The causal paths that result in death may start different, but I presume that they converge and you end up having a set of events take place.

照成死亡的方式也许不同，但我假设是相同的，并且你们最终使这件事情发生了。

Meaning on the bottom is mud, then a layer of something they presume to be oil, and on top of that a two-inch thick goop that Asper calls "slime snot," possibly made up of oil and bacteria.

这条纹状泥土底层是烂泥，其上一层科学家估计可能是原油。再往上(也就是最上面)是两英尺厚的粘稠物，Asper称其为——粘稠的鼻涕(译者注：看起来很恶心啊，这科学家幽默感不好啊)，这粘稠物极有可能是由原油和细菌组成的。

I dare you to any such experiment. Encroach, presume, and the game is up.

看你敢不敢做这样的试验。步步进犯，肆无忌惮，那就一切都完了。