Chapter 14: The Spanner ANNA “If no one's gonna say it, then I'll say it. It can't be only me that thinks the Captain's been bullshitting us for the past week, right?” Jeremy pipes up as we make our way through the Bamboo forest, heading for the peak… FOR THE THIRTEENTH TIME IN NINE DAYS. Yes, I've been counting. “Pipe down before you put us in trouble” Penelope nags. “You're the reason we had to go three laps in, yesterday. The least you could do is try to atone for it, rather than making everyone drown with you today as well.” “Could both of you just shut up. It's bad enough we're all hooked to each other. The last thing anybody wants to hear right now, are your annoying voices conducting even more heat” Franklin speaks. “Who the hell do you think you're talking to right now?” Jere

