It spoiled everything.
With her enhanced eyes, Tay had no difficulty seeing through the
dark water. And even if she had been blindfolded, she knew every cubic
meter of the great Enclosure, every current pattern and temperature
range. She swam past the other living pods and the Medical Facility,
past the Nursery where weighted-down babies and toddlers were
allowed to explore the rocks and silt of the ocean floor. She passed the
Quarry, the Mining Quarter, passed the Chemical Distillery and on
through the Seaweed Fields.
The Enclosure was situated in the deepest part of Rannoch’s unbro-
ken ocean, not far from the thermal vents that warmed and enriched its
waters. Sunlight was hundreds of meters away; natural phosphorescence
IT WOULD BE
WEIRD TO LIVE
UNDERWATER!SAYS
WHO?