Chapter 1 - Spinning
The Man pulled. He pulled again. And again. Three more times. Another six made twelve on the oar. Each pull stung his legs and arms and back. But the ...
Chapter 2 - To Do
Earlier; Interior. The Man rubbed his palms together. He blew hot breath over his fingers as he stepped along the black corridor of the shell. Turning...
Chapter 3 - 125 KM Approx Dist
A fat mote of water sank into the page over which The Man leaned. The Yellowed paper of the book absorbed it like a sponge. He brought a hand to his f...
Chapter 4 - The Furnace
The Man jerked his arms up. He leveled his coilspear at a boscage of Dorren. In the windless stillness of a glass sky at midnight, he watched the thic...
Chapter 5 - Leeges Mission Broadcast
The Man panted as he parted the curtain and stepped into the study. Sweat glistened over his forehead and hands - both still covered in rose petals of...
Chapter 6 - Puga
The Man's center of balance shifted right. He threw his left hand out to catch himself on the floor. He felt a burn-blister pop as the hand slid acros...
Chapter 7 - Seacover
Consciousness began with pain. The Man felt, before anything else, an ache in his chest and arms. The pain from his nose was more radial and honed. Hi...
Chapter 8 - The Derelict
The Man pulled, and his spinner flywheel sang. He pulled harder, and the note rose an octave. He pulled, and leaned to the right as the shell rocked b...
Chapter 9 - Second Split
Passed deeper into the Engi, still in northerly course. Snow and Wind throughout night. Wind unpredictable, keeping sail furled. Low visibility, but f...
Chapter 10 - Shivering
The Man pulled, then curled slowly to the catch, then stopped. The sweat-hiss on his arm cut faded. He waited with ear cocked to the window. The Phaen...
Chapter 11 - Stuck
Stuck in glaciers tonight. Guessing ice massed on striation during shivering. Tracks will not move. Sky too cold for manual de-icing. No Wind. Icicles...
Chapter 12 - The Heart
The Man sat cross legged before the furnace. Cold air lapped in through the open door, past his bony shoulders and knees. The fire inside ate the air ...
Chapter 13 - Second Choice
The Man took aim at the twisting vines of Dorren. He exhaled, and squeezed. The spear surged from the barrel. The lastiwire line trailed behind. The s...
Chapter 14 - Equalized Pressure
Ma: "Looks like The Wind's sallying from all the iron throats tonight." Dano: "A cylinder-rounder?"
Chapter 15 - Anka
The Man woke to cold, soundless darkness. He felt the goggled pressed against his face - the leather and feathers plastering his skin - but the goggle...
Chapter 16 - The Cold Wind Blew
The Man held the cracked radio room speaker by one hand. With effort, he swung it overhead and brought it against the metal floor. The equipment splin...