Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 30

           "Thenheclickedoffhisphone.

           VittoriarantoKohler’sside,butKohlercouldnolongerspeak.LangdonwatchedasVittoriapulledouthercellphoneandpagedCERN’sinfirmary.Langdonfeltlikeashipontheperipheryofastorm…tossedbutdetached.

           MeetmeatLeonardodaVinciAirport.Kohler’swordsechoed.

           TheuncertainshadowsthathadfoggedLangdon’smindallmorning,inasingleinstant,solidifiedintoavividimage.Ashestoodthereintheswirlofconfusion,hefeltadoorinsidehimopen…asifsomemysticthresholdhadjustbeenbreached.Theambigram.Themurderedpriest/scientist.Theantimatter.Andnow…thetarget.LeonardodaVinciAirportcouldonlymeanonething.Inamomentofstarkrealization,Langdonknewhehadjustcrossedover.Hehadbecomeabeliever.

           Fivekilotons.Lettherebelight.

           Twoparamedicsmaterialized,racingacrosstheatriuminwhitesmocks.TheykneltbyKohler,puttinganoxygenmaskonhisface.Scientistsinthehallstoppedandstoodback.

           Kohlertooktwolongpulls,pushedthemaskaside,andstillgaspingforair,lookedupatVittoriaandLangdon."Rome."

           "Rome?"Vittoriademanded."TheantimatterisinRome?Whocalled?"

           Kohler’sfacewastwisted,hisgrayeyeswatering."TheSwiss…"Hechokedonthewords,andtheparamedicsputthemaskbackoverhisface.Astheypreparedtotakehimaway,KohlerreachedupandgrabbedLangdon’sarm.

           Langdonnodded.Heknew.

           "Go…"Kohlerwheezedbeneathhismask."Go…callme…"Thentheparamedicswererollinghimaway.

           Vittoriastoodrivetedtothefloor,watchinghimgo.ThensheturnedtoLangdon

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