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Chapter 125: The National Institute of Marine Sciences
The waves continued to lap against the white sandy shore and the cheerful chirps of birds could be heard, but Lisa was oblivious to them all as she tried to recall everything that she heard. It was a different number, but it was Jon's voice he heard. How could there be a storm when all the reports indicated clear weather and calm seas. She recalled the slight tremor in Jon's voice as he tried a weak laugh. Then, he mentioned the possibility of being offline for one week. One week! Surely, he could find some way to communicate earlier than that. Perhaps, if it were a severe typhoon of disaster proportions, but again the weather reports.
"Are you alright?" asked Nestie, looking at Lisa's face intently.
"I don't know, Nestie. It's just too uncharacteristic of Jon to just call without any real explanation."
"Well, you can try calling him again."
Lisa quickly pressed the call button. She frowned and there was a concerned look on her face as she listened to the
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