Maelstrom Ii

Maelstrom IIHe was not the first man, Cliff Leyland told himself bitterly, to know the exact second and the precise manner of his death; times beyond number, condemned criminals had waited for their last dawn. Yet until the very end, they could have hoped for a reprieve; human judges can show mercy, but against the laws of nature there was no appeal.And only six hours ago he had been whistling happily while he packed his ten kilos of personal baggage for the long fall home. He could still rememb...