Код да Винчи

Chapter 42

           Keysareoftenpassedonasinheritance,andourfirst-timeusersareinvariablyuncertainoftheprotocol.»Hemotionedtothetableofdrinks.«Thisroomisyoursaslongasyoucaretouseit.»

           «Yousaykeysaresometimesinherited?»Sophieasked.

           «Indeed.YourkeyislikeaSwissnumberedaccount,whichareoftenwilledthroughgenerations.Onourgoldaccounts,theshortestsafety-depositboxleaseisfiftyyears.Paidinadvance.Soweseeplentyoffamilyturnover.»

           Langdonstared.«Didyousayfiftyyears?»

           «Ataminimum,»theirhostreplied.«Ofcourse,youcanpurchasemuchlongerleases,butbarringfurtherarrangements,ifthereisnoactivityonanaccountforfiftyyears,thecontentsofthatsafe-depositboxareautomaticallydestroyed.ShallIrunthroughtheprocessofaccessingyourbox?»

           Sophienodded.«Please.»

           Theirhostsweptanarmacrosstheluxurioussalon.«Thisisyourprivateviewingroom.OnceIleavetheroom,youmayspendallthetimeyouneedinheretoreviewandmodifythecontentsofyoursafe-depositbox,whicharrives…overhere.»Hewalkedthemtothefarwallwhereawideconveyorbeltenteredtheroominagracefulcurve,vaguelyresemblingabaggageclaimcarousel.«Youinsertyourkeyinthatslotthere…Themanpointedtoalargeelectronicpodiumfacingtheconveyorbelt.Thepodiumhadafamiliartriangularhole.«Oncethecomputerconfirmsthemarkingsonyourkey,youenteryouraccountnumber,andyoursafe-depositboxwillberetrievedroboticallyfromthevaultbelowforyourinspection.

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