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1、AFishCalledKrycekBernice(exSarahBellum)Jungsaidthateverymanhasamermaidinsideofhim,andeverywomanamermanAssoonasthecallcamethrough,Mulderhadtheentireteamtogether;thehelicopter,thecar–everybodyinvolvedwasmobilisedwithinminutes.Thiswasthecallhe’dbeenwaitingforhisentireadultandworkinglife."Please,pleas
2、e,letitbealive",hewhisperedurgentlyunderhisbreath.Theyoungcouplehadn’tsaidifwhattheyhadfoundwasamermaidoraselkie,buttheydidknowthattheanimalwasheduponthebeachhadbeenbadlyinjured,eitherbyasharkattackor,morelikely,thepropellersofapleasurecraft.TheaquariumwhereMulderworkedwasgettinganincreasingnumber
3、ofcallstopickupinjureddolphinsandotherlargemarineanimals. Theyweretryingtoputbacktogethertheshatteredbodiesofturtles,andanythingelsethatgotinthewayofthefunofassholeswithfastboats.Twoyearsagohe’dcomesoclose;he'dfoundtheremainsofamermanonabeach,thoughtorntopieces,partiallyeatenbysmallerfish,andbare
4、lyrecognisable.They’dfoundoutalotaboutthismysteriousspeciesfromtheskeletonandtissuesofthespecimen,oneofonlyfourfoundoverthepast100years,butnothingliketheinformationtheycouldgatherfromalivingspecimen.Amammaliancreaturethatalmostperfectlymimickedthecharacteristicsoffish,ratherlikethecowsthatwentback
5、intotheseatobecomewhales.Themer-creatureswerecertainlymorefish-likeinappearancethandolphinsandwhales,atleastinsomeareas,yetmorehuman-likethanevenapes-awonderfulpuzzleformanyareasofscience.Mulder’ssandalsflappedloudlyagainstthewhitesandsasherandownthelastdune,toofrantictocarewhenhetrippedandrolledt
6、helastfewfeet.Thecouplewhohadphonedintheirfindwerehoveringnearthecreature,usingateeshirttokeepitwet,butneverthelessstandingwellclearofit.Thesethingswererumouredtohavedrownedmanyhumansduringhistory,althoughMulderfeltthatthehumanshadprobablydeserveditforwhatevertheyhadbeendoingtothesewonderfulanimal
7、s.Heknewalltheprecautionstotake,toavoidspines,toavoidclawsandteeth,butthebloodsplatteringacrosswetsand,plusthecreature’sdistressedbreathing,sentallthoughtsofhisownsafetyoutofhishead.Hisheadlongrushdownthebeachend
