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faxHarbor.Onlytonearlyruninto
this
.
Whateverthis
is.
It'svirtuallyinvisibleinthesub'slights.It'sevenlessvisibletosonar
whichcanbarelypickitupevenatpoint-blankrange.Atransparent
diaphanousmembranestretchesfromseabedtosurface:theperiscope
showsafloatlineholdingitsupperedgeseveralmetersabovethe
waves. It appears to stretch across the entire mouth of the harbor.
ItbillowsinwardasiftheAtlanticisleaningonitfromtheoutside.
Pinpointflashesofcoldbluelightsparkleacrossitsfacesparseripples
ofstardustechoingthegentlesubsurfacesurge.Clarkerecognizestheef-
fect.It'snotthemembranethatsparklesbutthetinybioluminescent
creatures colliding with it.
Plankton.Itseemssomehowencouragingthattheystillexistsoclose
to shore.
Lubin'slessinterestedinthelightshowthanitscause."Mustbesemi-
permeable."Thatwouldexplaintheoceanographicimpossibilitythatbe-
lieditspresenceasuddensharphaloclinerisingacrosstheirpathlikea
wall.Discreteboundariesarecommonenoughinthesea:brackishwater
lyingatopheaviersalinewarmwaterlayeredovercold.Butthestratific-
ationisalwayshorizontalaparfaitoflight-over-heavyasinevitableas
gravity.Avertical
haloclineseemstoviolatetheverylawsofphysics;the
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