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The cheese printed out a word on the 'scaphe's tactical board: LAUNCH?

Starfish 1999

One of the 'scaphe's tactical screens beeped a progress report.

Starfish 1999

A pressure hatch separated the 'scaphe's cockpit from the passenger compartment.

Starfish 1999

The ocean floor resolves suddenly in the 'scaphe's headlights: bone-gray ooze slides past, occasional outcroppings, great squashed marshmallows of lava and pumice.

Starfish 1999

Joel Kita's used to hearing a 'scaphe breathe around him, hearing it talk in clicks and hisses.

Starfish 1999

The 'scaphe pulls out of its spiral and coasts off to the northeast.

Starfish 1999

Joel had climbed up into the 'scaphe for the usual preflight check and found his friend waiting by the controls.

Starfish 1999

We urgently need a 'scaphe pilot for the Charmer run tonight.

Starfish 1999

He coaxes the 'scaphe into position directly above the canister, listens to the clank and creak of grapples flexing beneath the deck; metal claws the color of slate extend across his field of view.

Starfish 1999

A week later Fischer's replacement comes down on the 'scaphe.

Starfish 1999