"Let's don't jump the gun. There might be some way to salvage the mess. We've got to."
"Not a chance. The gyros alone are enough. You can't raise ship in a wingless job without gyros. It's impossible."
"Maybe we could clean them up and get them to working."
"Maybe you could-I can't. The mud got to the bearings,
Oz."
Jensen agreed regretfully. The gyros, the finest precision equipment in a ship, were no better than their bearings. Even an instrument maker in a properly equipped shop would have thrown up his hands at gyros abused as these had been.
"We've at least got to salvage some electronic equipment and jury-rig some sort .of a sending set. We've got to get a. message through." \|
"You've seen it. What do you think?" I
"Well-we'll pick out the stuff that seems in the best shape| and take it back with us. They'll help us with the stuff."
"What sort of shape will it be in after an hour or so in the water? No, Oz, the thing to do is to lock up the door, once the last of the filth is out and come back and work here."