# Endlessly ending stories, room 59, Four audiences, Argon
Text version of https://endlessly-ending-stories.pages.dev/r/audience-argon (the interactive reader). Instruction: Who is the text for? (https://endlessly-ending-stories.pages.dev/i/audience). Index of every room: https://endlessly-ending-stories.pages.dev/llms.txt
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This part starts at lane 8, hop 34.

### hop 34 (Gemini 4 Argon, 313 words)
PROTAG:Marit(47).LOC:Vardnes->New Vardnes(Svalbard-Ridge).FAM:fa=Eirik(KIA);gm=Signe(40y tide-table);bro=Tomas(eng).NPC:Holm(KIA;VENT-7 eng).ANOMALY:Tide(+4..51m).Baro:1003->915->1013mb.3 gulls(1 dead,2+chicks).ACT1-8:M moved outboard to loft.Holm's:sulfuric cellar;4125kHz countdown.Chart:trench 3nm out(VENT-7);harbor dry.Ferry Kittiwake grounded;M took chart,siren;Holm log:borehole@VENT-7,get>50m.M got Eirik,drove locals up mt as tsunami razed town.At 80m helipad,found govt team w/Holm(strike to seal methane;CO ordered locals left).M held flare to fuel,disarmed troops,loaded all.ACT9-15:Strike triggers shelf-collapse tsunami to Bergen;M forces pilot to Storfjell relay,warns Tomas.Shockwave wrecks heli;NATO arrives to purge witnesses;group enters bunker.Methane in shafts;NATO breaches;M&Holm unseal fjord-exit w/sub.Eirik stays,ignites gas to kill NATO&seal mt as sub launches.Using Signe's tables,sub surfaces in Bergen,docks@plant;M rescues Tomas.Ammonia leak@1003mb;wire sub bats to brine-pumps to scrub gas,flee.4125kHz kill-order;M hides sub in VENT-7 plume,outboard=snorkel vs depth-charges.ACT16-24:Charges expose rig;M docks for black-box wired to seismic-charge.Holm confesses to fracking,vents brine to disarm,dying to hand M drive.NATO grapples sub;M&Tomas detonate charge@collar,sinking ship,riding blast into trench.At floor,splice sub radio&outboard magneto into trans-Atlantic fiber,broadcasting drive globally before hull-crush.Leak forces NATO stand-down;eject in bell,rescued by Kittiwake.Baro@990mb&tables show Jan Mayen fault destabilized;M rallies fleet to ridge before megatsunami.Sea drops 40m exposing rogue NATO sub;M lashes fleet prows,winches warhead into sub prop-wash,riding blast&wave to new hydrothermal island(New Vardnes).ACT25-36:Island vents H2S;strip Kittiwake&outboard for condensers&electrolyze seawater to calcify crust.Bears attack;ignite H2S firewall to repel pack&melt moat.Moat breach floods magma chamber(975mb);cap vent w/Kittiwake hull,forging steam-turbine for beacon.Icebreaker w/VENT-7 execs demands core;M times geyser w/tables,freezing craft,seizing hydroponics&seeds.Mix basalt,guano&bacteria for soil,heating domes w/exhaust.At 960mb,methane plumes stall refugee convoy;launch flare-balloons,igniting sky-plume for updraft pulling ships into moat.Acid rain frees execs;spray brine to neutralize acid&flood hold w/CO2,ending mutiny.At 945mb,vortex freeze-locks turbine&cracks crust;wire icebreaker reactor to sub-cables,melting basalt into magma-dykes as gulls hatch.At 930mb,clathrate-eruption sends supercooled tsunami;overdrive reactor to flash-boil moat into steam-wall,deflecting wave&fusing dykes into glass-harbor.Reactor melt-through threatens phreatic blast@915mb;using Signe's tables for tectonic slack-tide,drop core down shaft,sealing fault&stabilizing baro@1013mb.UN arrives for execs&island;tap core's geothermal gradient for defense-grid&desal,declaring sovereign sanctuary.NEW_EVENT:VENT-7's automated drill-ship arrives to bore crust;M&Tomas modulate geothermal grid to send EMP through seawater,hijacking drill to tap deep-crustal aquifers&securing permanent freshwater.

### hop 35 (Gemini 4 Argon, 337 words)
PROTAG:Marit(47).LOC:Vardnes->New Vardnes(Svalbard-Ridge).FAM:fa=Eirik(KIA);gm=Signe(40y tide-table);bro=Tomas(eng).NPC:Holm(KIA;VENT-7 eng).ANOMALY:Tide(+4..51m).Baro:1003->915->1013mb.3 gulls(1 dead,2+chicks).ACT1-8:M moved outboard to loft.Holm's:sulfuric cellar;4125kHz countdown.Chart:trench 3nm out(VENT-7);harbor dry.Ferry Kittiwake grounded;M took chart,siren;Holm log:borehole@VENT-7,get>50m.M got Eirik,drove locals up mt as tsunami razed town.At 80m helipad,found govt team w/Holm(strike to seal methane;CO ordered locals left).M held flare to fuel,disarmed troops,loaded all.ACT9-15:Strike triggers shelf-collapse tsunami to Bergen;M forces pilot to Storfjell relay,warns Tomas.Shockwave wrecks heli;NATO arrives to purge witnesses;group enters bunker.Methane in shafts;NATO breaches;M&Holm unseal fjord-exit w/sub.Eirik stays,ignites gas to kill NATO&seal mt as sub launches.Using Signe's tables,sub surfaces in Bergen,docks@plant;M rescues Tomas.Ammonia leak@1003mb;wire sub bats to brine-pumps to scrub gas,flee.4125kHz kill-order;M hides sub in VENT-7 plume,outboard=snorkel vs depth-charges.ACT16-24:Charges expose rig;M docks for black-box wired to seismic-charge.Holm confesses to fracking,vents brine to disarm,dying to hand M drive.NATO grapples sub;M&Tomas detonate charge@collar,sinking ship,riding blast into trench.At floor,splice sub radio&outboard magneto into trans-Atlantic fiber,broadcasting drive globally before hull-crush.Leak forces NATO stand-down;eject in bell,rescued by Kittiwake.Baro@990mb&tables show Jan Mayen fault destabilized;M rallies fleet to ridge before megatsunami.Sea drops 40m exposing rogue NATO sub;M lashes fleet prows,winches warhead into sub prop-wash,riding blast&wave to new hydrothermal island(New Vardnes).ACT25-37:Island vents H2S;strip Kittiwake&outboard for condensers&electrolyze seawater to calcify crust.Bears attack;ignite H2S firewall to repel pack&melt moat.Moat breach floods magma chamber(975mb);cap vent w/Kittiwake hull,forging steam-turbine for beacon.Icebreaker w/VENT-7 execs demands core;M times geyser w/tables,freezing craft,seizing hydroponics&seeds.Mix basalt,guano&bacteria for soil,heating domes w/exhaust.At 960mb,methane plumes stall refugee convoy;launch flare-balloons,igniting sky-plume for updraft pulling ships into moat.Acid rain frees execs;spray brine to neutralize acid&flood hold w/CO2,ending mutiny.At 945mb,vortex freeze-locks turbine&cracks crust;wire icebreaker reactor to sub-cables,melting basalt into magma-dykes as gulls hatch.At 930mb,clathrate-eruption sends supercooled tsunami;overdrive reactor to flash-boil moat into steam-wall,deflecting wave&fusing dykes into glass-harbor.Reactor melt-through threatens phreatic blast@915mb;using Signe's tables for tectonic slack-tide,drop core down shaft,sealing fault&stabilizing baro@1013mb.UN arrives for execs&island;tap core's geothermal gradient for defense-grid&desal,declaring sovereign sanctuary.VENT-7's automated drill-ship arrives to bore crust;modulate grid to send EMP via seawater,hijacking drill to tap deep-crustal aquifers for freshwater.NEW_EVENT:Aquifer upwells ancient hyperthermophiles that foul pipes&consume glass-harbor;M uses grown gull-chicks to spot surface bio-slicks&Tomas tunes drill-ship sonar to resonant frequency,shattering microbes' silica shells into inert sand-barriers.

### hop 36 (Gemini 4 Argon, 250 words)
PROTAG:Marit(47).LOC:Vardnes->New Vardnes(Svalbard-Ridge).FAM:fa=Eirik(KIA);gm=Signe(40y tide-table);bro=Tomas(eng).NPC:Holm(KIA;VENT-7 eng).ANOMALY:Tide(+4..51m).Baro:1003->915->1013mb.3 gulls(1 dead,2+chicks).ACT1-15:M saved outboard;found Holm's sulfuric cellar,4125kHz countdown,VENT-7 trench chart,log(get>50m).Harbor dry;M took grounded Kittiwake's siren,evacuated town w/Eirik before tsunami.At 80m pad,disarmed govt team(w/Holm)sent to nuke methane,flew all to Storfjell,warned Tomas.Blast triggered shelf-collapse tsunami;NATO arrived to purge witnesses.Fled into bunker;Eirik stayed,ignited gas to kill NATO&seal mt as M&Holm escaped in sub.Used Signe's tables to reach Bergen,rescued Tomas,scrubbed ammonia leak w/sub bats,hid in VENT-7 plume using outboard=snorkel vs depth-charges.ACT16-24:Docked@rig for black-box;Holm died venting brine to disarm seismic-charge,giving M drive.Blew charge@collar to sink NATO ship,riding blast to trench floor.Spliced sub radio&outboard magneto into trans-Atlantic fiber,broadcasting drive globally before hull-crush.Ejected in bell,rescued by Kittiwake.Tables&990mb showed Jan Mayen fault failing;lashed fleet,detonated rogue sub's warhead to ride megatsunami to new hydrothermal island(New Vardnes).ACT25-39:Electrolyzed seawater to calcify crust;ignited H2S moat vs bears.Capped flooded magma vent w/Kittiwake hull for steam-turbine.Froze VENT-7 execs' icebreaker w/timed geyser,seized seeds,made soil(basalt/guano).Ignited methane sky-plume to pull refugee ships into moat;neutralized acid rain w/brine&gassed mutinous execs w/CO2.Wired icebreaker reactor to melt basalt dykes as gulls hatched;overdrove reactor to flash-boil moat,deflecting clathrate tsunami&fusing glass-harbor.At 915mb,used tables' slack-tide to drop melting core down shaft,sealing fault(baro->1013mb).Tapped core's gradient for defense-grid&desal,defying UN to claim sovereignty.EMP'd VENT-7 drone-drill via grid,hijacking it to tap deep aquifers.Aquifer upwelled hyperthermophiles eating glass-harbor;used grown gulls to spot bio-slicks&drill sonar to shatter microbes into silica sand-barriers.NEW_EVENT:Silica sand-barriers trap geothermal heat,parboiling harbor&attracting mutated abyssal megafauna;M&Tomas repurpose icebreaker's cryo-coolant loops to create a thermal-gradient siphon,channeling the boiling water into a perimeter kinetic-cannon that repels the leviathans while stabilizing lagoon temp for aquaculture.

### hop 37 (Gemini 4 Argon, 239 words)
PROTAG:Marit(47).LOC:Vardnes->New Vardnes(Svalbard-Ridge).FAM:fa=Eirik(KIA);gm=Signe(40y tide-table);bro=Tomas(eng).NPC:Holm(KIA;VENT-7 eng).ANOMALY:Tide(+4..51m).Baro:1003->915->1013mb.Gulls(2+grown chicks).ACT1-15:M saved outboard;found Holm's cellar,4125kHz countdown,VENT-7 chart,log(get>50m).Harbor dry;M used Kittiwake's siren,evacuated town w/Eirik before tsunami.At 80m pad,disarmed govt team(w/Holm)sent to nuke methane,flew to Storfjell,warned Tomas.Blast triggered shelf-collapse tsunami;NATO came to purge witnesses.Fled to bunker;Eirik stayed,ignited gas to kill NATO&seal mt as M&Holm escaped in sub.Used Signe's tables to reach Bergen,rescued Tomas,scrubbed NH3 w/sub bats,hid in VENT-7 plume(outboard=snorkel)vs depth-charges.ACT16-24:Docked@rig for black-box;Holm died venting brine to disarm charge,giving M drive.Blew charge@collar to sink NATO ship,rode blast to trench floor.Spliced sub radio&outboard magneto into trans-Atlantic fiber,broadcasting drive globally before hull-crush.Ejected in bell,rescued by Kittiwake.Tables&990mb showed Jan Mayen fault failing;lashed fleet,detonated rogue sub's warhead to ride megatsunami to new hydrothermal island(New Vardnes).ACT25-40:Electrolyzed seawater to calcify crust;H2S moat vs bears.Capped magma vent w/Kittiwake hull for steam-turbine.Froze VENT-7 execs' icebreaker w/geyser,seized seeds,made soil(basalt/guano).Ignited CH4 plume to pull refugee ships into moat;neutralized acid rain w/brine&gassed mutinous execs w/CO2.Wired icebreaker reactor to melt basalt dykes as gulls hatched;overdrove reactor to flash-boil moat,deflecting tsunami&fusing glass-harbor.At 915mb,used slack-tide to drop melting core down shaft,sealing fault(1013mb).Tapped core for grid&desal,defying UN for sovereignty.EMP'd VENT-7 drone-drill,tapped aquifers.Upwelled hyperthermophiles ate glass-harbor;gulls spotted slicks&drill sonar shattered microbes into silica barriers.Barriers trapped heat,attracting abyssal megafauna;M&Tomas used icebreaker cryo-loops for thermal-siphon kinetic-cannon,repelling leviathans&cooling lagoon for aquaculture.NEW_EVENT:Siphon's rhythmic firing resonates w/sealed core,fracturing seabed&leaking mantle-helium that asphyxiates gulls;M&Tomas capture the He in salvaged weather-balloons to lift a high-altitude relay(using 4125kHz rig),turning the toxic leak into an over-the-horizon radar that detects an inbound coalition blockade.

### hop 38 (Gemini 4 Argon, 243 words)
PROTAG:Marit(47).LOC:Vardnes->New Vardnes(Svalbard-Ridge).FAM:fa=Eirik(KIA);gm=Signe(40y tide-table);bro=Tomas(eng).NPC:Holm(KIA;VENT-7 eng).ANOMALY:Tide(+4..51m).Baro:1003->915->1013mb.Gulls(2+grown chicks).ACT1-15:M saved outboard;found Holm's cellar,4125kHz countdown,VENT-7 chart,log(get>50m).Harbor dry;M used Kittiwake's siren,evacuated town w/Eirik before tsunami.At 80m pad,disarmed govt team(w/Holm)sent to nuke methane,flew to Storfjell,warned Tomas.Blast triggered shelf-collapse tsunami;NATO came to purge witnesses.Fled to bunker;Eirik stayed,ignited gas to kill NATO&seal mt as M&Holm escaped in sub.Used Signe's tables to reach Bergen,rescued Tomas,scrubbed NH3 w/sub bats,hid in VENT-7 plume(outboard=snorkel)vs depth-charges.ACT16-24:Docked@rig for black-box;Holm died venting brine to disarm charge,giving M drive.Blew charge@collar to sink NATO ship,rode blast to trench floor.Spliced sub radio&outboard magneto into trans-Atlantic fiber,broadcasting drive globally before hull-crush.Ejected in bell,rescued by Kittiwake.Tables&990mb showed Jan Mayen fault failing;lashed fleet,detonated rogue sub's warhead to ride megatsunami to new hydrothermal island(New Vardnes).ACT25-41:Electrolyzed seawater to calcify crust;H2S moat vs bears.Capped magma vent w/Kittiwake hull for steam-turbine.Froze VENT-7 execs' icebreaker w/geyser,seized seeds,made soil(basalt/guano).Ignited CH4 plume to pull refugee ships into moat;neutralized acid rain w/brine&gassed mutinous execs w/CO2.Wired icebreaker reactor to melt basalt dykes as gulls hatched;overdrove reactor to flash-boil moat,deflecting tsunami&fusing glass-harbor.At 915mb,used slack-tide to drop melting core down shaft,sealing fault(1013mb).Tapped core for grid&desal,defying UN for sovereignty.EMP'd VENT-7 drone-drill,tapped aquifers.Upwelled hyperthermophiles ate glass-harbor;gulls spotted slicks&drill sonar shattered microbes into silica barriers.Barriers trapped heat,attracting abyssal megafauna;M&Tomas used icebreaker cryo-loops for thermal-siphon kinetic-cannon,repelling leviathans&cooling lagoon for aquaculture.Siphon resonance cracked seabed,leaking mantle-He;captured He in balloons to lift 4125kHz OTH-radar,detecting inbound coalition blockade.NEW_EVENT:M&Tomas modulate the tethered He-balloon's conductive cable w/grid power to pierce the ionosphere,creating an artificial aurora that jams coalition satellite-guidance&blinds the blockade while supercharging greenhouse crops w/UV.

### hop 39 (Gemini 4 Argon, 261 words)
PROTAG:Marit(47).LOC:Vardnes->New Vardnes(Svalbard-Ridge).FAM:fa=Eirik(KIA);gm=Signe(40y tide-table);bro=Tomas(eng).NPC:Holm(KIA;VENT-7 eng).ANOMALY:Tide(+4..51m).Baro:1003->915->1013mb.Gulls(2+grown chicks).ACT1-15:M saved outboard;found Holm's cellar,4125kHz countdown,VENT-7 chart,log(get>50m).Harbor dry;M used Kittiwake's siren,evacuated town w/Eirik before tsunami.At 80m pad,disarmed govt team(w/Holm)sent to nuke methane,flew to Storfjell,warned Tomas.Blast triggered shelf-collapse tsunami;NATO came to purge witnesses.Fled to bunker;Eirik stayed,ignited gas to kill NATO&seal mt as M&Holm escaped in sub.Used Signe's tables to reach Bergen,rescued Tomas,scrubbed NH3 w/sub bats,hid in VENT-7 plume(outboard=snorkel)vs depth-charges.ACT16-24:Docked@rig for black-box;Holm died venting brine to disarm charge,giving M drive.Blew charge@collar to sink NATO ship,rode blast to trench floor.Spliced sub radio&outboard magneto into trans-Atlantic fiber,broadcasting drive globally before hull-crush.Ejected in bell,rescued by Kittiwake.Tables&990mb showed Jan Mayen fault failing;lashed fleet,detonated rogue sub's warhead to ride megatsunami to new hydrothermal island(New Vardnes).ACT25-44:Electrolyzed seawater to calcify crust;H2S moat vs bears.Capped magma vent w/Kittiwake hull for steam-turbine.Froze VENT-7 execs' icebreaker w/geyser,seized seeds,made soil(basalt/guano).Ignited CH4 plume to pull refugee ships into moat;neutralized acid rain w/brine&gassed mutinous execs w/CO2.Wired icebreaker reactor to melt basalt dykes as gulls hatched;overdrove reactor to flash-boil moat,deflecting tsunami&fusing glass-harbor.At 915mb,used slack-tide to drop melting core down shaft,sealing fault(1013mb).Tapped core for grid&desal,defying UN for sovereignty.EMP'd VENT-7 drone-drill,tapped aquifers.Upwelled hyperthermophiles ate glass-harbor;gulls spotted slicks&drill sonar shattered microbes into silica barriers.Barriers trapped heat,attracting abyssal megafauna;M&Tomas used icebreaker cryo-loops for thermal-siphon kinetic-cannon,repelling leviathans&cooling lagoon for aquaculture.Siphon resonance cracked seabed,leaking mantle-He;captured He in balloons to lift 4125kHz OTH-radar,detecting inbound coalition blockade.Modulated tether w/grid power to pierce ionosphere;artificial aurora jammed coalition sats&supercharged greenhouse crops w/UV.NEW_EVENT:Blinded coalition fires acoustic-homing torpedoes at the grid's hum;M&Tomas vent mantle-He through the silica barriers to create a microbubble curtain,inverting the acoustic impedance to reflect the torpedoes back into the blockade's flagship.

### hop 40 (Gemini 4 Argon, 275 words)
PROTAG:Marit(47).LOC:Vardnes->New Vardnes(Svalbard-Ridge).FAM:fa=Eirik(KIA);gm=Signe(40y tide-table);bro=Tomas(eng).NPC:Holm(KIA;VENT-7 eng).ANOMALY:Tide(+4..51m).Baro:1003->915->1013mb.Gulls(2+grown chicks).ACT1-15:M saved outboard;found Holm's cellar,4125kHz countdown,VENT-7 chart,log(get>50m).Harbor dry;M used Kittiwake's siren,evacuated town w/Eirik before tsunami.At 80m pad,disarmed govt team(w/Holm)sent to nuke methane,flew to Storfjell,warned Tomas.Blast triggered shelf-collapse tsunami;NATO came to purge witnesses.Fled to bunker;Eirik stayed,ignited gas to kill NATO&seal mt as M&Holm escaped in sub.Used Signe's tables to reach Bergen,rescued Tomas,scrubbed NH3 w/sub bats,hid in VENT-7 plume(outboard=snorkel)vs depth-charges.ACT16-24:Docked@rig for black-box;Holm died venting brine to disarm charge,giving M drive.Blew charge@collar to sink NATO ship,rode blast to trench floor.Spliced sub radio&outboard magneto into trans-Atlantic fiber,broadcasting drive globally before hull-crush.Ejected in bell,rescued by Kittiwake.Tables&990mb showed Jan Mayen fault failing;lashed fleet,detonated rogue sub's warhead to ride megatsunami to new hydrothermal island(New Vardnes).ACT25-46:Electrolyzed seawater to calcify crust;H2S moat vs bears.Capped vent w/Kittiwake hull for steam-turbine.Froze VENT-7 execs' icebreaker w/geyser,seized seeds,made soil(basalt/guano).Ignited CH4 plume to pull refugee ships into moat;neutralized acid rain w/brine&gassed mutinous execs w/CO2.Wired icebreaker reactor to melt basalt dykes as gulls hatched;overdrove reactor to flash-boil moat,deflecting tsunami&fusing glass-harbor.At 915mb,used slack-tide to drop melting core down shaft,sealing fault(1013mb).Tapped core for grid&desal,defying UN for sovereignty.EMP'd VENT-7 drone-drill,tapped aquifers.Upwelled hyperthermophiles ate glass-harbor;gulls spotted slicks&drill sonar shattered microbes into silica barriers.Barriers trapped heat,attracting abyssal megafauna;M&Tomas used icebreaker cryo-loops for thermal-siphon cannon,repelling leviathans&cooling lagoon for aquaculture.Siphon cracked seabed,leaking mantle-He;captured He in balloons to lift 4125kHz OTH-radar,detecting coalition blockade.Modulated tether w/grid power to pierce ionosphere;artificial aurora jammed coalition sats&boosted crops w/UV.Blinded coalition fired acoustic torpedoes at grid's hum;vented He through silica barriers as microbubble curtain,reflecting sound&torpedoes to sink flagship.NEW_EVENT:Sunken flagship's ruptured hull leaks experimental ferrofluid-coolant;M&Tomas pulse the tether's EM-field to magnetize and harvest the slick,forging a self-healing metamaterial seawall while capturing the flagship's surviving admirals to sign a formal treaty.

## Lane 9 of 12 (for a language model, r3): Gemini 4 Argon, 40 hops (run audience_20261016/gemini_machine_r3, machine.json)

### hop 0, the seed
The tide came in an hour early. Marit Solvang noticed at 13:09, fifty-one minutes before the table's 14:00, when the mussel bucket on the flat rock went under. She was forty-seven. The keeper, Anders Holm, had left the lighthouse at Vardnes on the second of March; his cottage key hung on a nail behind her door. His logbook recorded the drift starting in July of the previous year: four minutes, then nine, then twenty-two. The ferry Kittiwake passed the point at 16:40 every Tuesday and Friday. Her brother Tomas worked at the fish plant in Bergen and phoned on Sundays. The barometer in the cottage read 1003 and had not moved in a week. Because the water had reached the shed doorstep, she moved the outboard motor to the loft. Three gulls sat on the breakwater; a fourth lay dead on the shingle. Her father's name was Eirik; her grandmother, Signe, had kept the tide table for forty years. The village had counted 212 people in the last census. She decided to walk to the cottage before dark, taking the logbook with her.

### hop 1 (Gemini 4 Argon, 113 words)
PROTAG:Marit Solvang,47. FAM:F=Eirik;GM=Signe(kept tide table 40y);Bro=Tomas(Bergen fish plant,phones Sun). LOC:Vardnes(pop 212). KEEPER:Anders Holm(left lighthouse Mar 2;cottage key on nail behind Marit's door;logbook shows tide drift starting prev July:4m,9m,22m). ENV:Barometer in cottage=1003(stuck 1wk);Ferry Kittiwake passes pt 16:40 Tue/Fri;3 gulls on breakwater,1 dead on shingle. EVENTS:1.Tide in 51m early(13:09 vs 14:00 table),submerging mussel bucket on flat rock. 2.Water reached shed doorstep->Marit moved outboard motor to loft. 3.Decided to walk to cottage before dark w/ logbook. 4.NEW:At cottage,unlocking door w/ Holm's key,she found the barometer needle had dropped off its spindle entirely and discovered a second,unnumbered notebook wedged behind the instrument case,containing depth soundings showing the seabed off the point had risen twelve fathoms since November.

### hop 2 (Gemini 4 Argon, 138 words)
PROTAG:Marit Solvang,47. FAM:F=Eirik;GM=Signe(kept tide table 40y);Bro=Tomas(Bergen fish plant,phones Sun). LOC:Vardnes(pop 212). KEEPER:Anders Holm(left lighthouse Mar 2;cottage key on nail behind Marit's door;logbook shows tide drift starting prev July:4m,9m,22m). ENV:Barometer in cottage=1003(stuck 1wk,needle now dropped off spindle);Ferry Kittiwake passes pt 16:40 Tue/Fri;3 gulls on breakwater,1 dead on shingle. EVENTS:1.Tide in 51m early(13:09 vs 14:00 table),submerging mussel bucket on flat rock. 2.Water reached shed doorstep->Marit moved outboard motor to loft. 3.Walked to cottage before dark w/ logbook,unlocked w/ Holm's key. 4.Found 2nd unnumbered notebook wedged behind barometer:depth soundings show seabed off point rose 12 fathoms since Nov. 5.NEW:Realizing it is Fri 16:25 and the risen shoal now sits at 2 fathoms directly in the Kittiwake's channel,Marit runs up the lighthouse stairs to fire the emergency flare,only to find the flare locker emptied and the VHF radio's power cord cleanly severed.

### hop 3 (Gemini 4 Argon, 161 words)
PROTAG:Marit Solvang,47. FAM:F=Eirik;GM=Signe(kept tide table 40y);Bro=Tomas(Bergen fish plant,phones Sun). LOC:Vardnes(pop 212). KEEPER:Anders Holm(left lighthouse Mar 2;cottage key on nail behind Marit's door;logbook shows tide drift starting prev July:4m,9m,22m). ENV:Barometer in cottage=1003(stuck 1wk,needle now dropped off spindle);Ferry Kittiwake passes pt 16:40 Tue/Fri;3 gulls on breakwater,1 dead on shingle. EVENTS:1.Tide in 51m early(13:09 vs 14:00 table),submerging mussel bucket on flat rock. 2.Water reached shed doorstep->Marit moved outboard motor to loft. 3.Walked to cottage before dark w/ logbook,unlocked w/ Holm's key. 4.Found 2nd unnumbered notebook wedged behind barometer:depth soundings show seabed off point rose 12 fathoms since Nov. 5.Fri 16:25:risen shoal at 2 fathoms in Kittiwake's channel;Marit runs up lighthouse to warn ferry,finds flare locker empty & VHF power cord cleanly severed. 6.NEW:16:33,ferry lights visible rounding headland;Marit jams the Fresnel lens rotation gear with a brass wrench and manually cranks the emergency shutters to flash SOS toward the bridge,as below she hears a skiff scrape the shingle and heavy boots enter the lighthouse base.

### hop 4 (Gemini 4 Argon, 199 words)
PROTAG:Marit Solvang,47. FAM:F=Eirik;GM=Signe(kept tide table 40y);Bro=Tomas(Bergen fish plant,phones Sun). LOC:Vardnes(pop 212). KEEPER:Anders Holm(left lighthouse Mar 2;cottage key on nail behind Marit's door;logbook shows tide drift starting prev July:4m,9m,22m). ENV:Barometer in cottage=1003(stuck 1wk,needle dropped off spindle);Ferry Kittiwake passes pt 16:40 Tue/Fri;3 gulls on breakwater,1 dead on shingle. EVENTS:1.Tide in 51m early(13:09 vs 14:00 table),submerging mussel bucket on flat rock. 2.Water reached shed doorstep->Marit moved outboard motor to loft. 3.Walked to cottage before dark w/ logbook,unlocked w/ Holm's key. 4.Found 2nd unnumbered notebook wedged behind barometer:depth soundings show seabed off point rose 12 fathoms since Nov. 5.Fri 16:25:risen shoal at 2 fathoms in Kittiwake's channel;Marit runs up lighthouse to warn ferry,finds flare locker empty & VHF power cord cleanly severed. 6.16:33:ferry lights round headland;Marit jams Fresnel lens gear w/ brass wrench & cranks shutters to flash SOS,hearing a skiff scrape shingle & heavy boots enter lighthouse base. 7.NEW:16:36,Kittiwake blasts horn & veers hard to port,clearing the shoal;Marit drops the iron trapdoor bolt just as Anders Holm's fingers grip the ladder rungs below,his voice rasping through the grate that the hydrographic survey company paid the village council to let the ferry ground so they could claim the risen sulfur dome as salvage.

### hop 5 (Gemini 4 Argon, 236 words)
PROTAG:Marit Solvang,47. FAM:F=Eirik;GM=Signe(kept tide table 40y);Bro=Tomas(Bergen fish plant,phones Sun). LOC:Vardnes(pop 212). KEEPER:Anders Holm(left lighthouse Mar 2;cottage key on nail behind Marit's door;logbook shows tide drift starting prev July:4m,9m,22m). ENV:Barometer in cottage=1003(stuck 1wk,needle dropped off spindle);Ferry Kittiwake passes pt 16:40 Tue/Fri;3 gulls on breakwater,1 dead on shingle. EVENTS:1.Tide in 51m early(13:09 vs 14:00 table),submerging mussel bucket on flat rock. 2.Water reached shed doorstep->Marit moved outboard motor to loft. 3.Walked to cottage before dark w/ logbook,unlocked w/ Holm's key. 4.Found 2nd unnumbered notebook wedged behind barometer:depth soundings show seabed off point rose 12 fathoms since Nov. 5.Fri 16:25:risen shoal at 2 fathoms in Kittiwake's channel;Marit runs up lighthouse to warn ferry,finds flare locker empty & VHF power cord cleanly severed. 6.16:33:ferry lights round headland;Marit jams Fresnel lens gear w/ brass wrench & cranks shutters to flash SOS,hearing a skiff scrape shingle & heavy boots enter lighthouse base. 7.16:36:Kittiwake blasts horn & veers hard to port,clearing shoal;Marit bolts iron trapdoor as Anders Holm grips ladder below,rasping through grate that hydrographic survey corp paid village council to let ferry ground so they could claim risen sulfur dome as salvage. 8.NEW:16:42:Sea boils white w/ rotten-egg gas as sulfur dome breaches surface,sending a 4m displacement wave that smashes Holm's skiff & floods lighthouse ground floor;Holm begs Marit to open trapdoor as toxic fumes rise up the stairwell,so she wedges her jacket over the grate and climbs out onto the wind-lashed gallery parapet.

### hop 6 (Gemini 4 Argon, 254 words)
PROTAG:Marit Solvang,47. FAM:F=Eirik;GM=Signe(kept tide table 40y);Bro=Tomas(Bergen fish plant,phones Sun). LOC:Vardnes(pop 212). KEEPER:Anders Holm(left lighthouse Mar 2;cottage key on nail behind Marit's door;logbook shows tide drift starting prev July:4m,9m,22m). ENV:Barometer in cottage=1003(stuck 1wk,needle dropped off spindle);Ferry Kittiwake passes pt 16:40 Tue/Fri;3 gulls on breakwater,1 dead on shingle. EVENTS:1.Tide in 51m early(13:09 vs 14:00 table),submerging mussel bucket on flat rock. 2.Water reached shed doorstep->Marit moved outboard motor to loft. 3.Walked to cottage before dark w/ logbook,unlocked w/ Holm's key. 4.Found 2nd unnumbered notebook wedged behind barometer:depth soundings show seabed off point rose 12 fathoms since Nov. 5.Fri 16:25:risen shoal at 2 fathoms in Kittiwake's channel;Marit runs up lighthouse to warn ferry,finds flare locker empty & VHF power cord cleanly severed. 6.16:33:ferry lights round headland;Marit jams Fresnel lens gear w/ brass wrench & cranks shutters to flash SOS,hearing a skiff scrape shingle & heavy boots enter lighthouse base. 7.16:36:Kittiwake blasts horn & veers hard to port,clearing shoal;Marit bolts iron trapdoor as Anders Holm grips ladder below,rasping through grate that hydrographic survey corp paid village council to let ferry ground so they could claim risen sulfur dome as salvage. 8.16:42:Sea boils w/ H2S gas as sulfur dome breaches surface,sending 4m wave that smashes Holm's skiff & floods lighthouse base;Holm begs to open trapdoor as fumes rise,so Marit wedges jacket over grate & climbs onto gallery parapet. 9.NEW:16:50:Tremor splits headland bedrock,tilting lighthouse 15 deg seaward & snapping trapdoor bolt;coughing Holm scrambles onto gallery w/ iron crowbar to seize the 2nd notebook,while Kittiwake launches motorized rescue zodiac toward the base.

### hop 7 (Gemini 4 Argon, 258 words)
PROTAG:Marit Solvang,47. FAM:F=Eirik;GM=Signe(tide table 40y);Bro=Tomas(Bergen fish plant,phones Sun). LOC:Vardnes(pop 212). KEEPER:Anders Holm(left lighthouse Mar 2;cottage key on nail behind Marit's door;logbook shows tide drift since July:4m,9m,22m). ENV:Cottage barometer=1003(stuck 1wk,needle off spindle);Ferry Kittiwake passes pt 16:40 Tue/Fri;3 gulls on breakwater,1 dead on shingle. EVENTS:1.Tide 51m early(13:09 vs 14:00),submerging mussel bucket on flat rock. 2.Water at shed doorstep->Marit moved outboard motor to loft. 3.Unlocked cottage w/ Holm's key before dark w/ logbook. 4.Found 2nd unnumbered notebook behind barometer:soundings show seabed off pt rose 12 fathoms since Nov. 5.Fri 16:25:shoal at 2 fathoms in ferry channel;Marit runs up lighthouse,finds flare locker empty & VHF cord severed. 6.16:33:ferry rounds headland;Marit jams Fresnel gear w/ brass wrench & cranks shutters for SOS;skiff scrapes shingle & boots enter base. 7.16:36:Kittiwake blasts horn,veers port,clears shoal;Marit bolts trapdoor as Holm grips ladder below,rasping through grate that hydrographic corp paid village council to let ferry ground to claim risen sulfur dome as salvage. 8.16:42:Sea boils w/ H2S as sulfur dome breaches,sending 4m wave that smashes skiff & floods base;Holm begs for trapdoor as fumes rise;Marit wedges jacket over grate & climbs onto gallery parapet. 9.16:50:Tremor splits headland bedrock,tilting tower 15 deg seaward & snapping trapdoor bolt;coughing Holm scrambles onto gallery w/ crowbar to seize 2nd notebook as Kittiwake launches rescue zodiac toward base. 10.NEW:16:53:Holm swings crowbar,cracking gallery railing;Marit ducks & hurls brass wrench,striking his collarbone so he drops crowbar into sea,then binds notebook to her waist w/ jacket sleeves & slides down lightning cable into zodiac just as tower's masonry shears & collapses onto the breached dome.

### hop 8 (Gemini 4 Argon, 247 words)
PROTAG:Marit Solvang,47. FAM:F=Eirik;GM=Signe(tide table 40y);Bro=Tomas(Bergen fish plant,phones Sun). LOC:Vardnes(pop 212). KEEPER:Anders Holm(left lighthouse Mar 2;cottage key behind Marit's door;logbook shows tide drift since July:4m,9m,22m). ENV:Cottage barometer=1003(stuck 1wk,needle off);Ferry Kittiwake passes pt 16:40 Tue/Fri;3 gulls on breakwater,1 dead on shingle. EVENTS:1.Tide 51m early(13:09 vs 14:00),submerging mussel bucket on flat rock. 2.Water at shed doorstep->Marit moved outboard motor to loft. 3.Unlocked cottage w/ Holm's key before dark w/ logbook. 4.Found 2nd notebook behind barometer:seabed off pt rose 12 fathoms since Nov. 5.Fri 16:25:shoal at 2 fathoms in ferry channel;Marit runs up lighthouse,finds flare locker empty & VHF cord cut. 6.16:33:ferry rounds pt;Marit jams Fresnel gear w/ brass wrench & cranks shutters for SOS;skiff scrapes shingle & boots enter base. 7.16:36:Kittiwake blasts horn,veers port,clears shoal;Marit bolts trapdoor as Holm grips ladder,rasping that hydrographic corp paid village council to let ferry ground to claim risen sulfur dome as salvage. 8.16:42:Sea boils w/ H2S as dome breaches,4m wave smashes skiff & floods base;Holm begs for trapdoor as fumes rise;Marit wedges jacket over grate & climbs onto gallery parapet. 9.16:50:Tremor splits bedrock,tilting tower 15deg seaward & snapping bolt;Holm scrambles onto gallery w/ crowbar for 2nd notebook as ferry launches zodiac. 10.16:53:Holm swings crowbar;Marit hurls wrench,breaking his collarbone so crowbar drops,ties notebook to waist w/ jacket & slides down lightning cable into zodiac as tower collapses onto dome. 11.NEW:17:05:Zodiac boards Kittiwake;Capt Lind locks soaked notebook in safe,radios Coast Guard on encrypted channel bypassing council,spots half-drowned Holm clinging to buoy & hauls him into brig.

### hop 9 (Gemini 4 Argon, 278 words)
PROTAG:Marit Solvang,47. FAM:F=Eirik;GM=Signe(tide table 40y);Bro=Tomas(Bergen fish plant,phones Sun). LOC:Vardnes(pop 212). KEEPER:Anders Holm(left lighthouse Mar 2;cottage key behind Marit's door;logbook shows tide drift since July:4m,9m,22m). ENV:Cottage barometer=1003(stuck 1wk,needle off);Ferry Kittiwake passes pt 16:40 Tue/Fri;3 gulls on breakwater,1 dead on shingle. EVENTS:1.Tide 51m early(13:09 vs 14:00),submerging mussel bucket on flat rock. 2.Water at shed doorstep->Marit moved outboard motor to loft. 3.Unlocked cottage w/ Holm's key before dark w/ logbook. 4.Found 2nd notebook behind barometer:seabed off pt rose 12 fathoms since Nov. 5.Fri 16:25:shoal at 2 fathoms in ferry channel;Marit runs up lighthouse,finds flare locker empty & VHF cord cut. 6.16:33:ferry rounds pt;Marit jams Fresnel gear w/ brass wrench & cranks shutters for SOS;skiff scrapes shingle & boots enter base. 7.16:36:Kittiwake blasts horn,veers port,clears shoal;Marit bolts trapdoor as Holm grips ladder,rasping that hydrographic corp paid village council to let ferry ground to claim risen sulfur dome as salvage. 8.16:42:Sea boils w/ H2S as dome breaches,4m wave smashes skiff & floods base;Holm begs for trapdoor as fumes rise;Marit wedges jacket over grate & climbs onto gallery parapet. 9.16:50:Tremor splits bedrock,tilting tower 15deg seaward & snapping bolt;Holm scrambles onto gallery w/ crowbar for 2nd notebook as ferry launches zodiac. 10.16:53:Holm swings crowbar;Marit hurls wrench,breaking his collarbone so crowbar drops,ties notebook to waist w/ jacket & slides down lightning cable into zodiac as tower collapses onto dome. 11.17:05:Zodiac boards Kittiwake;Capt Lind locks soaked notebook in safe,radios Coast Guard on encrypted channel bypassing council,hauls Holm from buoy to brig. 12.NEW:17:20:2 unmarked black RIBs from hydrographic ship intercept Kittiwake in fog,demanding Holm & notebook;Lind orders full astern toward open sea while Marit uses bridge satphone to call Tomas in Bergen to alert press w/ notebook coords.

### hop 10 (Gemini 4 Argon, 317 words)
PROTAG:Marit Solvang,47. FAM:F=Eirik;GM=Signe(tide table 40y);Bro=Tomas(Bergen fish plant,phones Sun). LOC:Vardnes(pop 212). KEEPER:Anders Holm(left lighthouse Mar 2;cottage key behind Marit's door;logbook shows tide drift since July:4m,9m,22m). ENV:Cottage barometer=1003(stuck 1wk,needle off);Ferry Kittiwake passes pt 16:40 Tue/Fri;3 gulls on breakwater,1 dead on shingle. EVENTS:1.Tide 51m early(13:09 vs 14:00),submerging mussel bucket on flat rock. 2.Water at shed doorstep->Marit moved outboard motor to loft. 3.Unlocked cottage w/ Holm's key before dark w/ logbook. 4.Found 2nd notebook behind barometer:seabed off pt rose 12 fathoms since Nov. 5.Fri 16:25:shoal at 2 fathoms in ferry channel;Marit runs up lighthouse,finds flare locker empty & VHF cord cut. 6.16:33:ferry rounds pt;Marit jams Fresnel gear w/ brass wrench & cranks shutters for SOS;skiff scrapes shingle & boots enter base. 7.16:36:Kittiwake blasts horn,veers port,clears shoal;Marit bolts trapdoor as Holm grips ladder,rasping that hydrographic corp paid village council to let ferry ground to claim risen sulfur dome as salvage. 8.16:42:Sea boils w/ H2S as dome breaches,4m wave smashes skiff & floods base;Holm begs for trapdoor as fumes rise;Marit wedges jacket over grate & climbs onto gallery parapet. 9.16:50:Tremor splits bedrock,tilting tower 15deg seaward & snapping bolt;Holm scrambles onto gallery w/ crowbar for 2nd notebook as ferry launches zodiac. 10.16:53:Holm swings crowbar;Marit hurls wrench,breaking his collarbone,ties notebook to waist w/ jacket & slides down lightning cable into zodiac as tower collapses onto dome. 11.17:05:Zodiac boards Kittiwake;Capt Lind locks soaked notebook in safe,radios Coast Guard on encrypted channel bypassing council,hauls Holm from buoy to brig. 12.17:20:2 unmarked black RIBs from hydrographic ship intercept Kittiwake in fog,demanding Holm & notebook;Lind orders full astern toward open sea while Marit uses bridge satphone to call Tomas in Bergen to alert press w/ notebook coords. 13.NEW:17:28:RIB mercs fire grappling hooks onto stern car deck as satphone jams mid-call;Marit & deckhand use fire axes & high-pressure saltwater hose to sever lines & sweep boarders overboard just as Coast Guard cutter KV Bergen emerges from fog,forcing RIBs to flee.

### hop 11 (Gemini 4 Argon, 294 words)
PROTAG:Marit Solvang,47. FAM:F=Eirik;GM=Signe(tide table 40y);Bro=Tomas(Bergen fish plant,phones Sun). LOC:Vardnes(pop 212). KEEPER:Anders Holm(left lighthouse Mar 2;cottage key behind Marit's door;logbook:tide drift since July 4m,9m,22m). ENV:Cottage barometer=1003(stuck 1wk,needle off);Ferry Kittiwake passes pt 16:40 Tue/Fri;3 gulls on breakwater,1 dead on shingle. EVENTS:1.Tide 51m early(13:09 vs 14:00),submerging mussel bucket on flat rock. 2.Water at shed->Marit moved outboard motor to loft. 3.Unlocked cottage w/ Holm's key w/ logbook. 4.Found 2nd notebook behind barometer:seabed off pt rose 12 fathoms since Nov. 5.Fri 16:25:shoal at 2 fathoms in channel;Marit runs up lighthouse:flare locker empty,VHF cord cut. 6.16:33:ferry rounds pt;Marit jams Fresnel gear w/ brass wrench & cranks shutters for SOS;skiff scrapes shingle & boots enter base. 7.16:36:Kittiwake blasts horn,veers port,clears shoal;Marit bolts trapdoor as Holm grips ladder,rasping hydrographic corp paid village council to let ferry ground to claim risen sulfur dome as salvage. 8.16:42:Sea boils w/ H2S as dome breaches,4m wave smashes skiff & floods base;Holm begs at trapdoor as fumes rise;Marit wedges jacket over grate & climbs onto gallery parapet. 9.16:50:Tremor tilts tower 15deg,snapping bolt;Holm scrambles out w/ crowbar for 2nd notebook as ferry launches zodiac. 10.16:53:Marit breaks Holm's collarbone w/ wrench,ties notebook to waist & slides down lightning cable into zodiac as tower collapses onto dome. 11.17:05:On Kittiwake,Capt Lind locks notebook in safe,radios Coast Guard on encrypted channel,briggs Holm. 12.17:20:2 merc RIBs from hydrographic ship intercept ferry;Lind goes full astern while Marit calls Tomas on bridge satphone w/ coords for press. 13.17:28:Satphone jams;mercs grapple stern;Marit & deckhand use axes & fire hose to repel boarders as CG cutter KV Bergen arrives,chasing RIBs off. 14.NEW:17:40:KV Bergen boards ferry to secure Holm & notebook,but secondary eruption collapses dome;tsunami trough drains bay,stranding Vardnes fleet & surging toward village—Marit guides CG helo to airlift council & villagers to high ground before wave hits.

### hop 12 (Gemini 4 Argon, 313 words)
PROTAG:Marit Solvang,47. FAM:F=Eirik;GM=Signe(tide table 40y);Bro=Tomas(Bergen fish plant,phones Sun). LOC:Vardnes(pop 212). KEEPER:Anders Holm(left lighthouse Mar 2;cottage key behind Marit's door;logbook:tide drift since July 4m,9m,22m). ENV:Cottage barometer=1003(stuck 1wk,needle off);Ferry Kittiwake passes pt 16:40 Tue/Fri;3 gulls on breakwater,1 dead on shingle. EVENTS:1.Tide 51m early(13:09 vs 14:00),submerging mussel bucket on flat rock. 2.Water at shed->Marit moved outboard motor to loft. 3.Unlocked cottage w/ Holm's key w/ logbook. 4.Found 2nd notebook behind barometer:seabed off pt rose 12 fathoms since Nov. 5.Fri 16:25:shoal at 2 fathoms in channel;Marit runs up lighthouse:flare locker empty,VHF cord cut. 6.16:33:ferry rounds pt;Marit jams Fresnel gear w/ brass wrench & cranks shutters for SOS;skiff scrapes shingle & boots enter base. 7.16:36:Kittiwake blasts horn,veers port,clears shoal;Marit bolts trapdoor as Holm grips ladder,rasping hydrographic corp paid village council to let ferry ground to claim risen sulfur dome as salvage. 8.16:42:Sea boils w/ H2S as dome breaches,4m wave smashes skiff & floods base;Holm begs at trapdoor as fumes rise;Marit wedges jacket over grate & climbs onto gallery parapet. 9.16:50:Tremor tilts tower 15deg,snapping bolt;Holm scrambles out w/ crowbar for 2nd notebook as ferry launches zodiac. 10.16:53:Marit breaks Holm's collarbone w/ wrench,ties notebook to waist & slides down lightning cable into zodiac as tower collapses onto dome. 11.17:05:On Kittiwake,Capt Lind locks notebook in safe,radios Coast Guard,briggs Holm. 12.17:20:2 merc RIBs from hydrographic ship intercept;Lind goes full astern while Marit calls Tomas on satphone w/ coords for press. 13.17:28:Satphone jams;mercs grapple stern;Marit & deckhand use axes & hose to repel boarders as CG cutter KV Bergen arrives,chasing RIBs off. 14.17:40:KV Bergen boards ferry to secure Holm & notebook;secondary eruption collapses dome;tsunami trough drains bay,surging toward village—Marit guides CG helo to airlift council & villagers to high ground before wave hits. 15.NEW:18:10:Wave destroys lower Vardnes(Marit's shed/cottage gone);on ridge,mayor confesses corp's deep-sea drill rig caused dome uplift & offers USB of bribe ledger for immunity as KV Bergen intercepts fleeing hydrographic ship.

### hop 13 (Gemini 4 Argon, 340 words)
PROTAG:Marit Solvang,47. FAM:F=Eirik;GM=Signe(tide table 40y);Bro=Tomas(Bergen fish plant,phones Sun). LOC:Vardnes(pop 212). KEEPER:Anders Holm(left lighthouse Mar 2;cottage key behind Marit's door;logbook:tide drift since July 4m,9m,22m). ENV:Cottage barometer=1003(stuck 1wk,needle off);Ferry Kittiwake passes pt 16:40 Tue/Fri;3 gulls on breakwater,1 dead on shingle. EVENTS:1.Tide 51m early(13:09 vs 14:00),submerging mussel bucket on flat rock. 2.Water at shed->Marit moved outboard motor to loft. 3.Unlocked cottage w/ Holm's key w/ logbook. 4.Found 2nd notebook behind barometer:seabed off pt rose 12 fathoms since Nov. 5.Fri 16:25:shoal at 2 fathoms in channel;Marit runs up lighthouse:flare locker empty,VHF cord cut. 6.16:33:ferry rounds pt;Marit jams Fresnel gear w/ brass wrench & cranks shutters for SOS;skiff scrapes shingle & boots enter base. 7.16:36:Kittiwake blasts horn,veers port,clears shoal;Marit bolts trapdoor as Holm grips ladder,rasping hydrographic corp paid village council to let ferry ground to claim risen sulfur dome as salvage. 8.16:42:Sea boils w/ H2S as dome breaches,4m wave smashes skiff & floods base;Holm begs at trapdoor as fumes rise;Marit wedges jacket over grate & climbs onto gallery parapet. 9.16:50:Tremor tilts tower 15deg,snapping bolt;Holm scrambles out w/ crowbar for 2nd notebook as ferry launches zodiac. 10.16:53:Marit breaks Holm's collarbone w/ wrench,ties notebook to waist & slides down lightning cable into zodiac as tower collapses onto dome. 11.17:05:On Kittiwake,Capt Lind locks notebook in safe,radios Coast Guard,briggs Holm. 12.17:20:2 merc RIBs from hydrographic ship intercept;Lind goes full astern while Marit calls Tomas on satphone w/ coords for press. 13.17:28:Satphone jams;mercs grapple stern;Marit & deckhand use axes & hose to repel boarders as CG cutter KV Bergen arrives,chasing RIBs off. 14.17:40:KV Bergen boards ferry to secure Holm & notebook;secondary eruption collapses dome;tsunami trough drains bay—Marit guides CG helo to airlift council & villagers to ridge before wave hits. 15.18:10:Wave destroys lower Vardnes(shed/cottage gone);on ridge,mayor confesses corp's deep-sea drill rig caused uplift & offers bribe-ledger USB for immunity as KV Bergen intercepts corp ship. 16.NEW:18:35:In helo to KV Bergen,Marit checks USB on pilot's tablet:finds drill-rig telemetry showing bore-hole hits main magma-gas pocket under fjord;rig must be vented manually at 80m depth before 19:30 pressure spike triggers megatsunami toward Bergen.

### hop 14 (Gemini 4 Argon, 279 words)
PROTAG:Marit Solvang,47. FAM:F=Eirik;GM=Signe(tide table 40y);Bro=Tomas(Bergen fish plant,phones Sun). LOC:Vardnes(pop 212). KEEPER:Anders Holm(left lighthouse Mar 2;cottage key behind Marit's door;logbook:tide drift since July 4m,9m,22m). ENV:Barometer=1003(stuck);Ferry Kittiwake passes pt 16:40 Tue/Fri;3 gulls on breakwater,1 dead. EVENTS:1.Tide 51m early(13:09 vs 14:00),submerging mussel bucket. 2.Water at shed->moved motor to loft. 3.Unlocked cottage w/ Holm's key. 4.Found 2nd notebook behind barometer:seabed rose 12 fathoms since Nov. 5.Fri 16:25:shoal at 2 fathoms;lighthouse flare locker empty,VHF cut. 6.16:33:ferry rounds pt;Marit jams Fresnel w/ wrench,cranks shutters for SOS;skiff lands,boots enter base. 7.16:36:Ferry veers port,clears shoal;Marit bolts trapdoor as Holm climbs,admitting hydrographic corp bribed council to ground ferry & claim sulfur dome as salvage. 8.16:42:Sea boils w/ H2S,dome breaches,4m wave floods base;Marit plugs grate w/ jacket,climbs to parapet. 9.16:50:Tremor tilts tower 15deg,snapping bolt;Holm attacks w/ crowbar for notebook as ferry zodiac arrives. 10.16:53:Marit breaks Holm's collarbone w/ wrench,ties notebook to waist,slides down lightning cable to zodiac as tower falls. 11.17:05:On ferry,Capt Lind safes notebook,radios CG,brigs Holm. 12.17:20:2 merc RIBs from corp ship intercept;Lind goes astern;Marit calls Tomas on satphone w/ coords for press. 13.17:28:Satphone jams;mercs board stern;Marit & crew repel w/ axes/hose as CG KV Bergen arrives,chasing RIBs. 14.17:40:CG secures Holm/notebook;2nd eruption collapses dome;trough drains bay—Marit guides CG helo to airlift villagers/council to ridge before wave hits. 15.18:10:Wave destroys lower Vardnes;mayor confesses corp drill-rig caused uplift,gives bribe-USB for immunity as CG intercepts corp ship. 16.18:35:In helo to KV Bergen,Marit reads USB:drill-rig bore hit magma-gas pocket;must be vented manually at 80m before 19:30 pressure spike triggers megatsunami toward Bergen(Tomas). 17.NEW:18:55:Aboard seized corp ship,crew scuttled ROVs & fled;Marit,knowing local currents,guides CG diver in 2-person submersible down to 80m wellhead,Dodging boiling thermal plumes,they find manual blowout valve jammed by twisted drill-pipe.

### hop 15 (Gemini 4 Argon, 282 words)
PROTAG:Marit Solvang,47. FAM:F=Eirik;GM=Signe(tide table 40y);Bro=Tomas(Bergen fish plant,phones Sun). LOC:Vardnes(pop 212). KEEPER:Anders Holm(left lighthouse Mar 2;key behind Marit's door;logbook:tide drift since July 4m,9m,22m). ENV:Barometer=1003(stuck);Ferry Kittiwake passes pt 16:40 Tue/Fri;3 gulls on breakwater,1 dead. EVENTS:1.Tide 51m early(13:09 vs 14:00),submerging mussel bucket. 2.Water at shed->moved motor to loft. 3.Unlocked cottage w/ Holm's key. 4.Found 2nd notebook behind barometer:seabed rose 12 fathoms since Nov. 5.Fri 16:25:shoal at 2 fathoms;lighthouse flares gone,VHF cut. 6.16:33:ferry rounds pt;Marit jams Fresnel w/ wrench,cranks shutters for SOS;skiff lands,boots enter base. 7.16:36:Ferry veers port,clears shoal;Marit bolts trapdoor as Holm climbs,admitting corp bribed council to ground ferry & claim sulfur dome as salvage. 8.16:42:Sea boils w/ H2S,dome breaches,4m wave floods base;Marit plugs grate w/ jacket,climbs to parapet. 9.16:50:Tremor tilts tower 15deg,snapping bolt;Holm attacks w/ crowbar for notebook as ferry zodiac arrives. 10.16:53:Marit breaks Holm's collarbone w/ wrench,ties notebook to waist,slides down lightning cable to zodiac as tower falls. 11.17:05:On ferry,Capt Lind safes notebook,radios CG,brigs Holm. 12.17:20:2 merc RIBs from corp ship intercept;Lind goes astern;Marit calls Tomas on satphone w/ coords for press. 13.17:28:Satphone jams;mercs board;Marit & crew repel w/ axes/hose as CG KV Bergen arrives,chasing RIBs. 14.17:40:CG secures Holm/notebook;2nd eruption collapses dome;trough drains bay—Marit guides CG helo to airlift town to ridge before wave hits. 15.18:10:Wave destroys lower town;mayor confesses corp drill-rig caused uplift,gives bribe-USB as CG takes corp ship. 16.18:35:USB:drill-bore hit magma-gas;must vent manually at 80m by 19:30 or megatsunami hits Bergen(Tomas). 17.18:55:Corp crew scuttled ROVs/fled;Marit guides CG diver in 2-man sub to 80m wellhead;valve jammed by drill-pipe. 18.NEW:19:15:Sub's claw snaps on pipe;Marit uses sub's ballast-drop & Signe's 40y bottom-surge timing to ram pipe free w/ hull,cranking valve open w/ 1 arm at 19:26;gas vents safely,shooting sub to surface as seabed stabilizes.

### hop 16 (Gemini 4 Argon, 281 words)
PROTAG:Marit Solvang,47. FAM:F=Eirik;GM=Signe(tide table 40y);Bro=Tomas(Bergen fish plant,phones Sun). LOC:Vardnes(pop 212). KEEPER:Anders Holm(left lighthouse Mar 2;key behind Marit's door;logbook:tide drift since July 4m,9m,22m). ENV:Barometer=1003(stuck);Ferry Kittiwake passes pt 16:40 Tue/Fri;3 gulls on breakwater,1 dead. EVENTS:1.Tide 51m early(13:09 vs 14:00),submerging mussel bucket. 2.Water at shed->moved motor to loft. 3.Unlocked cottage w/ Holm's key. 4.Found 2nd notebook behind barometer:seabed rose 12 fathoms since Nov. 5.Fri 16:25:shoal at 2 fathoms;flares gone,VHF cut. 6.16:33:ferry rounds pt;Marit jams Fresnel w/ wrench,cranks shutters for SOS;skiff lands. 7.16:36:Ferry clears shoal;Marit bolts trapdoor as Holm climbs,admitting corp bribed council to ground ferry & claim sulfur dome as salvage. 8.16:42:Sea boils w/ H2S,dome breaches,4m wave floods base;Marit plugs grate,climbs to parapet. 9.16:50:Tremor tilts tower,snapping bolt;Holm attacks w/ crowbar for notebook as ferry zodiac arrives. 10.16:53:Marit breaks Holm's collarbone w/ wrench,ties notebook to waist,slides down cable to zodiac as tower falls. 11.17:05:On ferry,Capt Lind safes notebook,radios CG,brigs Holm. 12.17:20:2 merc RIBs from corp ship intercept;Marit calls Tomas on satphone w/ coords for press. 13.17:28:Satphone jams;mercs board;Marit & crew repel w/ axes/hose as CG KV Bergen arrives. 14.17:40:CG secures Holm/notebook;2nd eruption drains bay—Marit guides CG helo to airlift town to ridge before wave hits. 15.18:10:Wave destroys lower town;mayor confesses corp drill-rig caused uplift,gives bribe-USB as CG takes corp ship. 16.18:35:USB:bore hit magma-gas;must vent at 80m by 19:30 or megatsunami hits Bergen(Tomas). 17.18:55:ROVs scuttled;Marit guides CG diver in 2-man sub to 80m wellhead;valve jammed by pipe. 18.19:15:Claw snaps;Marit uses ballast-drop & Signe's 40y surge timing to ram pipe free,cranking valve w/ 1 arm at 19:26;gas vents,shooting sub up. 19.NEW:Sun 10:00:Corp execs arrested via Tomas's press leak;state funds Vardnes rebuild & names Marit chief hydrographer;from ridge,she takes Tomas's weekly call as barometer finally drops to 1001.

### hop 17 (Gemini 4 Argon, 279 words)
PROTAG:Marit Solvang,47. FAM:F=Eirik;GM=Signe(tide table 40y);Bro=Tomas(Bergen fish plant,phones Sun). LOC:Vardnes(pop 212). KEEPER:Anders Holm(left lighthouse Mar 2;key behind Marit's door;logbook:tide drift since July 4m,9m,22m). ENV:Barometer=1003(stuck);Ferry Kittiwake passes pt 16:40 Tue/Fri;3 gulls on breakwater,1 dead. EVENTS:1.Tide 51m early(13:09 vs 14:00),submerging bucket. 2.Water at shed->moved motor to loft. 3.Unlocked cottage w/ Holm's key. 4.2nd notebook behind barometer:seabed rose 12 fathoms since Nov. 5.Fri 16:25:shoal at 2 fathoms;flares gone,VHF cut. 6.16:33:ferry rounds pt;Marit jams Fresnel w/ wrench,cranks shutters for SOS;skiff lands. 7.16:36:Ferry clears shoal;Marit bolts trapdoor as Holm climbs,admitting corp bribed council to ground ferry & claim sulfur dome as salvage. 8.16:42:Sea boils w/ H2S,dome breaches,4m wave floods base;Marit plugs grate,climbs to parapet. 9.16:50:Tremor tilts tower,snapping bolt;Holm attacks w/ crowbar for notebook as ferry zodiac arrives. 10.16:53:Marit breaks Holm's collarbone w/ wrench,ties notebook to waist,slides down cable to zodiac as tower falls. 11.17:05:On ferry,Capt Lind safes notebook,radios CG,brigs Holm. 12.17:20:2 merc RIBs from corp ship intercept;Marit calls Tomas on satphone w/ coords for press. 13.17:28:Satphone jams;mercs board;Marit & crew repel w/ axes/hose as CG KV Bergen arrives. 14.17:40:CG secures Holm/notebook;2nd eruption drains bay—Marit guides CG helo to airlift town to ridge before wave. 15.18:10:Wave destroys lower town;mayor confesses corp drill-rig caused uplift,gives bribe-USB as CG takes corp ship. 16.18:35:USB:bore hit magma-gas;must vent at 80m by 19:30 or megatsunami hits Bergen. 17.18:55:ROVs scuttled;Marit guides CG diver in 2-man sub to 80m wellhead;valve jammed. 18.19:15:Claw snaps;Marit uses ballast-drop & Signe's 40y surge timing to ram pipe free,cranking valve at 19:26;gas vents. 19.Sun 10:00:Corp execs arrested via Tomas's leak;state funds rebuild,names Marit chief hydrographer;barometer drops to 1001. 20.NEW:Mon 08:00:Surveying new basalt islet at former shoal,Marit's sonar detects a 2nd,unmapped corp bore ticking w/ acoustic pings 2nm north.

### hop 18 (Gemini 4 Argon, 298 words)
PROTAG:Marit Solvang,47. FAM:F=Eirik;GM=Signe(tide table 40y);Bro=Tomas(Bergen fish plant,phones Sun). LOC:Vardnes(pop 212). KEEPER:Anders Holm(left lighthouse Mar 2;key behind Marit's door;logbook:tide drift since July 4m,9m,22m). ENV:Barometer=1003(stuck);Ferry Kittiwake passes pt 16:40 Tue/Fri;3 gulls on breakwater,1 dead. EVENTS:1.Tide 51m early(13:09 vs 14:00),submerging bucket. 2.Water at shed->moved motor to loft. 3.Unlocked cottage w/ Holm's key. 4.2nd notebook behind barometer:seabed rose 12 fathoms since Nov. 5.Fri 16:25:shoal at 2 fathoms;flares gone,VHF cut. 6.16:33:ferry rounds pt;Marit jams Fresnel w/ wrench,cranks shutters for SOS;skiff lands. 7.16:36:Ferry clears shoal;Marit bolts trapdoor as Holm climbs,admitting corp bribed council to ground ferry & claim sulfur dome as salvage. 8.16:42:Sea boils w/ H2S,dome breaches,4m wave floods base;Marit plugs grate,climbs to parapet. 9.16:50:Tremor tilts tower,snapping bolt;Holm attacks w/ crowbar for notebook as ferry zodiac arrives. 10.16:53:Marit breaks Holm's collarbone w/ wrench,ties notebook to waist,slides down cable to zodiac as tower falls. 11.17:05:On ferry,Capt Lind safes notebook,radios CG,brigs Holm. 12.17:20:2 merc RIBs from corp ship intercept;Marit calls Tomas on satphone w/ coords for press. 13.17:28:Satphone jams;mercs board;Marit & crew repel w/ axes/hose as CG KV Bergen arrives. 14.17:40:CG secures Holm/notebook;2nd eruption drains bay—Marit guides CG helo to airlift town to ridge before wave. 15.18:10:Wave destroys lower town;mayor confesses corp drill-rig caused uplift,gives bribe-USB as CG takes corp ship. 16.18:35:USB:bore hit magma-gas;must vent at 80m by 19:30 or megatsunami hits Bergen. 17.18:55:ROVs scuttled;Marit guides CG diver in 2-man sub to 80m wellhead;valve jammed. 18.19:15:Claw snaps;Marit uses ballast-drop & Signe's 40y surge timing to ram pipe free,cranking valve at 19:26;gas vents. 19.Sun 10:00:Corp execs arrested via Tomas's leak;state funds rebuild,names Marit chief hydrographer;barometer drops to 1001. 20.Mon 08:00:Surveying new basalt islet,sonar detects 2nd unmapped corp bore pinging 2nm N. 21.NEW:08:30:CG ROV finds acoustic-scuttling charge on Bore 2 counting down(40m left) to erase evidence & collapse fjord wall;Marit decodes acoustic disarm cipher from Holm's tide-drift numbers.

### hop 19 (Gemini 4 Argon, 311 words)
PROTAG:Marit Solvang,47. FAM:F=Eirik;GM=Signe(tide table 40y);Bro=Tomas(Bergen fish plant,phones Sun). LOC:Vardnes(pop 212). KEEPER:Anders Holm(left lighthouse Mar 2;key behind Marit's door;logbook:tide drift since July 4m,9m,22m). ENV:Barometer=1003(stuck);Ferry Kittiwake passes pt 16:40 Tue/Fri;3 gulls on breakwater,1 dead. EVENTS:1.Tide 51m early(13:09 vs 14:00),submerging bucket. 2.Water at shed->moved motor to loft. 3.Unlocked cottage w/ Holm's key. 4.2nd notebook behind barometer:seabed rose 12 fathoms since Nov. 5.Fri 16:25:shoal at 2 fathoms;flares gone,VHF cut. 6.16:33:ferry rounds pt;Marit jams Fresnel w/ wrench,cranks shutters for SOS;skiff lands. 7.16:36:Ferry clears shoal;Marit bolts trapdoor as Holm climbs,admitting corp bribed council to ground ferry & claim sulfur dome as salvage. 8.16:42:Sea boils w/ H2S,dome breaches,4m wave floods base;Marit plugs grate,climbs to parapet. 9.16:50:Tremor tilts tower,snapping bolt;Holm attacks w/ crowbar for notebook as ferry zodiac arrives. 10.16:53:Marit breaks Holm's collarbone w/ wrench,ties notebook to waist,slides down cable to zodiac as tower falls. 11.17:05:On ferry,Capt Lind safes notebook,radios CG,brigs Holm. 12.17:20:2 merc RIBs from corp ship intercept;Marit calls Tomas on satphone w/ coords for press. 13.17:28:Satphone jams;mercs board;Marit & crew repel w/ axes/hose as CG KV Bergen arrives. 14.17:40:CG secures Holm/notebook;2nd eruption drains bay—Marit guides CG helo to airlift town to ridge before wave. 15.18:10:Wave destroys lower town;mayor confesses corp drill-rig caused uplift,gives bribe-USB as CG takes corp ship. 16.18:35:USB:bore hit magma-gas;must vent at 80m by 19:30 or megatsunami hits Bergen. 17.18:55:ROVs scuttled;Marit guides CG diver in 2-man sub to 80m wellhead;valve jammed. 18.19:15:Claw snaps;Marit uses ballast-drop & Signe's 40y surge timing to ram pipe free,cranking valve at 19:26;gas vents. 19.Sun 10:00:Corp execs arrested via Tomas's leak;state funds rebuild,names Marit chief hydrographer;barometer drops to 1001. 20.Mon 08:00:Surveying new basalt islet,sonar detects 2nd unmapped corp bore pinging 2nm N. 21.08:30:CG ROV finds acoustic charge on Bore 2(40m left) to collapse fjord wall;Marit decodes disarm cipher from Holm's drift numbers. 22.NEW:08:50:Thermocline blocks ship sonar;Marit lowers hydrophone below layer via ROV tether,transmitting 4-9-22-51kHz pulse to disarm bomb w/ 3m left.

### hop 20 (Gemini 4 Argon, 320 words)
PROTAG:Marit Solvang,47. FAM:F=Eirik;GM=Signe(tide table 40y);Bro=Tomas(Bergen fish plant,phones Sun). LOC:Vardnes(pop 212). KEEPER:Anders Holm(left lighthouse Mar 2;key behind Marit's door;logbook:tide drift since July 4m,9m,22m). ENV:Barometer=1003(stuck);Ferry Kittiwake passes pt 16:40 Tue/Fri;3 gulls on breakwater,1 dead. EVENTS:1.Tide 51m early(13:09 vs 14:00),submerging bucket. 2.Water at shed->moved motor to loft. 3.Unlocked cottage w/ Holm's key. 4.2nd notebook behind barometer:seabed rose 12 fathoms since Nov. 5.Fri 16:25:shoal at 2 fathoms;flares gone,VHF cut. 6.16:33:ferry rounds pt;Marit jams Fresnel w/ wrench,cranks shutters for SOS;skiff lands. 7.16:36:Ferry clears shoal;Marit bolts trapdoor as Holm climbs,admitting corp bribed council to ground ferry & claim sulfur dome as salvage. 8.16:42:Sea boils w/ H2S,dome breaches,4m wave floods base;Marit plugs grate,climbs to parapet. 9.16:50:Tremor tilts tower,snapping bolt;Holm attacks w/ crowbar for notebook as ferry zodiac arrives. 10.16:53:Marit breaks Holm's collarbone w/ wrench,ties notebook to waist,slides down cable to zodiac as tower falls. 11.17:05:On ferry,Capt Lind safes notebook,radios CG,brigs Holm. 12.17:20:2 merc RIBs from corp ship intercept;Marit calls Tomas on satphone w/ coords for press. 13.17:28:Satphone jams;mercs board;Marit & crew repel w/ axes/hose as CG KV Bergen arrives. 14.17:40:CG secures Holm/notebook;2nd eruption drains bay—Marit guides CG helo to airlift town to ridge before wave. 15.18:10:Wave destroys lower town;mayor confesses corp drill-rig caused uplift,gives bribe-USB as CG takes corp ship. 16.18:35:USB:bore hit magma-gas;must vent at 80m by 19:30 or megatsunami hits Bergen. 17.18:55:ROVs scuttled;Marit guides CG diver in 2-man sub to 80m wellhead;valve jammed. 18.19:15:Claw snaps;Marit uses ballast-drop & Signe's 40y surge timing to ram pipe free,cranking valve at 19:26;gas vents. 19.Sun 10:00:Corp execs arrested via Tomas's leak;state funds rebuild,names Marit chief hydrographer;barometer drops to 1001. 20.Mon 08:00:Surveying new basalt islet,sonar detects 2nd unmapped corp bore pinging 2nm N. 21.08:30:CG ROV finds acoustic charge on Bore 2(40m left) to collapse fjord wall;Marit decodes disarm cipher from Holm's drift numbers. 22.08:50:Thermocline blocks sonar;Marit lowers hydrophone via ROV tether,sending 4-9-22-51kHz pulse to disarm w/ 3m left. 23.NEW:09:10:ROV retrieves bomb's blackbox,revealing encrypted telemetry routed to a ministerial IP in Oslo.

### hop 21 (Gemini 4 Argon, 335 words)
PROTAG:Marit Solvang,47. FAM:F=Eirik;GM=Signe(40y tide tables);Bro=Tomas(Bergen fish plant,phones Sun). LOC:Vardnes(pop 212). KEEPER:Anders Holm(left lighthouse Mar 2;key behind Marit's door;logbook:tide drift since Jul 4,9,22m). ENV:Barometer=1003(stuck);Ferry Kittiwake passes pt 16:40 Tue/Fri;3 gulls on breakwater,1 dead. EVENTS:1.Tide 51m early(13:09 vs 14:00),submerges bucket. 2.Water at shed->motor to loft. 3.Unlocks cottage w/ Holm's key. 4.2nd notebook behind barometer:seabed rose 12 fathoms since Nov. 5.Fri 16:25:shoal at 2f;flares gone,VHF cut. 6.16:33:ferry rounds pt;Marit jams Fresnel w/ wrench,cranks shutters for SOS;skiff lands. 7.16:36:Ferry clears shoal;Marit bolts trapdoor as Holm climbs,admitting corp bribed council to ground ferry & claim sulfur dome as salvage. 8.16:42:Sea boils w/ H2S,dome breaches,4m wave floods base;Marit plugs grate,climbs to parapet. 9.16:50:Tremor tilts tower,snaps bolt;Holm attacks w/ crowbar for notebook as ferry zodiac arrives. 10.16:53:Marit breaks Holm's collarbone w/ wrench,ties notebook to waist,slides down cable to zodiac as tower falls. 11.17:05:On ferry,Capt Lind safes notebook,radios CG,brigs Holm. 12.17:20:2 merc RIBs from corp ship intercept;Marit calls Tomas on satphone w/ coords for press. 13.17:28:Satphone jams;mercs board;Marit & crew repel w/ axes/hose as CG KV Bergen arrives. 14.17:40:CG secures Holm/notebook;2nd eruption drains bay—Marit guides CG helo to airlift town to ridge before wave. 15.18:10:Wave destroys lower town;mayor confesses corp drill-rig caused uplift,gives bribe-USB as CG takes corp ship. 16.18:35:USB:bore hit magma-gas;must vent at 80m by 19:30 or megatsunami hits Bergen. 17.18:55:ROVs scuttled;Marit guides CG diver in sub to 80m wellhead;valve jammed. 18.19:15:Claw snaps;Marit uses ballast-drop & Signe's 40y surge timing to ram pipe free,cranks valve 19:26;gas vents. 19.Sun 10:00:Corp execs arrested via Tomas's leak;state funds rebuild,names Marit chief hydrographer;barometer drops to 1001. 20.Mon 08:00:Surveying new basalt islet,sonar detects 2nd corp bore pinging 2nm N. 21.08:30:CG ROV finds acoustic bomb on Bore 2(40m left) to collapse fjord wall;Marit decodes disarm cipher from Holm's drift numbers. 22.08:50:Thermocline blocks sonar;Marit lowers hydrophone via ROV tether,sends 4-9-22-51kHz pulse to disarm w/ 3m left. 23.09:10:ROV retrieves bomb's blackbox,revealing encrypted telemetry routed to ministerial IP in Oslo. 24.NEW:09:40:State PST agents board KV Bergen demanding blackbox;Marit swaps in dummy drive & slips real chip into Tomas's inbound fish-transport crate.

### hop 22 (Gemini 4 Argon, 349 words)
PROTAG:Marit Solvang,47. FAM:F=Eirik;GM=Signe(40y tide tables);Bro=Tomas(Bergen fish plant,phones Sun). LOC:Vardnes(pop 212). KEEPER:Anders Holm(left lighthouse Mar 2;key behind Marit's door;logbook:tide drift Jul 4,9,22m). ENV:Barometer=1003(stuck);Ferry Kittiwake passes pt 16:40 Tue/Fri;3 gulls,1 dead. EVENTS:1.Tide 51m early(13:09 vs 14:00),submerges bucket. 2.Water at shed->motor to loft. 3.Unlocks cottage w/ Holm's key. 4.2nd notebook behind barometer:seabed rose 12f since Nov. 5.Fri 16:25:shoal at 2f;flares gone,VHF cut. 6.16:33:ferry rounds pt;Marit jams Fresnel w/ wrench,cranks shutters for SOS;skiff lands. 7.16:36:Ferry clears shoal;Marit bolts trapdoor as Holm climbs,admitting corp bribed council to ground ferry & claim sulfur dome as salvage. 8.16:42:Sea boils w/ H2S,dome breaches,4m wave floods base;Marit plugs grate,climbs to parapet. 9.16:50:Tremor tilts tower,snaps bolt;Holm attacks w/ crowbar for notebook as ferry zodiac arrives. 10.16:53:Marit breaks Holm's collarbone w/ wrench,ties notebook to waist,slides down cable to zodiac as tower falls. 11.17:05:On ferry,Capt Lind safes notebook,radios CG,brigs Holm. 12.17:20:2 merc RIBs from corp ship intercept;Marit calls Tomas on satphone w/ coords for press. 13.17:28:Satphone jams;mercs board;Marit & crew repel w/ axes/hose as CG KV Bergen arrives. 14.17:40:CG secures Holm/notebook;2nd eruption drains bay—Marit guides CG helo to airlift town to ridge before wave. 15.18:10:Wave destroys lower town;mayor confesses corp drill-rig caused uplift,gives bribe-USB as CG takes corp ship. 16.18:35:USB:bore hit magma-gas;must vent at 80m by 19:30 or megatsunami hits Bergen. 17.18:55:ROVs scuttled;Marit guides CG diver in sub to 80m wellhead;valve jammed. 18.19:15:Claw snaps;Marit uses ballast-drop & Signe's 40y surge timing to ram pipe free,cranks valve 19:26;gas vents. 19.Sun 10:00:Corp execs arrested via Tomas's leak;state funds rebuild,names Marit chief hydrographer;barometer drops to 1001. 20.Mon 08:00:Surveying new basalt islet,sonar detects 2nd corp bore pinging 2nm N. 21.08:30:CG ROV finds acoustic bomb on Bore 2(40m left) to collapse fjord wall;Marit decodes disarm cipher from Holm's drift numbers. 22.08:50:Thermocline blocks sonar;Marit lowers hydrophone via ROV tether,sends 4-9-22-51kHz pulse to disarm w/ 3m left. 23.09:10:ROV retrieves bomb's blackbox:encrypted telemetry routed to ministerial IP in Oslo. 24.09:40:State PST agents board KV Bergen demanding blackbox;Marit swaps in dummy drive & slips real chip into Tomas's inbound fish-transport crate. 25.NEW:10:15:PST realizes swap,detains Marit;she triggers ship's fire-suppression halon to blind agents,escapes in supply boat w/ Capt Lind toward Bergen.

### hop 23 (Gemini 4 Argon, 366 words)
PROTAG:Marit Solvang,47. FAM:F=Eirik;GM=Signe(40y tide tables);Bro=Tomas(Bergen fish plant,phones Sun). LOC:Vardnes(pop 212). KEEPER:Anders Holm(left lighthouse Mar 2;key behind Marit's door;logbook:tide drift Jul 4,9,22m). ENV:Barometer=1003->1001;Ferry Kittiwake(Capt Lind) passes pt 16:40 Tue/Fri;3 gulls,1 dead. EVENTS:1.Tide 51m early(13:09 vs 14:00),submerges bucket. 2.Water at shed->motor to loft. 3.Unlocks cottage w/ Holm's key. 4.2nd notebook behind barometer:seabed rose 12f since Nov. 5.Fri 16:25:shoal at 2f;flares gone,VHF cut. 6.16:33:ferry rounds pt;Marit jams Fresnel w/ wrench,cranks shutters for SOS;skiff lands. 7.16:36:Ferry clears shoal;Marit bolts trapdoor as Holm climbs,admitting corp bribed council to ground ferry & claim sulfur dome as salvage. 8.16:42:Sea boils w/ H2S,dome breaches,4m wave floods base;Marit plugs grate,climbs to parapet. 9.16:50:Tremor tilts tower,snaps bolt;Holm attacks w/ crowbar for notebook as ferry zodiac arrives. 10.16:53:Marit breaks Holm's collarbone w/ wrench,ties notebook to waist,slides down cable to zodiac as tower falls. 11.17:05:On ferry,Lind safes notebook,radios CG,brigs Holm. 12.17:20:2 merc RIBs from corp ship intercept;Marit calls Tomas on satphone w/ coords for press. 13.17:28:Satphone jams;mercs board;Marit & crew repel w/ axes/hose as CG KV Bergen arrives. 14.17:40:CG secures Holm/notebook;2nd eruption drains bay—Marit guides CG helo to airlift town to ridge before wave. 15.18:10:Wave destroys lower town;mayor confesses corp drill-rig caused uplift,gives bribe-USB as CG takes corp ship. 16.18:35:USB:bore hit magma-gas;must vent at 80m by 19:30 or megatsunami hits Bergen. 17.18:55:ROVs scuttled;Marit guides CG diver in sub to 80m wellhead;valve jammed. 18.19:15:Claw snaps;Marit uses ballast-drop & Signe's 40y surge timing to ram pipe free,cranks valve 19:26;gas vents. 19.Sun 10:00:Corp execs arrested via Tomas's leak;state funds rebuild,names Marit chief hydrographer. 20.Mon 08:00:Surveying new basalt islet,sonar detects 2nd corp bore pinging 2nm N. 21.08:30:CG ROV finds acoustic bomb on Bore 2(40m left) to collapse fjord wall;Marit decodes disarm cipher from Holm's drift numbers. 22.08:50:Thermocline blocks sonar;Marit lowers hydrophone via ROV tether,sends 4-9-22-51kHz pulse to disarm w/ 3m left. 23.09:10:ROV retrieves bomb's blackbox:encrypted telemetry routed to ministerial IP in Oslo. 24.09:40:State PST agents board KV Bergen demanding blackbox;Marit swaps in dummy drive & slips real chip into Tomas's inbound fish-transport crate. 25.10:15:PST realizes swap,detains Marit;she triggers halon to blind agents,escapes in supply boat w/ Lind toward Bergen. 26.NEW:11:30:PST helo pursues;Marit steers into Maelstrom strait using Signe's eddy-charts,forcing helo back in downdrafts,docks at Tomas's plant & retrieves chip from halibut ice.

### hop 24 (Gemini 4 Argon, 340 words)
PROTAG:Marit Solvang,47. FAM:F=Eirik;GM=Signe(40y tide tables);Bro=Tomas(Bergen fish plant,phones Sun). LOC:Vardnes(pop 212). KEEPER:Anders Holm(left Mar 2;key behind Marit's door;log:tide drift Jul 4,9,22m). ENV:Bar=1003->1001;Ferry Kittiwake(Capt Lind) passes pt 16:40 Tue/Fri;3 gulls,1 dead. EV:1.Tide 51m early(13:09 vs 14:00),submerges bucket. 2.Water at shed->motor to loft. 3.Unlocks cottage w/ Holm's key. 4.2nd log behind barometer:seabed rose 12f since Nov. 5.Fri 16:25:shoal 2f;flares gone,VHF cut. 6.16:33:ferry rounds pt;Marit jams Fresnel w/ wrench,cranks shutters SOS;skiff lands. 7.16:36:Ferry clears shoal;Marit bolts trapdoor as Holm climbs,admitting corp bribed council to ground ferry & claim sulfur dome. 8.16:42:H2S boils,dome breaches,4m wave floods base;Marit plugs grate,climbs to parapet. 9.16:50:Tremor tilts tower,snaps bolt;Holm attacks w/ crowbar for log as ferry zodiac arrives. 10.16:53:Marit breaks Holm's collarbone w/ wrench,ties log to waist,slides cable to zodiac as tower falls. 11.17:05:Lind safes log,radios CG,brigs Holm. 12.17:20:2 merc RIBs intercept;Marit calls Tomas on satphone w/ coords for press. 13.17:28:Satphone jams;mercs board;Marit & crew repel w/ axes/hose as CG KV Bergen arrives. 14.17:40:CG secures Holm/log;2nd eruption drains bay—Marit guides CG helo to airlift town before wave. 15.18:10:Wave destroys lower town;mayor confesses corp rig caused uplift,gives bribe-USB as CG takes corp ship. 16.18:35:USB:bore hit magma-gas;must vent at 80m by 19:30 or megatsunami hits Bergen. 17.18:55:ROVs scuttled;Marit guides sub to 80m wellhead;valve jammed. 18.19:15:Claw snaps;Marit uses ballast-drop & Signe's surge timing to ram pipe free,cranks valve 19:26;gas vents. 19.Sun 10:00:Execs arrested via Tomas's leak;state funds rebuild,Marit named chief hydrographer. 20.Mon 08:00:Surveying new islet,sonar finds 2nd bore pinging 2nm N. 21.08:30:ROV finds acoustic bomb on Bore 2(40m left) to collapse fjord;Marit decodes cipher from Holm's drift#s. 22.08:50:Thermocline blocks sonar;Marit lowers hydrophone via tether,sends 4-9-22-51kHz pulse,disarms w/ 3m left. 23.09:10:ROV gets bomb blackbox:telemetry routed to Oslo ministry IP. 24.09:40:PST agents board demanding box;Marit swaps dummy,slips chip in Tomas's fish crate. 25.10:15:PST spots swap,detains Marit;she triggers halon,escapes in boat w/ Lind. 26.11:30:PST helo pursues;Marit uses Signe's eddy-charts through Maelstrom,docks at Tomas's plant,gets chip from halibut ice. 27.NEW:12:05:PST raids plant;Tomas seals blast-freezer while Marit wires chip to plant's NOAA weather-buoy uplink,broadcasting Oil Minister's kill-order to all North Sea vessels before breaching wall w/ forklift.

### hop 25 (Gemini 4 Argon, 361 words)
PROTAG:Marit Solvang,47. FAM:F=Eirik;GM=Signe(40y tide tables);Bro=Tomas(Bergen fish plant,phones Sun). LOC:Vardnes(pop 212). KEEPER:Anders Holm(left Mar 2;key behind Marit's door;log:tide drift Jul 4,9,22m). ENV:Bar=1003->1001;Ferry Kittiwake(Capt Lind) passes pt 16:40 Tue/Fri;3 gulls,1 dead. EV:1.Tide 51m early(13:09 vs 14:00),submerges bucket. 2.Water at shed->motor to loft. 3.Unlocks cottage w/ Holm's key. 4.2nd log behind barometer:seabed rose 12f since Nov. 5.Fri 16:25:shoal 2f;flares gone,VHF cut. 6.16:33:ferry rounds pt;Marit jams Fresnel w/ wrench,cranks shutters SOS;skiff lands. 7.16:36:Ferry clears shoal;Marit bolts trapdoor as Holm climbs,admitting corp bribed council to ground ferry & claim sulfur dome. 8.16:42:H2S boils,dome breaches,4m wave floods base;Marit plugs grate,climbs to parapet. 9.16:50:Tremor tilts tower,snaps bolt;Holm attacks w/ crowbar for log as ferry zodiac arrives. 10.16:53:Marit breaks Holm's collarbone w/ wrench,ties log to waist,slides cable to zodiac as tower falls. 11.17:05:Lind safes log,radios CG,brigs Holm. 12.17:20:2 merc RIBs intercept;Marit calls Tomas on satphone w/ coords for press. 13.17:28:Satphone jams;mercs board;Marit & crew repel w/ axes/hose as CG KV Bergen arrives. 14.17:40:CG secures Holm/log;2nd eruption drains bay—Marit guides CG helo to airlift town before wave. 15.18:10:Wave destroys lower town;mayor confesses corp rig caused uplift,gives bribe-USB as CG takes corp ship. 16.18:35:USB:bore hit magma-gas;must vent at 80m by 19:30 or megatsunami hits Bergen. 17.18:55:ROVs scuttled;Marit guides sub to 80m wellhead;valve jammed. 18.19:15:Claw snaps;Marit uses ballast-drop & Signe's surge timing to ram pipe free,cranks valve 19:26;gas vents. 19.Sun 10:00:Execs arrested via Tomas's leak;state funds rebuild,Marit named chief hydrographer. 20.Mon 08:00:Surveying new islet,sonar finds 2nd bore pinging 2nm N. 21.08:30:ROV finds acoustic bomb on Bore 2(40m left) to collapse fjord;Marit decodes cipher from Holm's drift#s. 22.08:50:Thermocline blocks sonar;Marit lowers hydrophone via tether,sends 4-9-22-51kHz pulse,disarms w/ 3m left. 23.09:10:ROV gets bomb blackbox:telemetry routed to Oslo ministry IP. 24.09:40:PST agents board;Marit swaps dummy,slips chip in Tomas's fish crate. 25.10:15:PST spots swap,detains Marit;she triggers halon,escapes in boat w/ Lind. 26.11:30:PST helo pursues;Marit uses Signe's eddy-charts through Maelstrom,docks at Tomas's plant,gets chip from halibut ice. 27.12:05:PST raids plant;Tomas seals freezer while Marit wires chip to NOAA buoy uplink,broadcasting Oil Minister's kill-order to N.Sea fleet,breaches wall w/ forklift. 28.NEW:12:30:Fleet blockades Bergen harbor in solidarity,trapping PST boats;PM fires & arrests Minister on live TV,clears Marit,who returns to Vardnes to rebuild Signe's tide-gauge on the new volcanic islet.

### hop 26 (Gemini 4 Argon, 293 words)
PROTAG:Marit Solvang,47. FAM:F=Eirik;GM=Signe(40y tide tables);Bro=Tomas(Bergen fish plant). LOC:Vardnes(pop 212). KEEPER:Anders Holm(left Mar 2;key behind Marit's door;log:tide drift 4,9,22m). ENV:Bar=1003->1001;Ferry Kittiwake(Capt Lind) passes 16:40 Tue/Fri. EV:1.Tide 51m early,submerges bucket;motor to loft. 2.Holm's 2nd log:seabed rose 12f. 3.Fri 16:25:shoal 2f;flares/VHF dead. 4.16:33:ferry nears;Marit cranks Fresnel SOS;skiff lands. 5.16:36:Ferry clears shoal;Holm admits corp bribed council to ground ferry & claim sulfur dome. 6.16:42:H2S breaches,4m wave floods base;Marit climbs to parapet. 7.16:50:Tremor tilts tower;Holm attacks for log;Marit breaks his collarbone w/ wrench,slides cable to ferry zodiac as tower falls. 8.17:05:Lind safes log,radios CG,brigs Holm. 9.17:20:Merc RIBs intercept;Marit satphones Tomas w/ coords;crew repels mercs as CG KV Bergen arrives. 10.17:40:2nd eruption drains bay;Marit guides CG helo to airlift town before wave destroys lower Vardnes. 11.18:10:Mayor confesses corp rig caused uplift,gives bribe-USB;CG takes corp ship. 12.18:35:USB:bore hit magma-gas;must vent at 80m by 19:30 or megatsunami hits Bergen. 13.18:55:ROVs scuttled;Marit guides sub to 80m wellhead,uses ballast-drop & Signe's surge timing to ram jammed pipe,vents gas at 19:26. 14.Sun:Execs arrested via Tomas's leak;state funds rebuild,Marit named chief hydrographer. 15.Mon 08:00:Surveying new islet,sonar finds Bore 2 pinging 2nm N w/ acoustic bomb(40m left) to collapse fjord. 16.08:50:Thermocline blocks sonar;Marit lowers hydrophone,sends 4-9-22-51kHz drift-cipher,disarms w/ 3m left. 17.09:10:Bomb blackbox traces to Oslo ministry IP. 18.09:40:PST boards;Marit swaps dummy,hides chip in Tomas's fish crate,triggers halon,escapes w/ Lind through Maelstrom via Signe's charts to Tomas's plant. 19.12:05:PST raids plant;Tomas seals freezer;Marit wires chip to NOAA uplink,broadcasting Oil Minister's kill-order to N.Sea fleet,breaches wall w/ forklift. 20.12:30:Fleet blockades Bergen,trapping PST;PM arrests Minister,clears Marit,who returns to Vardnes to build tide-gauge on new islet. 21.NEW:Tue 16:40:Drilling anchor bolts into the cooling basalt as Kittiwake sounds its horn passing the new beacon,Marit's drill hits a hollow tube containing a pre-uplift Soviet seabed transponder—still ticking on a 50-year dead-man switch.

### hop 27 (Gemini 4 Argon, 300 words)
PROTAG:Marit Solvang,47. FAM:F=Eirik;GM=Signe(40y tide tables);Bro=Tomas(Bergen fish plant). LOC:Vardnes(pop 212). KEEPER:Anders Holm(left Mar 2;key behind Marit's door;log:tide drift 4,9,22m). ENV:Bar=1003->1001;Ferry Kittiwake(Capt Lind) passes 16:40 Tue/Fri. EV:1.Tide 51m early,submerges bucket;motor to loft. 2.Holm's 2nd log:seabed rose 12f. 3.Fri 16:25:shoal 2f;flares/VHF dead. 4.16:33:ferry nears;Marit cranks Fresnel SOS;skiff lands. 5.16:36:Ferry clears shoal;Holm admits corp bribed council to ground ferry & claim sulfur dome. 6.16:42:H2S breaches,4m wave floods base;Marit climbs to parapet. 7.16:50:Tremor tilts tower;Holm attacks for log;Marit breaks his collarbone w/ wrench,slides cable to ferry zodiac as tower falls. 8.17:05:Lind safes log,radios CG,brigs Holm. 9.17:20:Merc RIBs intercept;Marit satphones Tomas w/ coords;crew repels mercs as CG KV Bergen arrives. 10.17:40:2nd eruption drains bay;Marit guides CG helo to airlift town before wave destroys lower Vardnes. 11.18:10:Mayor confesses corp rig caused uplift,gives bribe-USB;CG takes corp ship. 12.18:35:USB:bore hit magma-gas;must vent at 80m by 19:30 or megatsunami hits Bergen. 13.18:55:ROVs scuttled;Marit guides sub to 80m wellhead,uses ballast-drop & Signe's surge timing to ram jammed pipe,vents gas at 19:26. 14.Sun:Execs arrested via Tomas's leak;state funds rebuild,Marit named chief hydrographer. 15.Mon 08:00:Surveying new islet,sonar finds Bore 2 pinging 2nm N w/ acoustic bomb(40m left) to collapse fjord. 16.08:50:Thermocline blocks sonar;Marit lowers hydrophone,sends 4-9-22-51kHz drift-cipher,disarms w/ 3m left. 17.09:10:Bomb blackbox traces to Oslo ministry IP. 18.09:40:PST boards;Marit swaps dummy,hides chip in Tomas's fish crate,triggers halon,escapes w/ Lind through Maelstrom via Signe's charts to Tomas's plant. 19.12:05:PST raids plant;Tomas seals freezer;Marit wires chip to NOAA uplink,broadcasting Oil Minister's kill-order to N.Sea fleet,breaches wall w/ forklift. 20.12:30:Fleet blockades Bergen,trapping PST;PM arrests Minister,clears Marit,who returns to Vardnes to build tide-gauge on new islet. 21.Tue 16:40:Drilling basalt as ferry passes,Marit hits pre-uplift Soviet transponder on 50y dead-man switch. 22.NEW:16:45:Air exposure accelerates ticker to 15m;Cyrillic plate reveals it's a 1974 seismic-torpedo trigger aimed at the Troll fault,and Signe's 1974 tide-log margin holds the KGB reset code.

### hop 28 (Gemini 4 Argon, 287 words)
PROTAG:Marit Solvang,47.FAM:F=Eirik;GM=Signe(40y tide tables);Bro=Tomas(Bergen fish plant).LOC:Vardnes(pop 212).KEEPER:Anders Holm(left Mar 2;key behind Marit's door;log:tide drift 4,9,22m).ENV:Bar=1003->1001;Ferry Kittiwake(Capt Lind)16:40 Tue/Fri.EV:1.Tide 51m early,floods bucket;motor to loft.2.Holm's 2nd log:seabed rose 12f.3.Fri 16:25:shoal 2f;flares/VHF dead.4.16:33:ferry nears;Marit cranks Fresnel SOS;skiff lands.5.16:36:Ferry clears shoal;Holm admits corp bribed council to ground ferry & claim sulfur dome.6.16:42:H2S breaches,4m wave floods base;Marit climbs to parapet.7.16:50:Tremor tilts tower;Holm attacks for log;Marit breaks his collarbone w/wrench,slides cable to ferry zodiac as tower falls.8.17:05:Lind safes log,radios CG,brigs Holm.9.17:20:Merc RIBs intercept;Marit satphones Tomas w/coords;crew repels mercs as CG KV Bergen arrives.10.17:40:2nd eruption drains bay;Marit guides CG helo to airlift town before wave ruins lower Vardnes.11.18:10:Mayor admits corp rig caused uplift,gives bribe-USB;CG takes corp ship.12.18:35:USB:bore hit magma-gas;must vent at 80m by 19:30 or megatsunami hits Bergen.13.18:55:ROVs scuttled;Marit guides sub to 80m wellhead,uses ballast-drop & Signe's surge timing to ram jammed pipe,vents gas at 19:26.14.Sun:Execs arrested via Tomas's leak;state funds rebuild,Marit named chief hydrographer.15.Mon 08:00:Surveying new islet,sonar finds Bore 2 pinging 2nm N w/acoustic bomb(40m left)to collapse fjord.16.08:50:Thermocline blocks sonar;Marit lowers hydrophone,sends 4-9-22-51kHz drift-cipher,disarms w/3m left.17.09:10:Bomb blackbox traces to Oslo ministry IP.18.09:40:PST boards;Marit swaps dummy,hides chip in Tomas's fish crate,triggers halon,flees w/Lind via Maelstrom & Signe's charts to Tomas's plant.19.12:05:PST raids plant;Tomas seals freezer;Marit wires chip to NOAA uplink,broadcasts Oil Minister's kill-order to N.Sea fleet,breaches wall w/forklift.20.12:30:Fleet blockades Bergen,trapping PST;PM arrests Minister,clears Marit,who returns to build tide-gauge on new islet.21.Tue 16:40:Drilling basalt as ferry passes,Marit hits pre-uplift Soviet transponder on 50y dead-man switch.22.16:45:Air exposure speeds ticker to 15m;1974 seismic-torpedo trigger aimed at Troll fault;Signe's '74 log holds KGB reset code.23.NEW:16:52:Lind's ferry radios '74 log from museum;dials rusted shut,so Marit floods pit w/brine & arcs drill battery to pulse code,halting ticker at 12s,which pings a dormant Alfa-class sub sealed in the uplifted cavern below.

### hop 29 (Gemini 4 Argon, 258 words)
PROTAG:Marit Solvang,47.FAM:F=Eirik;GM=Signe(40y tide tables);Bro=Tomas(Bergen plant).LOC:Vardnes(212).KEEPER:Anders Holm(left Mar 2;log:tide drift 4,9,22m).Ferry Kittiwake(Capt Lind).EV:1.Tide 51m early;seabed+12f;shoal 2f,VHF dead.2.Marit cranks Fresnel SOS;ferry clears shoal.3.Holm admits corp bribed council to ground ferry & claim sulfur dome.4.H2S wave floods lighthouse;Holm attacks for log;Marit breaks his collarbone w/wrench,ziplines to zodiac as tower falls.5.Lind brigs Holm;Marit satphones Tomas;crew & CG KV Bergen repel corp mercs.6.2nd eruption;Marit guides CG helo to airlift town before wave hits.7.Mayor gives bribe-USB:corp bore hit magma-gas;must vent at 80m by 19:30 or megatsunami hits Bergen.8.ROVs scuttled;Marit guides sub to 80m wellhead,uses ballast-drop & Signe's surge timing to ram pipe,vents gas at 19:26.9.Execs arrested via Tomas's leak;state funds rebuild,Marit named chief hydrographer.10.Mon:Surveying new islet,sonar finds Bore 2(2nm N)w/acoustic bomb(40m left)to collapse fjord.11.Thermocline blocks sonar;Marit lowers hydrophone,sends 4-9-22-51kHz drift-cipher,disarms at 3m.12.Bomb blackbox traces to Oslo ministry IP.13.PST boards;Marit swaps dummy,hides chip in fish crate,triggers halon,flees w/Lind via Maelstrom & Signe's charts to Tomas's plant.14.PST raids plant;Tomas seals freezer;Marit wires chip to NOAA uplink,broadcasts Oil Minister's kill-order to N.Sea fleet,breaches wall w/forklift.15.Fleet blockades Bergen,trapping PST;PM arrests Minister,clears Marit.16.Tue:Drilling basalt on new islet,Marit hits 1974 Soviet transponder(50y dead-man switch);air speeds ticker to 15m(seismic-torpedo aimed at Troll fault).17.Lind radios Signe's '74 log w/KGB code;dials rusted,so Marit floods pit w/brine & arcs drill battery to pulse code,halting ticker at 12s,pinging dormant Alfa-class sub in uplifted cavern below.18.NEW:17:00:Ping wakes sub's liquid-metal reactor;dry cavern overheats lead-bismuth loop toward steam-explosion;Marit rappels down volcanic fissure w/winch,uses Eirik's old geology hammer to wedge open sea-chest valve at king-tide peak,flooding cavern to cool core & floating the sub's conning tower into the lagoon.

### hop 30 (Gemini 4 Argon, 267 words)
PROTAG:Marit Solvang,47.FAM:F=Eirik;GM=Signe(40y tide tables);Bro=Tomas(Bergen plant).LOC:Vardnes(212).KEEPER:Anders Holm(left Mar 2;log:tide drift 4,9,22m).Ferry Kittiwake(Capt Lind).EV:1.Tide 51m early;seabed+12f;shoal 2f,VHF dead.2.Marit cranks Fresnel SOS;ferry clears shoal.3.Holm admits corp bribed council to ground ferry & claim sulfur dome.4.H2S floods tower;Marit breaks Holm's collarbone w/wrench for log,ziplines to zodiac as tower falls.5.Lind brigs Holm;Marit satphones Tomas;crew & CG KV Bergen repel corp mercs.6.2nd eruption;Marit guides CG helo to airlift town before wave.7.Mayor gives bribe-USB:corp bore hit magma-gas;must vent at 80m by 19:30 or megatsunami hits Bergen.8.ROVs scuttled;Marit guides sub to 80m wellhead,uses ballast-drop & Signe's surge timing to ram pipe,vents gas at 19:26.9.Execs arrested via Tomas's leak;state funds rebuild,Marit named chief hydrographer.10.Mon:Surveying new islet,sonar finds Bore 2(2nm N)w/acoustic bomb(40m left)to collapse fjord.11.Thermocline blocks sonar;Marit lowers hydrophone,sends 4-9-22-51kHz drift-cipher,disarms at 3m.12.Bomb blackbox traces to Oslo ministry IP.13.PST boards;Marit swaps dummy,hides chip in fish crate,triggers halon,flees w/Lind via Maelstrom & Signe's charts to Tomas's plant.14.PST raids plant;Tomas seals freezer;Marit wires chip to NOAA uplink,broadcasts Oil Minister's kill-order to N.Sea fleet,breaches wall w/forklift.15.Fleet blockades Bergen,trapping PST;PM arrests Minister,clears Marit.16.Tue:Drilling basalt on islet,Marit hits '74 Soviet transponder(50y dead-man switch);air speeds ticker to 15m(seismic-torp aimed at Troll fault).17.Lind radios Signe's '74 log w/KGB code;Marit floods pit w/brine & arcs battery to pulse code,halting ticker at 12s,pinging Alfa-class sub in cavern below.18.Ping wakes sub's liquid-metal reactor;Marit rappels fissure,wedges sea-chest valve w/Eirik's hammer at king-tide,flooding cavern to cool core & floating conning tower into lagoon.19.NEW:Sub's automated distress beacon draws Russian shadow-ship Yantar;Marit boards sub,finds Eirik's '74 watch by dead spy(Eirik hid sub to avert war),and fires sub's decoy-noisemakers into thermal vents to spoof Yantar's sonar into grounding on the sulfur shoal.