Lion, Tiger, Bear | 377 Jesus, icebergs, thats just goddam great, said Bernie. All stop. Giant ice chunks reflected the ships lights with an eerie green glow. Bea took over the helm from Klemperer. The bubble setting was on low, Ill increase it. What now, Capm Bligh? Torpedoes? Bernie rubbed his beard. Let me think. At least now we have a reference for forward movement, but we need some kind of navigation. Anyway, lets keep moving. Porsche arrived with no tie or jacketa first for himcarrying a small tray of parts. Perhaps I can give you some when I fix the Tellus. After many hours of slow going, he carefully attached the last planetary gear and accompanying crystal with a pair of pliers and a magnifying glass. All done, its back to factory specs. Best I can do without a diagram. The astrolabe is humming and moving again, said Bea. Nice work Professor. Fine job even for a genius. Schafer adjusted the zodiac wheel to what he thought was the approximate date. Alice, if you would be so kind… She came over and placed her palm in the outline; it glowed. I feel something, a tingling. I think it knows me intimately now. I wonder about that, mumbled Porsche, organizing tools in a tin box. Try this: Clear your mind, relax. Thats it, deep breaths. Think of the surface, where do you want to go?, asked Schafer calmly. She became euphoric, her voice soft. Well, the Bahamas did sound nice… No! I demand we end up in neutral territory. Thats a compromise we can all adhere to, said Klemperer. Anywhere in South America would… Suddenly a moving map appeared on the Tellus under a glass dome. Its an old map of some land masses,mused Bernie up close. Four land masses with intersecting rivers and a circle of water in the middle. Schafer said: Thats an old map of the North Pole. Ive seen sixteenth-century ones that looked just like it. The North Pole must have been an ice-free island or islands in ancient times, the maps re-copied over the ages. Could it be were under the Pole now? asked Bernie. That would explain the ice It…its confused I think, said Alice, eyes closed as the Tellus hummed and whistled. All I see are places I dont recognize. Mountains and snow, odd circular cities, huge