Assignment - Sulu Sea
“He halted with the girl before the elevator pit. The cage was above them, since they had descended one level. The barrier gate was of ornate, but flimsy, bamboo. Obviously, they couldn't get out by way of the stairs. Nor could they use the elevator.
But— “We can swim, or take our chances with Ch’ing,” he decided, watching the girl. “Ch’ing Will kill you, too, because he forgot you were in the room, Paradise.” He looked over the bamboo elevator gate into the deep pit.
“So we have to jump.
Far do...wn the shaft, he saw the murky harbor water, on which these houses and entire complex palace had been built. The elevator cables were motionless. It would be tricky to avoid their loops in the jump. He tore the bamboo gate loose. From below came shouts, above the repeated reverberations of the gong. The girl drew back from the shaft in pale fright.
“Do you know how deep the water is?” he asked.
“I have no idea. It is so far down. . . .”
“Well, we can’t stay here. Jump, Paradise.”MoreLess
But— “We can swim, or take our chances with Ch’ing,” he decided, watching the girl. “Ch’ing Will kill you, too, because he forgot you were in the room, Paradise.” He looked over the bamboo elevator gate into the deep pit.
“So we have to jump.
Far do...wn the shaft, he saw the murky harbor water, on which these houses and entire complex palace had been built. The elevator cables were motionless. It would be tricky to avoid their loops in the jump. He tore the bamboo gate loose. From below came shouts, above the repeated reverberations of the gong. The girl drew back from the shaft in pale fright.
“Do you know how deep the water is?” he asked.
“I have no idea. It is so far down. . . .”
“Well, we can’t stay here. Jump, Paradise.”MoreLess
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