Arkfall_VV0 Normally_RR ,_, the_AT liquid_JJ sky_NN1 over_II Golconda_NP1 was_VBDZ oblivion_NN1 black_NN1 :_: no_AT motion_NN1 ,_, no_AT beacons_NN2 to_TO clock_VVI the_AT passage_NN1 of_IO time_NNT1 ._. 
But_CCB at_II Arkfall_NP1 the_AT abyss_NN1 kindled_VVD briefly_RR with_IW drifting_VVG lights_NN2 ._. 
From_II a_AT1 distance_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 looked_VVD like_II a_AT1 rain_NN1 of_IO photisms_NN2 ,_, those_DD2 false_JJ lights_NN2 that_CST swim_VV0 in_II darkened_JJ eyes_NN2 ._. 
First_MD a_AT1 mere_JJ smudge_NN1 of_IO light_NN1 ,_, then_RT a_AT1 globe_NN1 ,_, and_CC finally_RR a_AT1 pockmarked_JJ little_JJ world_NN1 floating_VVG toward_II the_AT seafloor_NN1 station_NN1 ._. 
The_AT arks_NN2 were_VBDR coming_VVG home_RL ._. 
From_II the_AT luminous_JJ surface_NN1 of_IO the_AT ark_NN1 Cormorin_NN1 ,_, Osaji_NP1 felt_VVD the_AT opacity_NN1 that_CST had_VHD oppressed_VVN her_PPHO1 for_IF months_NNT2 lifting_VVG ._. 
All_DB around_II her_PPHO1 ,_, arks_NN2 floated_VVN like_II wayward_JJ thoughts_NN2 piercing_VVG the_AT deep_JJ unconsciousness_NN1 of_IO the_AT sea_NN1 ._. 
The_AT sight_NN1 was_VBDZ worth_II having_VHG put_VVN on_II the_AT wetsuit_NN1 and_CC squeezed_VVD out_RP to_TO see_VVI ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ oblivious_JJ to_II the_AT pressure_NN1 of_IO the_AT deep_JJ water_NN1 ,_, having_VHG been_VBN born_VVN and_CC bred_VVN to_II it_PPH1 ._. 
Even_RR the_AT chill_NN1 ,_, only_RR a_AT1 few_DA2 degrees_NN2 above_II freezing_JJ ,_, seemed_VVD mild_JJ to_II her_PPHO1 ,_, warmed_VVN by_II the_AT volcanic_JJ exhalations_NN2 of_IO the_AT Cleft_NN1 of_IO Golconda_NP1 on_II the_AT seafloor_NN1 below_RL ._. 
After_CS months_NNT2 of_IO drifting_VVG through_II the_AT Saltese_NP1 Sea_NNL1 ,_, the_AT ark-swarm_NN1 had_VHD come_VVN for_IF respite_NN1 to_II the_AT station_NN1 of_IO Golconda_NP1 ,_, the_AT place_NN1 where_RRQ their_APPGE rounds_NN2 began_VVD and_CC ended_VVD ._. 
Osaji_NP1 's_GE light-starved_JJ eyes_NN2 ,_, accustomed_VVN to_II seeing_VVG only_RR the_AT glowing_JJ surface_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE own_DA ark_NN1 and_CC any_DD others_NN2 that_CST happened_VVD to_TO be_VBI drifting_VVG nearby_RL ,_, savored_VVD the_AT sense_NN1 of_IO space_NN1 and_CC scale_NN1 that_CST the_AT glowing_JJ domes_NN2 and_CC refinery_NN1 lights_NN2 below_II her_PPHO1 created_VVD ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ palpable_JJ distance_NN1 here_RL ,_, an_AT1 actual_JJ landscape_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 would_VM have_VHI looked_VVN hellish_VV0 enough_RR to_II other_JJ eyes_NN2 ._. 
A_AT1 chain_NN1 of_IO seafloor_NN1 vents_NN2 snaked_VVD along_II the_AT valley_NN1 floor_NN1 ,_, glowing_VVG in_II places_NN2 with_IW reddish_JJ rock-heat_NN1 ._. 
Downstream_RL ,_, black_JJ smokers_NN2 belched_VVD out_RP a_AT1 filthy_JJ brew_NN1 loaded_VVN with_IW minerals_NN2 from_II deep_JJ under_II the_AT planet_NN1 's_GE gravity-tortured_JJ crust_NN1 ._. 
Tall_JJ chimneys_NN2 encased_VVD the_AT older_JJR vents_NN2 ._. 
Everywhere_RL the_AT seafloor_NN1 was_VBDZ covered_VVN with_IW thick_JJ ,_, mucky_JJ vegetation_NN1 feeding_VVG on_II the_AT dissolved_JJ nutrients_NN2 :_: fields_NN2 of_IO tubeworms_NN2 ,_, blind_JJ white_JJ crabs_NN2 ,_, brine_NN1 shrimp_NN1 ,_, clams_NN2 ,_, eels_NN2 ,_, seagrass_VV0 ,_, tiny_JJ translucent_JJ fish_NN ._. 
The_AT carefully_RR nurtured_VVN ecosystem_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN transported_VVN from_II faraway_NN1 Earth_NN1 to_II this_DD1 watery_JJ planet_NN1 of_IO Ben_NP1 ._. 
To_II Osaji_NP1 ,_, the_AT slimy_JJ brown_JJ jungle_NN1 looked_VVN like_II the_AT richest_JJT crop_NN1 ,_, the_AT most_RGT fertile_JJ field_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 welcoming_JJ abundance_NN1 of_IO life_NN1 ._. 
Patient_JJ generations_NN2 had_VHD created_VVN it_PPH1 ._. 
Beside_II her_PPHO1 ,_, a_AT1 pore_NN1 in_II the_AT lipid_JJ membrane_NN1 of_IO the_AT ark_NN1 released_VVN a_AT1 jet_NN1 of_IO bubbles_NN2 ,_, making_VVG the_AT vessel_NN1 sink_NN1 slowly_RR toward_II the_AT floodlit_JJ harbor_NN1 where_CS a_AT1 dozen_NNO other_JJ arks_NN2 already_RR clustered_VVD ,_, docked_VVN to_II flexible_JJ tube_NN1 chutes_VVZ that_CST radiated_VVD from_II the_AT domes_NN2 like_II glowing_JJ starfish_NN arms_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ time_NNT1 for_IF Osaji_JJ to_TO go_VVI inside_RL ,_, but_CCB still_RR she_PPHS1 lingered_VVD ._. 
All_DB her_APPGE problems_NN2 lay_VVD inside_II Cormorin_NP1 's_GE membrane_NN1 ,_, neatly_RR packaged_VVN ._. 
Once_CS she_PPHS1 went_VVD inside_RL ,_, they_PPHS2 would_VM immerse_VVI her_PPHO1 again_RT ._. 
A_AT1 voice_NN1 sputtered_VVD over_RP her_APPGE ear_NN1 radio_NN1 ,_, "_" Will_VM she_PPHS1 be_VBI coming_VVG in_RP soon_RR ?_? "_" 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT Bennite_JJ idiom_NN1 :_: tentative_JJ ,_, nonconfrontational_JJ ._. 
But_CCB no_AT less_RGR coercive_JJ for_IF that_DD1 ._. 
Osaji_NN2 sighed_VVD ,_, making_VVG her_APPGE breather_NN1 mask_NN1 balloon_NN1 out_RP ,_, and_CC answered_VVD ,_, "_" She_PPHS1 will_VM be_VBI pleased_JJ to_TO ._. "_" 
Pushing_VVG off_RP ,_, she_PPHS1 dived_VVD downward_RL past_II the_AT equator_NN1 of_IO the_AT ark_NN1 's_GE globe_NN1 ,_, gliding_VVG over_RP its_APPGE silvery_JJ surface_NN1 ._. 
The_AT top_JJ portion_NN1 of_IO the_AT ark_NN1 was_VBDZ filled_VVN with_IW bladders_NN2 of_IO gas_NN1 that_CST controlled_VVD buoyancy_NN1 and_CC atmosphere_NN1 ,_, along_II21 with_II22 the_AT tanks_NN2 of_IO bacteria_NN2 and_CC algae_NN2 that_CST processed_JJ seawater_NN1 into_II usable_JJ components_NN2 ._. 
Only_RR at_II the_AT bottom_NN1 did_VDD the_AT humans_NN2 live_VVI ,_, like_II little_JJ mitochondria_NN1 in_II their_APPGE massive_JJ host_NN1 ._. 
On_II the_AT ark_NN1 's_GE underbelly_NN1 Osaji_NN1 found_VVD a_AT1 pore_NN1 ,_, tickled_VVD its_APPGE edges_NN2 till_CS it_PPH1 expanded_VVD ,_, then_RT thrust_VVD her_APPGE arms_NN2 and_CC head_VV0 in_RP ,_, pulling_VVG herself_PPX1 through_II the_AT soft_JJ ,_, clinging_VVG lips_NN2 of_IO the_AT opening_NN1 ._. 
Inside_RL ,_, she_PPHS1 shook_VVD the_AT water_NN1 off_II her_APPGE short_JJ black_JJ hair_NN1 and_CC removed_VVD her_APPGE facemask_NN1 and_CC fins_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ in_II a_AT1 soft-walled_NN1 ,_, gently_RR glowing_JJ tube_NN1 leading_VVG upward_RL to_II the_AT living_JJ quarters_NN2 ._. 
As_CSA she_PPHS1 walked_VVD ,_, her_APPGE feet_NN2 bounded_VVN back_RP from_II the_AT rubbery_JJ floor_NN1 ._. 
The_AT quarters_NN2 seemed_VVD brightly_RR lit_VVN by_II the_AT snaking_JJ vapor-tubes_NN2 on_II the_AT ceiling_NN1 ._. 
As_CS31 soon_CS32 as_CS33 Osaji_NP1 entered_VVD the_AT bustling_JJ corridor_NN1 ,_, Dori_NP1 's_GE two_MC children_NN2 crowded_VVD around_II her_PPHO1 ,_, asking_VVG questions_NN2 ._. 
Their_APPGE mother_NN1 peered_VVD out_RP the_AT aperture_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE room_NN1 and_CC called_VVN to_II them_PPHO2 ,_, "_" Is_VBZ it_PPH1 polite_JJ to_TO bother_VVI her_PPHO1 when_CS she_PPHS1 has_VHZ so_RG much_DA1 packing_NN1 to_TO do_VDI ?_? "_" 
The_AT comment_NN1 was_VBDZ really_RR aimed_VVN at_II Osaji_NP1 ._. 
Dori_NP1 's_GE family_NN1 had_VHD left_VVN her_PPHO1 in_II no_AT doubt_NN1 that_CST she_PPHS1 and_CC her_APPGE baggage_NN1 would_VM be_VBI leaving_VVG the_AT ark_NN1 at_II Golconda_NP1 ._. 
Osaji_NN2 ran_VVD her_APPGE finger_NN1 along_II the_AT sensitive_JJ lip_NN1 of_IO the_AT aperture_NN1 into_II her_APPGE own_DA small_JJ rooms_NN2 ,_, and_CC the_AT membrane_NN1 retracted_VVD to_TO let_VVI her_PPHO1 through_RP ._. 
Three_MC days_NNT2 later_RRR ,_, Jack_NP1 was_VBDZ still_RR rebelling_VVG against_II their_APPGE situation_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 bundle_NN1 of_IO restless_JJ energy_NN1 ._. 
While_CS Osaji_NP1 unpacked_VVD and_CC arranged_VVD her_APPGE quarters_NN2 comfortably_RR for_IF herself_PPX1 and_CC Mota_NP1 ,_, he_PPHS1 prowled_VVD the_AT ark_NN1 ,_, reading_VVG the_AT manuals_NN2 ,_, trying_VVG to_TO find_VVI a_AT1 solution_NN1 ._. 
At_RR21 first_RR22 she_PPHS1 ignored_VVD him_PPHO1 ;_; but_CCB soon_RR the_AT time_NNT1 came_VVD to_TO talk_VVI about_II dividing_VVG up_RP the_AT essential_JJ tasks_NN2 of_IO keeping_VVG an_AT1 ark_NN1 running_NN1 ._. 
Osaji_NN2 drew_VVD up_RP a_AT1 task_NN1 wheel_NN1 and_CC brought_VVD it_PPH1 into_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 to_TO negotiate_VVI the_AT division_NN1 of_IO labor_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 familiar_JJ routine_NN1 to_II her_PPHO1 ,_, usually_RR done_VDN on_II the_AT third_MD day_NNT1 of_IO round_JJ ._. 
But_CCB the_AT daunting_JJ list_NN1 of_IO jobs_NN2 made_VVD not_XX a_AT1 dimple_NN1 in_II his_APPGE monomania_NN1 ._. 
All_DB he_PPHS1 wanted_VVD to_TO talk_VVI about_II was_VBDZ another_DD1 of_IO his_APPGE endless_JJ schemes_NN2 ._. 
"_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX like_II you_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX have_VHI engine_NN1 fuel_NN1 ,_, "_" Jack_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" You_PPY 've_VH0 got_VVN a_AT1 bagful_JJ of_IO waste_NN1 hydrogen_NN1 up_RP there_RL ._. "_" 
"_" The_AT hydrogen_NN1 's_VBZ not_XX waste_NN1 ,_, "_" Osaji_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" It_PPH1 is_VBZ for_IF our_APPGE fuel_NN1 cells_NN2 ,_, to_TO make_VVI electricity_NN1 ._. "_" 
"_" Then_RT why_RRQ not_XX rig_VVI an_AT1 electric_JJ motor_NN1 to_II some_DD propellers_NN2 ?_? "_" 
"_" Does_VDZ someone_PN1 here_RL know_VVI how_RRQ to_TO make_VVI an_AT1 engine_NN1 and_CC propellers_NN2 ?_? "_" 
He_PPHS1 gave_VVD off_RP a_AT1 lare_NN1 of_IO indignation_NN1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX a_AT1 bleeding_JJ mechanic_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB damn_VV0 it_PPH1 ,_, I_PPIS1 'd_VM try_VVI ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ better_JJR than_CSN rolling_VVG over_RP and_CC taking_VVG whatever_DDQV the_AT lifestream_NN1 sends_VVZ you_PPY ._. "_" 
"_" It_PPH1 is_VBZ antisocial_JJ to_TO make_VVI one_PN1 's_GE personal_JJ problems_NN2 into_II everyone_PN1 's_GE problems_NN2 ,_, "_" Osaji_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" Thank_VV0 you_PPY ,_, Miss_NNB Priss_NP1 ,_, "_" Jack_NP1 said_VVD acidly_RR ._. 
He_PPHS1 paced_VVD up_RP and_CC down_RP before_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 table_NN1 ,_, two_MC steps_NN2 one_MC1 way_NN1 ,_, two_MC steps_NN2 back_RP ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ constantly_RR in_II motion_NN1 like_II that_DD1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ like_II having_VHG a_AT1 trapped_JJ animal_NN1 in_II your_APPGE home_NN1 ._. 
"_" What_DDQ possessed_VVD you_PPY Bennites_NN2 to_TO invent_VVI a_AT1 vehicle_NN1 without_IW any_DD controls_NN2 ?_? "_" 
"_" An_AT1 ark_NN1 is_VBZ n't_XX a_AT1 way_NN1 of_IO getting_VVG someplace_RL ,_, "_" Osaji_NP1 explained_VVD ._. 
"_" It_PPH1 is_VBZ a_AT1 place_NN1 in_II itself_PPX1 ._. "_" 
He_PPHS1 looked_VVD ready_JJ to_TO ignite_VVI ,_, a_AT1 small_JJ two-legged_JJ bag_NN1 of_IO hydrogen_NN1 himself_PPX1 ._. 
"_" Thanks_NN2 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 want_VV0 to_TO steer_VVI the_AT place_NN1 I_PPIS1 'm_VBM in_RP ._. 
This_DD1 'wherever_NN1 you_PPY go_VV0 ,_, there_RL you_PPY are'_VV0 crap_NN1 is_VBZ why_RRQ you_PPY 've_VH0 spent_VVN two_MC centuries_NNT2 in_II the_AT Saltese_NP1 Sea_NNL1 without_IW ever_RR once_RR having_VHG poked_VVN your_APPGE noses_NN2 out_RP to_TO see_VVI the_AT rest_NN1 of_IO Ben_NP1 ._. 
Was_VBDZ n't_XX anyone_PN1 curious_JJ ?_? 
No_UH ,_, you_PPY 're_VBR content_JJ in_II your_APPGE little_JJ bubbles_NN2 ._. 
You_PPY 've_VH0 got_VVN an_AT1 entire_JJ culture_NN1 of_IO agoraphobes_NN2 ._. "_" 
Irritated_VVN at_II his_APPGE refusal_NN1 to_TO focus_VVI on_II the_AT practical_JJ demands_NN2 of_IO their_APPGE situation_NN1 ,_, Osaji_NP1 set_VVD a_AT1 pair_NN of_IO flippers_NN2 and_CC breather_NN1 down_RP on_II the_AT table_NN1 in_II31 front_II32 of_II33 him_PPHO1 ._. 
"_" Here_RL ._. 
Anyone_PN1 who_PNQS does_VDZ n't_XX wish_VVI to_TO be_VBI here_RL can_VM swim_VVI back_RP ._. "_" 
"_" Go_VV0 to_II hell_NN1 ._. "_" 
Osaji_NN2 had_VHD had_VHN enough_DD of_IO him_PPHO1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 took_VVD back_RP the_AT swim_NN1 gear_NN1 ,_, and_CC said_VVD ,_, "_" All_RR21 right_RR22 ,_, I_PPIS1 am_VBM going_VVG out_RP ._. "_" 
"_" Out_RP ?_? 
What_DDQ do_VD0 you_PPY mean_VVI ?_? "_" 
He_PPHS1 followed_VVD her_PPHO1 into_II the_AT corridor_NN1 ._. 
"_" Someone_PN1 has_VHZ to_TO check_VVI the_AT membrane_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 should_VM have_VHI done_VDN it_PPH1 before_RT ._. "_" 
"_" Is_VBZ n't_XX that_RG dangerous_JJ ?_? "_" 
"_" Yes_UH ._. "_" 
She_PPHS1 stopped_VVD and_CC turned_VVD to_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
"_" It_PPH1 will_VM be_VBI a_AT1 shame_NN1 if_CS you_PPY are_VBR left_VVN without_IW someone_PN1 to_TO abuse_VVI ._. 
Now_RT let_VV0 me_PPIO1 go_NN1 ._. "_" 
Above_II the_AT living_JJ quarters_NN2 ,_, the_AT enormous_JJ bladders_NN2 for_IF air_NN1 ,_, fuel_NN1 ,_, and_CC ballast_NN1 water_NN1 were_VBDR swollen_VVN ,_, shadowy_JJ shapes_NN2 in_II the_AT dim_JJ glow_NN1 of_IO the_AT outer_JJ membrane_NN1 ._. 
Taking_VVG a_AT1 handful_NN1 of_IO the_AT tough_JJ ,_, fibrous_JJ white_JJ roots_NN2 that_CST grew_VVD on_II the_AT inside_NN1 of_IO the_AT globe_NN1 surface_NN1 ,_, Osaji_NP1 hoisted_VVD herself_PPX1 up_II the_AT outer_JJ wall_NN1 ._. 
The_AT roots_NN2 were_VBDR wet_JJ ,_, and_CC soon_RR her_APPGE hands_NN2 and_CC feet_NN2 were_VBDR glowing_VVG white_JJ ,_, covered_VVN with_IW luminescent_JJ bacteria_NN2 ._. 
The_AT smell_NN1 was_VBDZ fresh_JJ and_CC invigorating_JJ ,_, for_IF the_AT air_NN1 here_RL was_VBDZ rich_JJ with_IW oxygen_NN1 ._. 
When_CS she_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN a_AT1 child_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN a_AT1 favorite_JJ game_NN1 to_TO climb_VVI the_AT globe_NN1 wall_NN1 and_CC then_RT throw_VV0 herself_PPX1 down_RP onto_II the_AT pillowy_JJ bladders_NN2 below_RL ._. 
Then_RT ,_, she_PPHS1 had_VHD not_XX appreciated_VVN the_AT consequences_NN2 of_IO accidentally_RR puncturing_VVG one_MC1 of_IO the_AT membranes_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 repeated_VVD their_APPGE story_NN1 many_DA2 times_NNT2 in_II the_AT hours_NNT2 ,_, and_CC finally_RR days_NNT2 ,_, that_CST followed_VVD ,_, as_CSA they_PPHS2 sank_VVD back_RP into_II the_AT inhabited_JJ depths_NN2 and_CC the_AT radio_NN1 communication_NN1 improved_VVD ._. 
They_PPHS2 learned_VVD that_CST the_AT seafloor_NN1 station_NN1 at_II Golconda_NP1 had_VHD not_XX been_VBN utterly_RR destroyed_VVN ._. 
Though_CS the_AT main_JJ dome_NN1 had_VHD collapsed_VVN in_II the_AT earthquake_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT port_NN1 facilities_NN2 had_VHD been_VBN severely_RR damaged_VVN ,_, the_AT auxiliary_JJ domes_NN2 had_VHD survived_VVN ,_, and_CC now_RT the_AT main_JJ one_PN1 was_VBDZ being_VBG rebuilt_VVN ._. 
Through_II a_AT1 friend_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 friend_NN1 ,_, Osaji_NP1 even_RR learned_VVN that_CST Kitti_NP1 and_CC her_APPGE family_NN1 were_VBDR all_RR21 right_RR22 ._. 
"_" She_PPHS1 will_VM be_VBI very_RG surprised_JJ to_TO see_VVI her_APPGE sister_NN1 again_RT ,_, "_" the_AT woman_NN1 said_VVD over_II the_AT radio_NN1 ._. 
"_" The_AT name_NN1 of_IO Osaji_NP1 was_VBDZ listed_VVN among_II the_AT casualties_NN2 ._. "_" 
The_AT paddletails_NN2 revived_VVN as_CSA they_PPHS2 sank_VVD into_II warmer_JJR water_NN1 ,_, and_CC started_VVD towing_VVG them_PPHO2 upstream_RL again_RT ._. 
Since_CS this_DD1 would_VM take_VVI the_AT ark_NN1 by_II the_AT fastest_JJT route_NN1 to_II Golconda_NP1 ,_, they_PPHS2 let_VV0 them_PPHO2 continue_VVI ._. 
Osaji_NN2 relished_VVD the_AT idea_NN1 of_IO arriving_VVG pulled_VVN by_II a_AT1 snakeherd_NN1 in_II their_APPGE makeshift_JJ harnesses_NN2 ._. 
As_CSA they_PPHS2 neared_VVD the_AT station_NN1 ,_, Osaji_NP1 dutifully_RR started_VVD to_TO pack_VVI and_CC clean_JJ in_BCL21 order_BCL22 to_TO vacate_VVI their_APPGE purloined_JJ vessel_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD not_XX entered_VVN Mota_NP1 's_GE vacuole_NN1 since_CS they_PPHS2 had_VHD started_VVN the_AT journey_NN1 home_RL ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ just_RR as_CSA she_PPHS1 had_VHD left_VVN it_PPH1 ._. 
Hardening_VVG herself_PPX1 against_II the_AT memories_NN2 ,_, Osaji_NP1 started_VVD to_II ill_JJ a_AT1 recycling_NN1 bin_NN1 with_IW the_AT possessions_NN2 of_IO Mota_NP1 's_GE lifetime_NNT1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ standing_VVG with_IW Uncle_NNB Yamada_NP1 's_GE lute_NN1 in_II her_APPGE hand_NN1 when_CS Jack_NP1 peered_VVD in_RP ._. 
"_" Do_VD0 you_PPY suppose_VVI anyone_PN1 would_VM value_NN1 Yamada_NP1 's_GE lute_NN1 ?_? "_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 came_VVD in_RP and_CC took_VVD the_AT lute_NN1 ,_, but_CCB gave_VVD it_PPH1 back_RP ._. 
"_" Not_XX like_II you_PPY would_VM ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX keep_VVI it_PPH1 ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" Someone_PN1 else_RR will_VM use_VVI this_DD1 vac_NN1 next_MD round_NN1 ._. 
One_PN1 must_VM clear_VVI everything_PN1 away_RL so_CS the_AT next_MD round_NN1 can_VM begin_VVI ._. "_" 
She_PPHS1 stuffed_VVD the_AT lute_NN1 in_II the_AT trash_NN1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 'll_VM take_VVI it_PPH1 ,_, then_RT ,_, "_" Jack_NP1 said_VVD ,_, and_CC fished_VVD it_PPH1 out_RP ._. 
"_" Does_VDZ it_PPH1 play_VVI ?_? "_" she_PPHS1 asked_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 blew_VVD over_II the_AT airhole_NN1 and_CC it_PPH1 let_VVD out_RP a_AT1 protesting_JJ squawk_NN1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 guess_VV0 I_PPIS1 'll_VM have_VHI to_TO learn_VVI how_RRQ ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" Or_CC Yamada_NP1 will_VM haunt_VVI me_PPIO1 ._. "_" 
He_PPHS1 looked_VVD around_II the_AT small_JJ bubble_NN1 ._. 
"_" She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 nice_JJ lady_NN1 ._. 
Not_XX at_II all_DB like_VV0 you_PPY ._. "_" 
Realizing_VVG what_DDQ he_PPHS1 'd_VHD said_VVN ,_, he_PPHS1 winced_VVD ._. 
"_" That_DD1 's_VBZ not_XX what_DDQ I_PPIS1 meant_VVD ._. "_" 
Osaji_NN2 knew_VVD what_DDQ he_PPHS1 'd_VHD meant_VVN ,_, and_CC did_VDD n't_XX mind_VVI ._. 
She_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX want_VVI to_TO be_VBI like_II Mota_NP1 ._. 
At_RR21 least_RR22 one_MC1 person_NN1 on_II Ben_NP1 knew_VVD that_CST about_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
"_" So_RR what_DDQ 's_VBZ next_MD for_IF you_PPY ?_? "_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" You_PPY going_VVGK to_TO settle_VVI down_RP and_CC have_VHI a_AT1 normal_JJ life_NN1 now_RT ?_? "_" 
Osaji_NN2 felt_VVD as_CS21 if_CS22 the_AT room_NN1 were_VBDR listening_VVG for_IF her_APPGE answer_NN1 ._. 
Claustrophobia_NN1 suddenly_RR oppressed_VVN her_PPHO1 ._. 
"_" Let_VM21 's_VM22 go_VVI outside_RL ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" Maybe_RR we_PPIS2 can_VM see_VVI Golconda_NP1 now_RT ._. "_" 
All_DB was_VBDZ blackness_NN1 outside_RL ,_, except_CS the_AT glowing_JJ ark_NN1 itself_PPX1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 swam_VVD around_RP and_CC sat_VVD atop_II it_PPH1 ,_, silent_JJ with_IW their_APPGE crowded_JJ thoughts_NN2 ._. 
At_II last_MD Osaji_NN1 said_VVD ,_, "_" Do_VD0 spacers_NN2 always_RR go_VVI back_RP to_TO space_VVI ?_? "_" 
"_" No_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 think_VV0 I_PPIS1 'll_VM give_VVI Ben_NP1 another_DD1 try_NN1 ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" Good_JJ ,_, "_" Osaji_NP1 answered_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 turned_VVD to_TO look_VVI at_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
Through_II his_APPGE facemask_NN1 ,_, his_APPGE expression_NN1 was_VBDZ indistinguishable_JJ ._. 
"_" You_PPY never_RR answered_VVD my_APPGE question_NN1 ._. "_" 
Osaji_NN2 still_RR could_VM n't_XX answer_VVI right_RR away_RL ._. 
Even_RR out_RP here_RL ,_, she_PPHS1 felt_VVD the_AT pull_NN1 of_IO community_NN1 and_CC family_NN1 and_CC duty_NN1 ,_, tugging_VVG at_II her_PPHO1 to_TO become_VVI the_AT woman_NN1 she_PPHS1 ought_VMK to_TO be_VBI ._. 
Then_RT ,_, defying_VVG it_PPH1 all_DB ,_, she_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 want_VV0 to_TO go_VVI over_II the_AT mountains_NN2 again_RT ._. "_" 
"_" Really_RR ?_? "_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" Yes_UH ._. 
I_PPIS1 want_VV0 to_TO find_VVI what_DDQ else_RR is_VBZ out_RP there_RL ._. 
I_PPIS1 want_VV0 to_TO explore_VVI the_AT glass_NN1 city_NN1 ,_, and_CC know_VVI what_DDQ happened_VVD to_II its_APPGE builders_NN2 ._. "_" 
"_" Yeah_UH ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" Will_NP1 Jack_NP1 go_VVI back_RP ?_? "_" 
"_" I_PPIS1 think_VV0 I_PPIS1 may_VM ._. 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 decided_VVN you_PPY Bennites_NN2 have_VH0 something_PN1 here_RL ,_, with_IW these_DD2 arks_NN2 ,_, this_DD1 autopoiesis_NN1 thing_NN1 ._. "_" 
"_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX a_AT1 new_JJ idea_NN1 ,_, "_" Osaji_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ ,_, in_II fact_NN1 ,_, as_RG old_JJ as_CSA life_NN1 ._. 
"_" No_UH ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 better_JJR idea_NN1 than_CSN you_PPY realize_VV0 ._. 
Permeable_JJ membranes_NN2 ,_, that_DD1 's_VBZ the_AT key_NN1 :_: a_AT1 constant_JJ exchange_NN1 between_II outside_RL and_CC in_RP ._. 
You_PPY 've_VH0 got_VVN to_TO let_VVI the_AT world_NN1 leak_VVI in_RP ,_, and_CC let_VV0 yourself_PPX1 low_RR out_RP into_II the_AT nutrient_NN1 bath_NN1 around_II you_PPY ._. 
You_PPY 've_VH0 got_VVN to_TO let_VVI in_II ideas_NN2 ,_, and_CC observations_NN2 ,_, and_CC ..._... well_RR ,_, affection_NN1 ..._... or_CC you_PPY become_VV0 hard_JJ and_CC dead_RG inside_RL ._. 
Life_NN1 is_VBZ all_DB about_II having_VHG a_AT1 permeable_JJ self_NN1 --_NN1 not_XX so_RR you_PPY 're_VBR unclear_JJ who_PNQS you_PPY are_VBR ,_, but_CCB so_CS you_PPY overlap_VV0 a_RR21 little_RR22 with_IW the_AT others_NN2 on_II the_AT edges_NN2 ._. "_" 
Osaji_NP1 was_VBDZ too_RG surprised_JJ to_TO say_VVI anything_PN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 could_VM not_XX imagine_VVI anyone_PN1 less_RGR permeable_JJ than_CSN Jack_NP1 ._. 
