Just then you hear an eerie thunder, coming not
from the sky but from deep within the earth.  Soon
after that you notice that the light from the volcano
is growing brighter and changing to an angrier or-
ange.
  "HURRY!" you shout uselessly at the little
motor. There! You can see the cave where you left
Bill.
  Huge lava boulders are beginning to drop off
the cliff, but you successfully dodge them, steer
inside, and shine your light around.  No Bill! But
your light picks up a message he has scrawled on
the wall with a chalky rock:

  THE ISLAND'S BLOWING UP. I'M SWIMMING TO
THE STARBUCK. IF I'M LUCKY, THE RUBBER BOAT
SHOULD BE OKAY. I'LL TRY TO WAIT FOR YOU UNTIL
MIDNIGHT. DON'T DELAY!
                             - BILL

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