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She found that if she dived deep and kept swim ming she eventually passed through the warm water into a deliciously cool layer. She levelled out and swam as far as she could in what she had nicknamed the fast chill zone. It refreshed her body and her mind. The ascent back to the surface was just as nice, but in reverse, warming her skin as she kicked for the light.
The whine of a marine engine made her look around as soon as her head broke the still surface of the Indian Ocean.
It was the Zodiac inflatable, its big outboard screaming at full pitch. She smiled. She had been looking forward to his return. She raised an arm and waved. She felt guilty about what she had done in his absence, but at the same time she was relieved. He had been gone for half the day, a business trip to the
