At his prodding, Mirka pushed down on the button and jumped when the sound of a motor starting and metal parts rattling filled the room. A bit of laughter ran round the room as she whipped around to see what was happening, the back of the chair she was sitting in hitting the desk as she did so.
“Now you’ve done it,” said Bob with a grin on his face. “You’ve dropped the toy down the well.”
“Uhhh…” Mirka watched wide eyed, slowly figuring out what was going on, while the crane picked up the probe, carried it over to the hole in the ice, and lowered it into the water. It cleared by just a few inches all the way around.
