Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 25

           

           Langdontriedtosortoutthethought.TheIlluminatihadalwayswieldedtremendouspowerthroughfinancialmeans.Theycontrolledbanks.Theyownedgoldbullion.Theywereevenrumoredtopossessthesinglemostvaluablegemonearth—theIlluminatiDiamond,aflawlessdiamondofenormousproportions."Money,"Langdonsaid."Theantimattercouldhavebeenstolenforfinancialgain."

           Kohlerlookedincredulous."Financialgain?Wheredoesoneselladropletofantimatter?"

           "Notthespecimen,"Langdoncountered."Thetechnology.Antimattertechnologymustbeworthamint.MaybesomeonestolethespecimentodoanalysisandRandD."

           "Industrialespionage?Butthatcanisterhastwenty-fourhoursbeforethebatteriesdie.Theresearcherswouldblowthemselvesupbeforetheylearnedanythingatall."

           "Theycouldrechargeitbeforeitexplodes.TheycouldbuildacompatiblerechargingpodiumliketheoneshereatCERN."

           "Intwenty-fourhours?"Kohlerchallenged."Eveniftheystoletheschematics,arechargerlikethatwouldtakemonthstoengineer,nothours!"

           "He’sright."Vittoria’svoicewasfrail.

           Bothmenturned.Vittoriawasmovingtowardthem,hergaitastremulousasherwords.

           "He’sright.Nobodycouldreverseengineerarechargerintime.Theinterfacealonewouldtakeweeks.Fluxfilters,servo-coils,powerconditioningalloys,allcalibratedtothespecificenergygradeofthelocale."

           Langdonfrowned.Thepointwastaken.Anantimattertrapwasnotsomethingonecouldsimplyplugintoawallsocket.OnceremovedfromCERN,thecanisterwasonaone-way,twenty-four-hourtriptooblivion.

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