The build had a rhythm by the second day.
Down. Build a segment in two and a half hours. Surface. Ninety minutes of recovery while Soren ran vibration readings and Neral checked the grammar alignment. Down again. The rhythm was not comfortable—the pool was finishing each session at twenty-eight percent, which was lower than anything he had sustained before—but it was consistent. Consistent was manageable.
The math is working. Keep the math working.
Soren's vibration readings after day two of the accelerated pace: depression floor vibration down thirty-one percent from baseline.
The pressure was finding its route east. Nine segments done. Thirty-six remaining.
Day three changed the build.
