第13章鲨口脱险（2）
Ifhepassedoutwithhishandnthewound，lifewouldbleedoutofhim。Eriihistheend？
Hehadbeenintightspotsmanytimes。Alulledthrough。Thekeywasemotionaleverthteheotthinkandact。Life'stoogood。l'mtooyouhisdeath。
&ogetaroundtheheadlandwhereheseeohisfeet，armstillched，hestaggeredupthebeach。"Suckitup，Eric，"hetoldhimselfaloud。"Hike！"
Eriderstoodeningtohisbody。Whileingraduatesontanahehadspenttatrolvolunteerandhadeareiaid。Theskillhadservedhimthroughnearlyadozenrescues。
After50yards，heslumpedonhisbackside。Hehislegsup，getmorebloodtohisvitalans，buttherewased30sedstumbledon。
Twicemorehedroppedtothesandinahalf-faihebloodpulsingunderhishaospout。"Gettough！"heaeninghisgrip。
Ahead，300feetaway，wasaclusteroffourbeachhouses。Hestumbledtowardthem。Thenheofurtherhehadtositdown。Bloodpooledinthesandaroundhim。"Helpme！"hecried。
Inasmallcottageattheedgeofthebeach，16-year-oldBeeheardsomeoeppingoutside，hesawamanlyingonthesand。"Help！"cameashout。"I'vebeenattackedbyashark。Call911。"
&heman'supraisedarmswereblonhisheeds，hesprihehouse。
Inside，Ben'smother，Michele，heardhersonatthepho;。。。oenbyashark，looksprettybad。。。"
&hebeach。Thefiguresprawledtherewasstillgout。Shegaspedatthegoreofhislegsandarms。Khisside，shesawhislipsweregray。"I'mloosingit，"hesaid。"Youhavetostopthebleedihere'sapressurepoih，up。Holdontight。"
Mikherfihemainbrachialarteryofthearm。
&er，Benwasoowels。FollowingEric'sinstru，heusedthemtoelevatethewoundedman'sfeet。Theoflagdows。MichelcavoidedlookingatEric'staskiokeephima>
&esorso，theywerejoinedbyaregisterednurse，taieerrescuesquadinnearbyDavenport，arescueteamfromtheiaDepartmeryandNi。Hehadbeenleaningagairuck，justafewhundredyardsaeothing。
"It'sgoodtohaveyouhere。"saidEriickgrippedhishand。
Therescuers，soonreinforambulancecrew，laboredoverEriearlyanhavehimpureoxygenandbeganrunningfluidiingawayhiswetsuit，theybandagedhisulledrubberized，irousersooforcebloodtohisupperbody。
Rescuerswereastoilllucidaftersuchmassivebloodloss。Thefirstreadingofhissystolicbloodpressureerilouslylow50。Butbythetimeaioergottothebeachforthesix-mioDominitaCruzHospital，Erlc'sbloodpressurewasal。
Itplummetedagainwiththeremovalofthepressurepantsintheemergenioriseafterinfusionsofredbloodandmorefluids。Dedthathehadlostnearlyhalfthebloodinhisbody。
Iingroom，eonworkedonEric'sleg，anotheronhisarms。Thequadricepslegmusclewassevered，apiemusoutaltogether。Botharmseheboselfwasscratchedbythesharksserratedteeth。"It'sliketheboneithabreadk;eor。
&er，hewashomewithsplintonhislegandbotharms。Threeweeksafterthatheingalongthebeadrelivinghisadve;Ithinkthesharkwastastingme，hopingIwasaseal。"hesaid。"Maybehedidn'tlikethetasteoftherubberywetsuitandthat'swhyheletmego。"
此刻，除了海豹的黑脑袋在绿色的太平洋上跃动，整个海域似乎就剩下埃瑞克·拉森和尼克·拉森两兄弟了。
1991年7月1日，一个星期一的早晨，他们穿着潜水紧身衣，戴着手套，在湛蓝的天空下踏着冲浪板冲浪。有一股来自南方的洋流来到此地，4英尺高的海浪冲击着加利福尼亚蒙特雷海湾众多海湾中一个狭窄、荒凉的小海滩。
早晨8点后，50岁的尼克将冲浪板指向150码以外的海滩，说道：“我要到卡车里暖和暖和。”