Over." He listened. Nothing. He reached over to put the radio back. Elizabeth, Elizabeth, Elizabeth, this is the Manatee Manatee. Where are you? Where are you? Over." At first, Hiru could only look at the radio as if it had bitten him. Was he dreaming? Then he heard the voice again. Elizabeth Manatee. Where are you? Where are you Over!" No, the voice was real. There was another boat out there! They would help him! Hiru took the radio and almost shouted: Manatee, this is Elizabeth. I am about 10 kilometers east of Key Biscayne. Over" "Elizabeth, Manatee. We'll be with you in about five minutes. Can you light flares to help us to see you? Over. Manatee Elizabeth. I have flares. I will light them every three minutes, starting in three minutes. Out. Hiru threw off the blanket. He did not feel tired any more, or hungry, or cold. He found a box of flares in a small cupboard near the door of the cabin. Then climbed up the stairs two at a time, opened the cabin door, and fell out onto the deck of the boat. The water came well over his knees and the boat was sitting dangerously low the water. He shut the cabin door, looked at his watch, and reached the pump By now the pump was underwater but it didn't take long to find. He began to pump fast. Slowly, the water got lower. After two minutes, he stopped pumping and picked up the box of flares. He took one out and fired it up at the dark sky. A bright white light flew up into the sky over the boat. Suddenly, the dark sky turned