Coiled nests of fishing line
A rusting handgun
Shoes near a discarded outboard motor
Sherry scanned the lake bottom
Looking up now and then to see Jack
Her LED hoodlamp casting him in a circular swath
Like he was the main figurine in a snow globe
Jack was not concentrating on the dive
Instead thinking about what he would say to Sherry
Once back up in the boat
And worse yet
On the two-hour drive back to Hydro Team Headquarters
Sherry found the stoma in an area where the lake bottom
Had recently been disturbed
She activated the GPS and relayed the location
Through their encrypted satellite communication system
The Dragon was going to be pleased with their discovery
Meanwhile, the townspeople gathered along the shore
Some had kitchen knives
Others held baseball bats and yard tools
They kept their silence
Eyes fixed on the empty boat at the center of the lake
Waiting...
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