32 THE DARKNESS

CHAPTER 32 THE DARKNESS A month had passed since Roz left the island. According to her calculations, she had traveled hundreds of miles, but she still had hundreds more to go. The tireless robot continued north, on and on, toward the waters where the Ancient Shark roamed. If you travel far enough north, you'll reach an area where the sun never sets in summer. And Roz had traveled far enough north. Up at the surface, there was constant daylight, all day, every day, until autumn. However, our robot was at a depth below the reach of the sun. And yet there were occasional glimmers. Certain deep-sea fish had glowing fins, while others had glowing teeth, and still others had spindly glowing lures that dangled from their heads. Jellyfish came in every shape imaginable, and many of them gave off a ghostly light. Most gleaming creatures kept their distance. Roz would see a flicker, and as her headlights swept toward it, the creature vanished into the murky haze. She was marching down a long slope that descended

第三十二章黑暗自从罗兹离开小岛，一个月过去了。 根据她的计算，她已经走了几百英里，但她还有几百英里要走。 不知疲倦的机器人继续向北前进，一直向古鲨鱼出没的水域前进。 如果你向北走得足够远，你就会到达一个夏天太阳不落的地方。 罗兹已经向北走得够远了。 在海面上，每天都是白昼，直到秋天。 然而，我们的机器人在太阳照射不到的深度。 然而，偶尔也会有一线曙光。 有些深海鱼有发光的鳍，有些鱼有发光的牙齿，还有一些鱼的头上挂着细长的发光诱饵。 水母的形状千奇百怪，其中许多还发出幽灵般的光芒。 大多数闪闪发光的生物都保持着距离。 罗兹会看到一个闪光，当她的前灯扫向它时，这个生物消失在黑暗的雾中。 她正走下一个长长的斜坡

to the deepest trenches of the ocean when she felt her Survival Instincts tingling. The weight of all the water above was becoming too great. If she went much deeper, she'd be crushed from the pressure. So Roz stopped marching downhill and started swimming at a safer depth, and the ocean floor quickly faded from view. The robot's limbs paddled automatically, which left her mind free to wander. Specks of debris floated all around, like a gentle snowfall, and suddenly she was recalling the snowfalls she'd experienced on land. She thought of blizzards on the island and flurries on Hilltop Farm. She remembered Dr. Molovo and felt grateful to have a waterproof body. She thought of Brightbill and Glimmer and wondered if their eggs had already hatched. Thoughts continued drifting in and out of her mind as she swam on and on through the deep, dark ocean.

当她感到自己的生存本能刺痛时，她来到了海洋的最深处。 上面的水的重量变得太大了。 如果她再往下走，就会被压扁。 于是罗兹停止了下坡，开始在一个更安全的深度游泳，海底很快就从视野中消失了。 机器人的四肢自动摆动，这让她的思想自由地漫游。 碎片四处漂浮，就像一场轻柔的降雪，她突然想起了她在陆地上经历过的降雪。 她想到了岛上的暴风雪和山顶农场的小雪。 她想起了莫罗沃博士，并为自己有一个防水的身体而感到庆幸。 她想起了布莱特比尔和格里姆，不知道他们的蛋是不是已经孵出来了。 她在又深又黑的海洋里不停地游着，思绪不断地在她的脑海里进进出出。