Chapter 27

           

           "Vittoria,Iwillnotallowit!"Kohler’sbreathwaslaboredandgettingworseastheHaz-Matelevatorascended.

           Vittoriablockedhimout.Shecravedsanctuary,somethingfamiliarinthisplacethatnolongerfeltlikehome.Sheknewitwasnottobe.Rightnow,shehadtoswallowthepainandact.Gettoaphone.

           RobertLangdonwasbesideher,silentasusual.Vittoriahadgivenupwonderingwhothemanwas.Aspecialist?CouldKohlerbeanylessspecific?Mr.Langdoncanhelpusfindyourfather’skiller.Langdonwasbeingnohelpatall.Hiswarmthandkindnessseemedgenuine,buthewasclearlyhidingsomething.Theybothwere.

           Kohlerwasatheragain."AsdirectorofCERN,Ihavearesponsibilitytothefutureofscience.IfyouamplifythisintoaninternationalincidentandCERNsuffers—"

           "Futureofscience?"Vittoriaturnedonhim."DoyoureallyplantoescapeaccountabilitybyneveradmittingthisantimattercamefromCERN?Doyouplantoignorethepeople’sliveswe’veputindanger?"

           "Notwe,"Kohlercountered."You.Youandyourfather."

           Vittorialookedaway.

           "Andasfarasendangeringlives,"Kohlersaid,"lifeisexactlywhatthisisabout.Youknowantimattertechnologyhasenormousimplicationsforlifeonthisplanet.IfCERNgoesbankrupt,destroyedbyscandal,everybodyloses.Man’sfutureisinthehandsofplaceslikeCERN,scientistslikeyouandyourfather,workingtosolvetomorrow’sproblems."

           VittoriahadheardKohler’sScience-as-Godlecturebefore,andsheneverboughtit.Scienceitselfcausedhalftheproblemsitwastryingtosolve.

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