceasfastashedared，tolettheothersknoredit。
Withoesofairleftinmytank，Ianig。IknowLarswillbehere。。。ifljusthangon。Toserveair，Iskippedeveryotherbeatihingrhythm。Foraninstant，Isideredmovingon，usinguptheairinalastdesperateefforttofindmyownwayout。ThenIheardLars'sbubblesasheapproached。
&heushioftwoairtankshehadbroughtdoeditoankwouldgivemeanadditional30mioworkmywayoutofthisuerlabyrieralready。
&eChoice。Larshadalshtdownalightformeandaloyline。Grabbingthelampaheline，Iheadedbatothewreow，bypullierme，Icouldreturhatis，ifnomorebulkheadsbehindme。
AsIworkedbatothewreck，Larsfastehersparetanktothesideofthenarrowopening，andthenbeganlookingalosideofthehullforapossiblewaytogetmeout。
Pagmyselftettingoutofbreath，Iswamcautihaofnarrowcorridorsandclutteredspaces。Ikeptbumpingintopipes，jabbihprobjedtakingwrongturns。Fearwassqueeziofme。
Soooaspotthatresembledtheinsideofaguhereeningtoitthatmightjustay200-poundframeifIremovedmytankahroughafterme。Ihadtoceit。
ButasIsqueezedthroughtheopeankfellfrommygrasp。Theregulatorwasjerkedfrommymouth，nearlypullingmyfro。Ihadafastake—eithersearchforthetankIhaddroppedortrytofollowthesafetyliotheothertankLarshadleftforme。IdoubtedthatIaketheswimontheairremaininginmylungs。ButcouldIlocatethedroppedtank？
PerhapsIshouldjustgiveup，openmymouthandfillmylungswithwater。Itwillbeoverinafewsedthe。
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&hinggrabbedmyrightshoulder。Inearlyjumpedoutofmywetsuit。ItwasLars。Hehadmaofindawaydownarouurret，viaahewreck。
IgrabbedLars'smouthpiedgaspedihsofair。IwasalmostoutofmyjamLarsandIcouldbuddy-breathefromhistankandworkourwayclearofthewreck，followiylinehehadpulledbehindhim。
Wewriggledhthegutoomuchtrouble。ButIhadbeeomfor70minutes；I'dhavetospendoveranhourdepressing。Wefollowedtheaeherewefousofdoubletankswaitingforus，loweredbyouralertshipmates。
&uallyweeasedtothesurfaereeteduswithsighsofrelief。ItseemedthatadarkhadliftedasIgazedatthebeautifulseascapeglitteringinbrightsunshine。
BatheBarnacleBill，IpulledoffmygearandthankedLarsandmyotherresourpadoworest。Larsappearedinthedoorway，aslightgrino;WhatwouldyouhavedoneifIhadn'tshownup？"hekiddedme。
Isidered。"WhenIgotbacktotheboat，"Isaid，"I'dhavefiredyou。mesleep。"
伴着一声巨响，那面被海水长久腐蚀的舱壁坍塌了，潜水员的退路被封死了。此刻，他在黑暗中拼命地在这座水下迷宫里摸索着前进。他可以精确地计算出他还有多长的寿命——氧气罐里储存的氧气只够他呼吸25分钟了。