PART_NN1 7_CRD 
37_CRD 
I_PNP awoke_VVD spread_VVN out_AVP on_PRP a_AT0 comfortable_AJ0 mattress_NN1 with_PRP my_DPS eyes_NN2 still_AV0 closed_VVN ._SENT 
I_PNP felt_VVD fantastic_AJ0 ._SENT 
Since_CJS I_PNP had_VHD first_ORD been_VBN knocked_VVN out_AVP on_PRP the_AT0 island_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP had_VHD been_VBN moving_VVG through_PRP events_NN2 numbed_VVN ,_PUN in_PRP a_AT0 sort_NN1 of_PRF daze_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC now_AV0 I_PNP felt_VVD like_PRP myself_PNX again_AV0 ._SENT Better_AJC than_CJS myself_PNX ._SENT Instead_AV0 of_PRF being_VBG in_PRP a_AT0 fog_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP was_VBD hitting_VVG on_PRP all_DT0 cylinders_NN2 ._SENT My_DPS nanites_NN2 must_VM0 be_VBI getting_VVG the_AT0 hang_NN1 of_PRF boosting_VVG my_DPS physical_AJ0 well-being_NN1 and_CJC mental_AJ0 acuity_NN1 ._SENT 
This_DT0 was_VBD in_PRP stark_AJ0 contrast_NN1 to_PRP how_AVQ I_PNP felt_VVD emotionally_AV0 ._SENT I_PNP was_VBD devastated_VVN by_PRP Tessa_NP0 's_POS betrayal_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP had_VHD not_XX0 only_AV0 been_VBN willing_AJ0 to_TO0 deliver_VVI me_PNP to_PRP certain_AJ0 death_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP had_VHD tried_VVN to_TO0 shoot_VVI me_PNP herself_PNX ._SENT 
It_PNP was_VBD like_PRP the_AT0 most_AV0 horrible_AJ0 nightmare_NN1 I_PNP had_VHD ever_AV0 had_VHN ,_PUN except_CJS it_PNP was_VBD real_AJ0 ._SENT She_PNP had_VHD used_VVN me_PNP completely_AV0 ,_PUN and_CJC was_VBD dedicated_VVN to_PRP a_AT0 purpose_NN1 I_PNP considered_VVD evil_AJ0 ._SENT If_CJS not_XX0 for_PRP the_AT0 nanites_NN2 ,_PUN I_PNP suspect_VVB I_PNP 'd_VM0 be_VBI completely_AV0 debilitated_AJ0 ,_PUN curled_VVD up_AVP into_PRP a_AT0 fetal_AJ0 position_NN1 ,_PUN possibly_AV0 weeping_VVG ,_PUN but_CJC certainly_AV0 in_PRP the_AT0 depths_NN2 of_PRF severe_AJ0 depression_NN1 ._SENT 
I_PNP had_VHD loved_VVN her_PNP that_DT0 much_DT0 ._SENT 
Hell_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP was_VBD pretty_AV0 sure_AJ0 I_PNP still_AV0 loved_VVD her_PNP ,_PUN even_AV0 though_CJS I_PNP now_AV0 hated_VVD her_PNP also_AV0 ._SENT 
Even_AV0 with_PRP the_AT0 nanites_NN2 trying_VVG to_TO0 settle_VVI my_DPS stomach_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP felt_VVD sick_AJ0 ._SENT But_CJC I_PNP had_VHD to_TO0 put_VVI it_PNP all_DT0 out_AVP of_PRF my_DPS mind_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 time_NN1 being_VBG ,_PUN and_CJC get_VVB the_AT0 lay_VVB of_PRF the_AT0 land_NN1 —_PUN whatever_DTQ it_PNP is_VBZ I_PNP 'd_VM0 now_AV0 be_VBI facing_VVG ._SENT 
I_PNP gathered_VVD my_DPS courage_NN1 ,_PUN opened_VVD my_DPS eyes_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC looked_VVD up_AVP ._SENT 
The_AT0 smiling_AJ0 face_NN1 of_PRF Nick_NP0 Nicola_NP0 was_VBD staring_VVG back_AVP at_PRP me_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ It_PNP 's_VBZ about_PRP time_NN1 ,_PUN mate_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD good-naturedly_AV0 from_PRP a_AT0 chair_NN1 overlooking_VVG my_DPS bed_NN1 ._SENT 
I_PNP surveyed_VVD my_DPS surroundings_NN2 and_CJC discovered_VVD I_PNP was_VBD inside_AV0 what_DTQ looked_VVD to_TO0 be_VBI a_AT0 very_AV0 high-tech_AJ0 hospital_NN1 room_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Where_AVQ am_VBB I_PNP ?_SENT "_PUQ I_PNP asked_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ On_PRP an_AT0 underwater_AJ0 shelf_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 Pacific_NP0 ._SENT More_AV0 specifically_AV0 ,_PUN in_PRP a_AT0 room_NN1 in_PRP Sentinel_NN1 's_POS small_AJ0 medical_AJ0 wing_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ He_PNP paused_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ We_PNP think_VVB of_PRF it_PNP more_AV0 as_CJS a_AT0 sickbay_NN1 than_CJS a_AT0 hospital_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
I_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 reply_VVI ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP know_VVB it_PNP 's_VHZ been_VBN at_PRP least_AV0 twenty-four_CRD hours_NN2 since_CJS you_PNP 've_VHB eaten_VVN ,_PUN "_PUQ said_VVD the_AT0 captain_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ so_AV0 I_PNP 'll_VM0 make_VVI sure_AJ0 food_NN1 is_VBZ on_PRP the_AT0 way_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Thanks_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ And_CJC does_VDZ your_DPS sickbay_NN1 have_VHB a_AT0 bathroom_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
Nicola_NP0 laughed_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP guess_VVB eating_VVG is_VBZ n't_XX0 the_AT0 only_AJ0 thing_NN1 you_PNP have_VHB n't_XX0 been_VBN doing_VDG lately_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
I_PNP lifted_VVD myself_PNX from_PRP the_AT0 bed_NN1 ,_PUN proceeded_VVD to_TO0 use_VVI the_AT0 bathroom_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC then_AV0 returned_VVN ,_PUN this_DT0 time_NN1 sitting_VVG on_PRP the_AT0 edge_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 mattress_NN1 facing_VVG my_DPS host_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Ready_AJ0 to_TO0 tell_VVI me_PNP your_DPS real_AJ0 name_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Sure_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ said_VVD the_AT0 captain_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 grin_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ But_CJC that_DT0 does_VDZ n't_XX0 mean_VVI we_PNP 're_VBB married_AJ0 or_CJC anything_PNI ._SENT "_PUQ 
I_PNP laughed_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ Turns_VVZ out_AVP my_DPS real_AJ0 first_ORD name_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT0 same_DT0 as_CJS yours_PNP —_PUN Jason_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP 'll_VM0 be_VBI damned_VVN ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Is_VBZ that_DT0 why_AVQ you_PNP keep_VVB saving_VVG my_DPS life_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ I_PNP added_VVD wryly_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ Because_CJS we_PNP share_VVB a_AT0 name_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ That_DT0 's_VBZ exactly_AV0 right_AJ0 ,_PUN mate_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP replied_VVD affably_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ If_CJS you_PNP 'd_VM0 have_VHI been_VBN named_VVN Niles_NP0 I_PNP 'd_VM0 have_VHI killed_VVN you_PNP myself_PNX ._SENT "_PUQ He_PNP held_VVD out_AVP a_AT0 hand_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP 'm_VBB Jason_NP0 ._SENT Jason_NP0 Barcelo_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Nice_AJ0 to_TO0 meet_VVI you_PNP ,_PUN Jason_NP0 Barcelo_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Actually_AV0 ,_PUN like_CJS I_PNP told_VVD you_PNP back_AVP in_PRP Australia_NP0 ,_PUN you_PNP should_VM0 still_AV0 call_VVI me_PNP Nick_NP0 ._SENT I_PNP have_VHB n't_XX0 used_VVN my_DPS real_AJ0 name_NN1 in_PRP years_NN2 ,_PUN even_AV0 within_PRP my_DPS own_DT0 organization_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC why_AVQ confuse_VVI yourself_PNX ._SENT "_PUQ 
I_PNP nodded_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Nick_VVB it_PNP is_VBZ ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ So_AV0 ..._PUN Jason_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN gesturing_VVG toward_PRP my_DPS head_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ was_VBD no_AT0 longer_AV0 bandaged_AJ0 —_PUN or_CJC injured_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ It_PNP appears_VVZ you_PNP were_VBD holding_VVG out_AVP on_PRP me_PNP during_PRP our_DPS previous_AJ0 discussion_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Would_VM0 you_PNP believe_VVI that_CJT I_PNP 've_VHB always_AV0 healed_VVN really_AV0 fast_AV0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ No._NN1 But_CJC I_PNP would_VM0 believe_VVI that_CJT you_PNP have_VHB as_PRP many_DT0 nanites_NN2 in_PRP your_DPS veins_NN2 as_PRP Tessa_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Yeah_ITJ ,_PUN I_PNP can_VM0 see_VVI how_AVQ you_PNP might_VM0 come_VVI to_PRP that_DT0 conclusion_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP said_VVD with_PRP a_AT0 smile_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP would_VM0 have_VHI told_VVN you_PNP about_PRP them_PNP last_ORD time_NN1 we_PNP were_VBD together_AV0 ,_PUN but_CJC you_PNP seemed_VVD to_TO0 be_VBI in_PRP a_AT0 big_AJ0 hurry_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 want_VVI to_TO0 burden_VVI you_PNP with_PRP too_AV0 many_DT0 details_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Very_AV0 thoughtful_AJ0 of_PRF you_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ replied_VVD Nick_NP0 in_PRP amusement_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Bottom_NN1 line_NN1 ,_PUN though_AV0 ,_PUN is_VBZ that_CJT you_PNP were_VBD barely_AV0 holding_VVG on_AVP to_PRP life_NN1 when_CJS we_PNP were_VBD flying_VVG here_AV0 ._SENT Now_AV0 ,_PUN just_AV0 sixteen_CRD hours_NN2 later_AV0 ,_PUN you_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 have_VHI a_AT0 bloody_AJ0 scratch_NN1 on_PRP you_PNP ._SENT The_AT0 nanites_NN2 are_VBB more_AV0 effective_AJ0 than_CJS I_PNP thought_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Apparently_AV0 so_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP replied_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ Although_CJS I_PNP have_VHB to_TO0 say_VVI I_PNP 'm_VBB getting_VVG used_VVN to_PRP the_AT0 wonders_NN2 of_PRF alien_AJ0 technology_NN1 ._SENT So_AV0 it_PNP takes_VVZ a_AT0 lot_NN1 to_TO0 impress_VVI me_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ He_PNP paused_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Speaking_VVG of_PRF which_DTQ ._SENT "_PUQ He_PNP turned_VVD away_AV0 from_PRP me_PNP and_CJC spoke_VVD into_PRP his_DPS comm_NN1 ,_PUN ordering_VVG the_AT0 base_NN1 's_POS AI_NN1 to_TO0 put_VVI the_AT0 room_NN1 into_PRP what_DTQ he_PNP called_VVD transparent_AJ0 mode_NN1 ._SENT 
Three_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 room_NN1 's_POS four_CRD walls_NN2 vanished_VVN ._SENT 
I_PNP gasped_VVD ,_PUN and_CJC not_XX0 just_AV0 because_CJS it_PNP seemed_VVD as_CJS if_CJS nothing_PNI was_VBD holding_VVG the_AT0 ocean_NN1 at_PRP bay_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP gasped_VVD mostly_AV0 because_CJS of_PRF the_AT0 view_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ would_VM0 impress_VVI anyone_PNI ,_PUN regardless_AV0 of_PRF how_AVQ jaded_AJ0 by_PRP tech_NN1 they_PNP might_VM0 be_VBI ._SENT 
We_PNP were_VBD on_PRP a_AT0 shelf_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 Pacific_NP0 Ocean_NP0 ,_PUN indeed_AV0 ._SENT I_PNP just_AV0 did_VDD n't_XX0 realize_VVI it_PNP would_VM0 be_VBI a_AT0 shelf_NN1 in_PRP such_DT0 relatively_AV0 shallow_AJ0 water_NN1 ._SENT Or_CJC that_CJT we_PNP would_VM0 be_VBI facing_VVG an_AT0 epic_AJ0 coral_NN1 reef_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 spectacular_AJ0 view_NN1 of_PRF enough_AV0 diverse_AJ0 and_CJC brilliantly_AV0 colored_AJ0 marine_AJ0 life_NN1 to_TO0 dazzle_VVI a_AT0 lifelong_AJ0 scuba_NN1 enthusiast_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 color_NN1 palette_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 coral_NN1 itself_PNX was_VBD as_AV0 vivid_AJ0 and_CJC varied_AJ0 as_CJS I_PNP had_VHD ever_AV0 seen_VVN ,_PUN a_AT0 rainbow_NN1 of_PRF sometimes_AV0 neon_NN1 colors_NN2 as_CJS beautiful_AJ0 as_CJS anything_PNI on_PRP Earth_NN1 ,_PUN without_PRP even_AV0 counting_VVG the_AT0 thousands_CRD upon_PRP thousands_CRD of_PRF breathtaking_AJ0 marine_AJ0 creatures_NN2 ,_PUN be_VBB they_PNP fish_NN0 ,_PUN sharks_NN2 ,_PUN turtles_NN2 ,_PUN manta_NN1 rays_NN2 ,_PUN seahorses_NN2 ,_PUN jellyfish_NN0 ,_PUN or_CJC a_AT0 glorious_AJ0 variety_NN1 of_PRF other_AJ0 examples_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 artistry_NN1 of_PRF nature_NN1 ._SENT 
Beyond_PRP the_AT0 vast_AJ0 wall_NN1 of_PRF coral_NN1 was_VBD an_AT0 even_AV0 vaster_AJC volcanic_AJ0 island_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ had_VHD just_AV0 become_VVN fully_AV0 submerged_VVN beneath_PRP the_AT0 waves_NN2 ,_PUN probably_AV0 only_AV0 a_AT0 hundred_CRD years_NN2 or_CJC so_AV0 before_AV0 ,_PUN giving_VVG me_PNP a_AT0 perfect_AJ0 view_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 glorious_AJ0 atoll_NN1 ._SENT 
An_AT0 atoll_NN1 was_VBD formed_VVN when_CJS a_AT0 reef_NN1 grew_VVD in_PRP shallow_AJ0 water_NN1 around_PRP an_AT0 island_NN1 rather_AV0 than_CJS near_PRP a_AT0 continent_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 reef_NN1 I_PNP was_VBD viewing_VVG had_VHD probably_AV0 begun_VVN growing_AJ0 before_CJS mankind_NN1 walked_VVD the_AT0 Earth_NN1 ,_PUN eventually_AV0 forming_VVG an_AT0 elaborate_AJ0 and_CJC breathtaking_AJ0 structure_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 island_NN1 had_VHD then_AV0 proceeded_VVN to_TO0 slowly_AV0 sink_VVI into_PRP the_AT0 sea_NN1 over_PRP millions_CRD of_PRF years_NN2 ._SENT This_DT0 left_VVD the_AT0 mesmerizing_AJ0 sight_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 sunken_AJ0 volcanic_AJ0 island_NN1 playing_VVG the_AT0 part_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 skull_NN1 ,_PUN while_CJS the_AT0 coral_NN1 reef_NN1 ringed_VVD it_PNP like_PRP an_AT0 underwater_AJ0 crown_NN1 of_PRF thorns_NN2 ._SENT 
I_PNP knew_VVD everything_PNI there_AV0 was_VBD to_TO0 know_VVI about_PRP every_AT0 step_NN1 of_PRF atoll_NN1 formation_NN1 ._SENT What_DTQ 's_VBZ more_AV0 ,_PUN if_CJS I_PNP focused_VVD on_PRP a_AT0 given_AJ0 coral_NN1 or_CJC sea_NN1 creature_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP knew_VVD enough_AV0 about_PRP each_DT0 to_TO0 fill_VVI an_AT0 encyclopedia_NN1 ._SENT 
I_PNP gasped_VVD a_AT0 second_ORD time_NN1 as_CJS I_PNP realized_VVD a_AT0 sobering_AJ0 little_AJ0 detail_NN1 :_PUN I_PNP had_VHD previously_AV0 known_VVN nothing_PNI about_PRP the_AT0 marine_AJ0 world_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP had_VHD never_AV0 used_VVN an_AT0 atoll_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 novel_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC just_AV0 a_AT0 few_DT0 days_NN2 earlier_AV0 I_PNP could_VM0 n't_XX0 have_VHI defined_VVN the_AT0 word_NN1 if_CJS my_DPS life_NN1 had_VHD depended_VVN on_PRP it_PNP ._SENT 
The_AT0 nanites_NN2 were_VBD once_AV0 again_AV0 acting_VVG as_PRP a_AT0 second_ORD brain_NN1 ,_PUN augmenting_VVG my_DPS knowledge_NN1 effortlessly_AV0 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD truly_AV0 an_AT0 amazing_AJ0 feature_NN1 of_PRF an_AT0 amazing_AJ0 technology_NN1 ._SENT 
I_PNP continued_VVD to_TO0 ogle_VVI the_AT0 most_AV0 magnificent_AJ0 visual_AJ0 spectacle_NN1 I_PNP had_VHD ever_AV0 seen_VVN for_PRP almost_AV0 a_AT0 minute_NN1 while_CJS the_AT0 captain_NN1 waited_VVD patiently_AV0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Unbelievable_AJ0 ,_PUN right_AV0 ?_SENT "_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD finally_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ Like_CJS I_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN it_PNP takes_VVZ a_AT0 lot_NN1 to_TO0 impress_VVI me_PNP ._SENT But_CJC this_DT0 facility_NN1 always_AV0 does_VDZ ._SENT We_PNP 're_VBB now_AV0 on_PRP the_AT0 long_AJ0 ,_PUN north-facing_AJ0 wall_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 five-story_AJ0 rectangular_AJ0 structure_NN1 ,_PUN about_PRP a_AT0 block_NN1 and_CJC a_AT0 half_AV0 long_AJ0 ._SENT On_PRP the_AT0 top_AJ0 floor_NN1 ,_PUN to_TO0 be_VBI more_AV0 precise_AJ0 ._SENT Other_AJ0 than_CJS the_AT0 sickbay_NN1 and_CJC fitness_NN1 center_NN1 ,_PUN this_DT0 section_NN1 —_PUN the_AT0 view_NN1 section_NN1 —_PUN is_VBZ mostly_AV0 comprised_VVN of_PRF individual_AJ0 residences_NN2 ._SENT 
"_PUQ This_DT0 entire_AJ0 wall_NN1 faces_VVZ the_AT0 reef_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC evenly_AV0 spaced_VVN rooms_NN2 of_PRF various_AJ0 sizes_NN2 jut_VVB out_AVP from_PRP it_PNP like_PRP the_AT0 air-filled_AJ0 bubbles_NN2 in_PRP bubble-wrap_NN1 ,_PUN although_CJS they_PNP 're_VBB cubic_AJ0 in_PRP shape_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 point_NN1 is_VBZ that_CJT for_PRP each_DT0 room_NN1 ,_PUN three_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 walls_NN2 show_VVB a_AT0 view_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 reef_NN1 when_CJS they_PNP go_VVB transparent_AJ0 ._SENT The_AT0 units_NN2 are_VBB also_AV0 built_VVN for_PRP privacy_NN1 ._SENT Even_AV0 if_CJS you_PNP 're_VBB in_PRP a_AT0 transparent_AJ0 room_NN1 ,_PUN you_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 see_VVI into_PRP another_DT0 transparent_AJ0 room_NN1 nearby_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Then_AV0 why_AVQ not_XX0 just_AV0 keep_VVI them_PNP transparent_AJ0 ?_SENT "_PUQ I_PNP asked_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ At_PRP all_DT0 times_NN2 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Not_XX0 advisable_AJ0 ._SENT The_AT0 view_NN1 is_VBZ mesmerizing_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 ever-changing_AJ0 marine_AJ0 life_NN1 is_VBZ endlessly_AV0 fascinating_AJ0 ._SENT When_CJS the_AT0 walls_NN2 are_VBB transparent_AJ0 ,_PUN it_PNP 's_VBZ difficult_AJ0 to_TO0 focus_VVI on_PRP anything_PNI else_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
I_PNP watched_VVD an_AT0 octopus_NN1 change_NN1 position_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 reef_NN1 and_CJC disappear_VVB ,_PUN as_CJS chromatophore_NN1 cells_NN2 in_PRP its_DPS skin_NN1 matched_VVD the_AT0 bright_AJ0 blue_AJ0 color_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 coral_NN1 it_PNP was_VBD near_AJ0 ._SENT I_PNP nodded_VVD ,_PUN not_XX0 taking_VVG my_DPS eyes_NN2 from_PRP the_AT0 reef_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Yeah_ITJ ,_PUN I_PNP get_VVB that_CJT ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP said_VVD ._SENT 
I_PNP forced_VVD myself_PNX to_TO0 look_VVI away_AV0 from_PRP the_AT0 ocean_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ appeared_VVD to_TO0 be_VBI held_VVN at_PRP bay_NN1 by_PRP an_AT0 invisible_AJ0 force_NN1 field_NN1 rather_AV0 than_CJS a_AT0 window_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Hard_AJ0 to_TO0 imagine_VVI your_DPS organization_NN1 is_VBZ large_AJ0 enough_AV0 to_TO0 fill_VVI a_AT0 facility_NN1 this_DT0 extensive_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ It_PNP is_VBZ n't_XX0 ._SENT Not_XX0 by_PRP a_AT0 long_AJ0 shot_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC if_CJS you_PNP 're_VBB going_VVG to_TO0 go_VVI to_PRP the_AT0 trouble_NN1 of_PRF building_VVG an_AT0 undersea_AJ0 paradise_NN1 ,_PUN you_PNP should_VM0 plan_VVI for_PRP the_AT0 future_NN1 ._SENT At_PRP the_AT0 moment_NN1 ,_PUN much_DT0 of_PRF this_DT0 facility_NN1 is_VBZ unused_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC we_PNP have_VHB ambitious_AJ0 plans_NN2 to_TO0 grow_VVI the_AT0 organization_NN1 ,_PUN especially_AV0 if_CJS we_PNP can_VM0 achieve_VVI certain_AJ0 goals_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ This_DT0 is_VBZ all_AV0 fascinating_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ but_CJC it_PNP 's_VBZ time_NN1 to_TO0 get_VVI down_AVP to_PRP business_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP need_VVB you_PNP to_TO0 tell_VVI me_PNP more_AV0 about_PRP the_AT0 Sentinels_NN2 ._SENT Pick_VVB up_AVP where_AVQ you_PNP left_VVD off_AVP in_PRP the_AT0 woods_NN2 ._SENT Explain_VVB how_AVQ you_PNP have_VHB access_NN1 to_PRP UAVs_NP0 and_CJC other_AJ0 alien_AJ0 tech_NN1 when_CJS you_PNP 're_VBB not_XX0 affiliated_VVN with_PRP the_AT0 Federation_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP 'm_VBB ready_AJ0 to_TO0 be_VBI much_AV0 more_AV0 open-minded_AJ0 and_CJC receptive_AJ0 to_PRP what_DTQ you_PNP tell_VVB me_PNP than_CJS I_PNP was_VBD earlier_AJC ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Why_AVQ ?_SENT What_DTQ happened_VVD on_PRP the_AT0 island_NN1 before_CJS we_PNP arrived_VVD ?_SENT How_AVQ did_VDD you_PNP get_VVI on_PRP the_AT0 outs_NN2 with_PRP Nari_NP0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ You_PNP first_ORD ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP said_VVD ._SENT 
The_AT0 captain_NN1 studied_VVD me_PNP for_PRP several_DT0 long_AJ0 seconds_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ Okay_AV0 ,_PUN mate_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD affably_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ You_PNP got_VVD it_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
38_CRD 
I_PNP stared_VVD at_PRP the_AT0 sea_NN1 life_NN1 around_PRP me_PNP for_PRP several_DT0 more_DT0 seconds_NN2 and_CJC then_AV0 sighed_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Can_VM0 you_PNP make_VVI the_AT0 walls_NN2 opaque_AJ0 again_AV0 ?_SENT "_PUQ I_PNP asked_VVD ,_PUN not_XX0 wanting_VVG anything_PNI to_TO0 distract_VVI me_PNP ._SENT 
Seconds_NN2 later_AV0 the_AT0 sickbay_NN1 returned_VVN to_PRP the_AT0 condition_NN1 it_PNP was_VBD in_PRP originally_AV0 ._SENT 
Just_AV0 after_CJS it_PNP did_VDD ,_PUN a_AT0 tall_AJ0 ,_PUN raven-haired_AJ0 nurse_NN1 entered_VVD the_AT0 room_NN1 ,_PUN introducing_VVG herself_PNX as_PRP Davi_NP0 Ann_NP0 Hardy_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC asked_VVD how_AVQ I_PNP was_VBD doing_VDG ._SENT Before_CJS I_PNP could_VM0 answer_VVI ,_PUN a_AT0 woman_NN1 named_VVN Cheryl_NP0 Cavanagh_NP0 entered_VVD the_AT0 room_NN1 as_CJS well_AV0 ,_PUN bringing_VVG trays_NN2 of_PRF sandwich_NN1 wraps_NN2 and_CJC chips_NN2 along_AVP with_PRP an_AT0 assortment_NN1 of_PRF drinks_NN2 ,_PUN which_DTQ she_PNP set_VVD on_PRP a_AT0 table_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 middle_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 room_NN1 ._SENT 
Nick_NP0 explained_VVD to_PRP the_AT0 nurse_NN1 that_CJT I_PNP had_VHD made_VVN a_AT0 miraculous_AJ0 recovery_NN1 —_PUN not_XX0 wanting_VVG to_TO0 take_VVI the_AT0 time_NN1 to_TO0 explain_VVI nanites_NN2 —_PUN and_CJC that_CJT I_PNP 'd_VM0 be_VBI checking_VVG out_AVP soon_AV0 ,_PUN and_CJC thanked_VVD the_AT0 woman_NN1 named_VVD Cheryl_NP0 ,_PUN ushering_VVG both_AV0 out_AVP of_PRF the_AT0 room_NN1 and_CJC closing_VVG the_AT0 door_NN1 ._SENT 
We_PNP relocated_VVD to_PRP the_AT0 table_NN1 and_CJC I_PNP tore_VVD off_AVP one_CRD end_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 chicken_NN1 Caesar_NP0 salad_NN1 wrap_NN1 and_CJC chewed_VVD gratefully_AV0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Did_VDD Nari_NP0 tell_VVI you_PNP about_PRP an_AT0 alien_AJ0 species_NN0 called_VVD the_AT0 Swarm_NP0 ?_SENT "_PUQ began_VVD Nick_NP0 while_CJS I_PNP continued_VVD to_TO0 devour_VVI the_AT0 wrap_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ One_PNI with_PRP all_DT0 the_AT0 charm_NN1 of_PRF an_AT0 army-ant_AJ0 colony_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC not_XX0 quite_AV0 as_CJS cuddly_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
I_PNP swallowed_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ He_PNP did_VDD ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Yeah_ITJ ,_PUN I_PNP thought_VVD as_PRP much_DT0 ._SENT But_CJC that_DT0 's_VBZ a_AT0 lie_NN1 ._SENT There_EX0 is_VBZ no_AT0 such_DT0 species_NN0 ._SENT I_PNP mean_VVB ,_PUN come_VVB on_AVP ,_PUN mate_NN1 ,_PUN really_AV0 ?_SENT A_AT0 species_NN0 that_CJT exists_VVZ solely_AV0 for_PRP the_AT0 purpose_NN1 of_PRF wiping_VVG out_AVP all_DT0 life_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 galaxy_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
I_PNP opened_VVD a_AT0 cold_AJ0 bottle_NN1 of_PRF apple_NN1 juice_NN1 and_CJC took_VVD a_AT0 swig_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Why_AVQ would_VM0 he_PNP lie_VVI ?_SENT "_PUQ I_PNP asked_VVD ,_PUN deciding_VVG to_TO0 play_VVI devil_NN1 's_POS advocate_NN1 ,_PUN even_AV0 though_CJS I_PNP knew_VVD he_PNP was_VBD telling_VVG the_AT0 truth_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ To_TO0 get_VVI you_PNP riled_VVD up_AVP against_PRP the_AT0 actual_AJ0 species_NN0 coming_VVG this_DT0 way_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 race_NN1 we_PNP call_VVB the_AT0 Benefactors_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ And_CJC you_PNP know_VVB about_PRP this_DT0 species_NN0 how_AVQ ?_SENT "_PUQ I_PNP said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP 'll_VM0 get_VVI to_PRP that_DT0 in_PRP a_AT0 minute_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ No_ITJ need_VVB ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN shaking_VVG my_DPS head_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ It_PNP 's_VBZ obvious_AJ0 from_PRP the_AT0 name_NN1 you_PNP gave_VVD them_PNP ._SENT You_PNP and_CJC they_PNP are_VBB allies_NN2 ._SENT Which_DTQ also_AV0 explains_VVZ how_AVQ you_PNP have_VHB all_DT0 this_DT0 advanced_AJ0 tech_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP thought_VVD you_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 trust_VVI any_DT0 aliens_NN2 ._SENT That_CJT you_PNP were_VBD all_AV0 about_PRP the_AT0 human_AJ0 race_NN1 exclusively_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ We_PNP are_VBB ._SENT But_CJC this_DT0 species_NN0 has_VHZ proven_VVN itself_PNX trustworthy_AJ0 —_PUN and_CJC extraordinary_AJ0 ._SENT They_PNP 're_VBB everything_PNI the_AT0 Grays_NP0 and_CJC the_AT0 Federation_NN1 pretend_VVB to_TO0 be_VBI —_PUN and_CJC so_AV0 much_AV0 more_AV0 ._SENT Thousands_CRD of_PRF years_NN2 from_PRP now_AV0 we_PNP 'll_VM0 be_VBI welcoming_VVG them_PNP as_CJS equals_VVZ ,_PUN with_PRP much_DT0 to_TO0 thank_VVI them_PNP for_PRP ._SENT Not_XX0 that_CJT we_PNP wo_VM0 n't_XX0 have_VHI had_VHN endless_AJ0 discourse_NN1 with_PRP them_PNP holographically_AV0 before_CJS we_PNP meet_VVB them_PNP in_PRP person_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC I_PNP 'm_VBB getting_VVG way_NN1 ahead_AV0 of_PRF myself_PNX ._SENT "_PUQ 
I_PNP considered_VVD this_DT0 carefully_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ You_PNP said_VVD they_PNP 're_VBB everything_PNI the_AT0 Grays_NP0 and_CJC the_AT0 Federation_NN1 pretend_VVB to_TO0 be_VBI ._SENT Who_PNQ do_VDB you_PNP mean_VVI by_PRP the_AT0 Grays_NP0 ?_SENT "_PUQ I_PNP asked_VVD ,_PUN once_AV0 again_AV0 knowing_VVG the_AT0 answer_NN1 ._SENT 
