Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 27

           "Progress"wasMotherEarth’sultimatemalignancy.

           "Scientificadvancementcarriesrisk,"Kohlerargued."Italwayshas.Spaceprograms,geneticresearch,medicine—theyallmakemistakes.Scienceneedstosurviveitsownblunders,atanycost.Foreveryone’ssake."

           VittoriawasamazedatKohler’sabilitytoweighmoralissueswithscientificdetachment.Hisintellectseemedtobetheproductofanicydivorcefromhisinnerspirit."YouthinkCERNissocriticaltotheearth’sfuturethatweshouldbeimmunefrommoralresponsibility?"

           "Donotarguemoralswithme.Youcrossedalinewhenyoumadethatspecimen,andyouhaveputthisentirefacilityatrisk.I’mtryingtoprotectnotonlythejobsofthethreethousandscientistswhoworkhere,butalsoyourfather’sreputation.Thinkabouthim.Amanlikeyourfatherdoesnotdeservetoberememberedasthecreatorofaweaponofmassdestruction."

           Vittoriafelthisspearhithome.Iamtheonewhoconvincedmyfathertocreatethatspecimen.Thisismyfault!

           Whenthedooropened,Kohlerwasstilltalking.Vittoriasteppedoutoftheelevator,pulledoutherphone,andtriedagain.

           Stillnodialtone.Damn!Sheheadedforthedoor.

           "Vittoria,stop."Thedirectorsoundedasthmaticnow,asheacceleratedafterher."Slowdown.Weneedtotalk."

           "Bastadiparlare!"

           "Thinkofyourfather,"Kohlerurged."Whatwouldhedo?"

           Shekeptgoing.

           "Vittoria,Ihaven’tbeentotallyhonestwithyou."

           Vittoriafeltherlegsslow.

           "Idon’tknowwhatIwasthinking,"Kohlersaid."Iwasjusttryingtoprotectyou.Justtellmewhatyouwant.

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