1440 hours
5:56:00 - A large underwater door , thoroughly camouflaged , opens in the root of tower-like Manta Island . Vessel enters , continues forward , then slowly rises to the surface of a vast , underground hollow . Heinrich Dorfman begins his exile , which will last until the end of the war . * * * At 1440 hours , a bay door was opened aboard the Dreadnought , and a small speed-shuttle emerged . Major Janson brought her to a safe distance from the mother ship , double-checked coordinates , and took a deep breath . Slowly he engaged the main engines , preparing for light-speed . `` God help us ... .