Код да Винчи

Chapter 44

           

           Foryourownsecurity,ifthecomputerdoesnotrecognizeyouraccountnumber,thissystemwillautomaticallyshutdown.

           «Fonctionterminer,»Sophiesaid,frowning.«Lookslikeweonlygetonetry.»StandardATMmachinesallowedusersthreeattemptstotypeaPINbeforeconfiscatingtheirbankcard.Thiswasobviouslynoordinarycashmachine.

           «Thenumberlooksright,»Langdonconfirmed,carefullycheckingwhattheyhadtypedandcomparingittotheprintout.HemotionedtotheENTERkey.«Fireaway.»

           Sophieextendedherindexfingertowardthekeypad,buthesitated,anoddthoughtnowhittingher.«Goahead,»Langdonurged.«Vernetwillbebacksoon.»«No.»Shepulledherhandaway.«Thisisn’ttherightaccountnumber.»«Ofcourseitis!Tendigits.Whatelsewoulditbe?»«It’stoorandom.»

           Toorandom?Langdoncouldnothavedisagreedmore.EverybankadviseditscustomerstochoosePINsatrandomsonobodycouldguessthem.Certainlyclientsherewouldbeadvisedtochoosetheiraccountnumbersatrandom.

           SophiedeletedeverythingshehadjusttypedinandlookedupatLangdon,hergazeself-assured.»It’sfartoocoincidentalthatthissupposedlyrandomaccountnumbercouldberearrangedtoformtheFibonaccisequence.»

           Langdonrealizedshehadapoint.Earlier,SophiehadrearrangedthisaccountnumberintotheFibonaccisequence.Whatweretheoddsofbeingabletodothat?

           Sophiewasatthekeypadagain,enteringadifferentnumber,asiffrommemory.

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