Secrets of the Deep
“Driftwood CHAPTER 11 Driftwood Jake knew he should be scared—and he was nervous, no doubt about it. But excitement for the mission had taken hold.
Adventure was at hand, he had his two best mates on either side of him, and so, despite the danger, he could not have been happier.
The feeling seemed to be contagious, too, for the carrot-head and the boy genius kept exchanging glances with him and snickering at the sight of each other transformed into funny-looking fish-folk.
When they fina...lly stepped up to the edge of town, they paused in amazement, taking in the rowdy scene before them.
Driftwood had one main road lined with rather ramshackle buildings, and peculiar streetlamps lighting up the perennial night of these dark depths.
Archie let out a wordless murmur of wonder as he noted the source of the illumination. Atop the lamp poles, rather than glassed-in flames, small schools of phosphorescent sea creatures had been gathered into sacks of fine netting.
They twinkled all down the row of buildings that made up the center of the disreputable town.MoreLess
Adventure was at hand, he had his two best mates on either side of him, and so, despite the danger, he could not have been happier.
The feeling seemed to be contagious, too, for the carrot-head and the boy genius kept exchanging glances with him and snickering at the sight of each other transformed into funny-looking fish-folk.
When they fina...lly stepped up to the edge of town, they paused in amazement, taking in the rowdy scene before them.
Driftwood had one main road lined with rather ramshackle buildings, and peculiar streetlamps lighting up the perennial night of these dark depths.
Archie let out a wordless murmur of wonder as he noted the source of the illumination. Atop the lamp poles, rather than glassed-in flames, small schools of phosphorescent sea creatures had been gathered into sacks of fine netting.
They twinkled all down the row of buildings that made up the center of the disreputable town.MoreLess
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