Summary

In Chapter 1, Caden Bosch considers that there is a real world, and that there is another real world which no one else is aware of. Caden is in bed in the middle of the night, listening to the sounds around him and worried about forgetting things, missing details, and losing concentration. It is during this time that the Captain always appears. In Chapter 2, the Captain contends that the depths of the Marianas Trench are unmeasurable, though Caden explains the Trench has been measured to a depth of 6.8 miles. The Captain argues that anyone who says they have seen the bottom is a liar, and that it is forever “down there.” In Chapter 3, Caden has a dream where he is lying on a table in a sparkling white kitchen, surrounded by monsters disguised as his parents who then proceed to put something into Caden...