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 "We may be zigzagging to dodge torpedoes," Gerry Hull said. "Or it may be that our helm is shot away and we can't steer; or we may be changing course to charge a sub in close."

A detonation closer than any before quite stunned Ruth for seconds or minutes or longer—she did not know. Only when she came to herself slowly, she was alone behind the sheet of steel. Gerry Hull was gone.