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Jones' Ambassador  Davy Jones' Ambassador (1935) [Short Story]
by Raymond Z. Gallun Rating: Weighted - 7.2 / Average - 7.0 of
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:  Raymond Gallun stated that in 1935 he could not determine
from books what the water pressure at the bottom of the ocean
actually was. So he performed a home calculation that gave him a
figure so high he automatically disbelieved it. This story
contains a figure rounded significantly down from what the
pressure really is, which turned out to be not far from what he
calculated in the first place.  Cliff Rodney, a young
bathysphere pilot exploring the monstrous depths of the ocean,
is horrified when a strange creature hits his craft hard enough
to crack the transparent material separating him from instant
crushing death. Further, it has damaged his engines, making him
unable to surface. When he passes out a short while later, he
knows that he is doomed. There