Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 25

           

           Aquarterofagram…

           Likeanytechnology—fire,gunpowder,thecombustionengine—inthewronghands,antimattercouldbedeadly.Verydeadly.Antimatterwasalethalweapon.Potent,andunstoppable.OnceremovedfromitsrechargingplatformatCERN,thecanisterwouldcountdowninexorably.Arunawaytrain.

           Andwhentimeranout…

           Ablindinglight.Theroarofthunder.Spontaneousincineration.Justtheflash…andanemptycrater.Abigemptycrater.

           Theimageofherfather’squietgeniusbeingusedasatoolofdestructionwaslikepoisoninherblood.Antimatterwastheultimateterroristweapon.Ithadnometallicpartstotripmetaldetectors,nochemicalsignaturefordogstotrace,nofusetodeactivateiftheauthoritieslocatedthecanister.Thecountdownhadbegun…

           Langdondidn’tknowwhatelsetodo.HetookhishandkerchiefandlayitontheflooroverLeonardoVetra’seyeball.VittoriawasstandingnowinthedoorwayoftheemptyHaz-Matchamber,herexpressionwroughtwithgriefandpanic.Langdonmovedtowardheragain,instinctively,butKohlerintervened.

           "Mr.Langdon?"Kohler’sfacewasexpressionless.HemotionedLangdonoutofearshot.Langdonreluctantlyfollowed,leavingVittoriatofendforherself."You’rethespecialist,"Kohlersaid,hiswhisperintense."IwanttoknowwhattheseIlluminatibastardsintendtodowiththisantimatter."

           Langdontriedtofocus.Despitethemadnessaroundhim,hisfirstreactionwaslogical.Academicrejection.Kohlerwasstillmakingassumptions.Impossibleassumptions."TheIlluminatiaredefunct,Mr.Kohler.Istandbythat.

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