第12章鲨口脱险（1）
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佚名Anonymous
&hesealsbobbingtheirblackbeadsinandoutofthegreenPacificwaters，brothersEriiseemedtohavetheoselves。
Dressedis，glovesontheirharaddledtheirrogsurfboardsunderabrilliaherewasasoutherlyflowtotheothis，July1，1991。Four-footeepingintoaedbeaaheenorthofia'sMontereyBay。
&er8a。m。，50-year-oldNitedhisboardtowardtheshoreabout150yardsaway。"I'mgoio。"hesaid。
"I'llstayalittlelo;Ericcalledafterhim。
Untiltenweeksearlier，EriasineerforaSiliValleypanywritingprogramsforafiber-optietworkfortheproposediohepacetooslowaobeoutdoors。
Sowhenthepanybeganlayingoffemployee，the32-year-oldtoldmahe'dtakealeaveofabsence。
Atsix-foot-oneand175pounds，Ericwasalwaysinshape。himselftopeakfitness，running，swimming，big，surfingandg。
Awaitingthebreakofagoodwave，Ericgazedseaward。Theicedaswirlingturbulehere'ssdowhought。
Inthatiapooleg。Gapinginhorror，hesasofwhite，triah，baredtothegums，bitingthroughflesh。Thightoshin，hislegwasthejawsofagreatwhitesharkatleast15feetlong。
Prythemloose！Inlightning-fastreflex，Ericshothisglovedlefthahemonster'ssnhttothebottom。Hepushedmightilyagainstthejaws，whilethesharktugged。
Atthatmoment，thejawsopened，andEricjerkedhislegfree。Hekickedawayfromthehulkingattacker，armsstilloutstretched。Toolate，hetriedtopullthemin。
Lunging，tailthrashing，thesharksahdeepintoEric'sleftarmfromelbowtowristandoherightforearm。Hishands，untouched，gropedihehugeouth。
Ericwasafraid，butnoterrified。Hisengineer'smihejaw。Pullingandtuggiely，hefelthisrightarmmoveagaih。Afiercepull，a。Attack！Hithim！Bunghisrightfist，hesmashedtheshark'sgray-whitebellyihehidefeltflat，muscular，butthepressurecameoffhisleftarmandheyaclear。
Hewasuheshark，awayfromitsjaws。Thenhisbodywasjerkedviolently。ThesharkhadsagEric&#htahesurfboard。I'mallchewedup，hethoughtwildly，andnowthis。
Forseveralseds，hewasththewaterfeetfirstatdizzyihen，abruptly，hewasfl。Theleashwasbroken，theshark。
&othesurfadgulpedair。Hissurfboardwasfloatingoaway，andheswunghimselfaboard，bellydown。
&hewavecrestsEriccaughtaglimpseoftheshorelinea。Relax，heself。It's。serveyy。
&oarhythmicpace，buteachstrokeofhisarmsleftascarlettrail。Anxiously，hesedtheoforadorsalfin。Thesharkwasouttheresomewhere。Tofindhim，ithadonlytofollowtheblood。
&edtogofaster，butdarednot。Theharderhepaddled，thefasterhisheartpouhemorehisbloodlost。Halfwaytoshore，helookedbehind，andhiseyesfixedonawaverushingathim。Headup，handsguidiitsdrodeittoshore。Atleasthe'tgetmehere。
Awoozyfeelingashesatthereaherawpulpoftissueuheshredsofhiswetsuit。Dowlegandalonghisarmswereedtothebohedeeplaabovethekhatthesharkhadmahemuscle。Bloodspurtedfromathecrookofhisleftarm。Thesharkhadseveredanartery。Hehadescapeditsjaws，butnowhecouldbleedtodeathinminutes。
Heclampedthegashfirmlywithhisrighthand，andthrustthearmabovehishead。Bloodmusthavebeenspoutingoutofthearmsiack。Alreadythelosswasmakinghimfaint。