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The Christmas Tree
Naikwyn can feel the throb of the giant diesel engines underfoot as the sub works its way to a full speed of 16 knots. The spot he's picked for their test dive is a few miles past White Island, a barren, rocky outcrop with an old lighthouse. To the east, the mid-morning sun is hidden behind a dense cover of steel gray clouds. He fingers the stopwatch and turns to Doyle. All right, commence emergency dive in three, two, go.