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Chapter 49

           Leavingtheboxonthegroundforthemoment,hegrabbedthemetaldoorandbegantoheaveitclosed.Asthedoorswungpasthim,Vernetreacheduptograbthesingleboltthatneededtobeslidintoplace.Thedoorclosedwithathud,andVernetquicklygrabbedthebolt,pullingittotheleft.Theboltslidafewinchesandcrunchedtoanunexpectedhalt,notliningupwithitssleeve.What’sgoingon?Vernetpulledagain,buttheboltwouldn’tlock.Themechanismwasnotproperlyaligned.Thedoorisn’tfullyclosed!Feelingasurgeofpanic,Vernetshovedhardagainsttheoutsideofthedoor,butitrefusedtobudge.Somethingisblockingit!Vernetturnedtothrowfullshoulderintothedoor,butthistimethedoorexplodedoutward,strikingVernetinthefaceandsendinghimreelingbackwardontotheground,hisnoseshatteringinpain.ThegunflewasVernetreachedforhisfaceandfeltthewarmbloodrunningfromhisnose.

           RobertLangdonhitthegroundsomewherenearby,andVernettriedtogetup,buthecouldn’tsee.Hisvisionblurredandhefellbackwardagain.SophieNeveuwasshouting.Momentslater,Vernetfeltacloudofdirtandexhaustbillowingoverhim.Heheardthecrunchingoftiresongravelandsatupjustintimetoseethetruck’swidewheelbasefailtonavigateaturn.Therewasacrashasthefrontbumperclippedatree.Theengineroared,andthetreebent.Finally,itwasthebumperthatgave,tearinghalfoff.Thearmoredcarlurchedaway,itsfrontbumperdragging

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