Chapter 35

           

           TheVatican’shelipad,forreasonsofsafetyandnoisecontrol,islocatedinthenorthwesttipofVaticanCity,asfarfromSt.Peter’sBasilicaaspossible.

           "Terrafirma,"thepilotannouncedastheytoucheddown.HeexitedandopenedtheslidingdoorforLangdonandVittoria.

           LangdondescendedfromthecraftandturnedtohelpVittoria,butshehadalreadydroppedeffortlesslytotheground.Everymuscleinherbodyseemedtunedtooneobjective—findingtheantimatterbeforeitleftahorrificlegacy.

           Afterstretchingareflectivesuntarpacrossthecockpitwindow,thepilotusheredthemtoanoversizedelectricgolfcartwaitingnearthehelipad.Thecartwhiskedthemsilentlyalongsidethecountry’swesternborder—afifty-foot-tallcementbulwarkthickenoughtowardoffattacksevenbytanks.Liningtheinteriorofthewall,postedatfifty-meterintervals,SwissGuardsstoodatattention,surveyingtheinteriorofthegrounds.ThecartturnedsharplyrightontoViadellaOsservatorio.Signspointedinalldirections:

           PalazzioGovernatorio

           CollegioEthiopiana

           BasilicaSanPietro

           CapellaSistina

           TheyacceleratedupthemanicuredroadpastasquatbuildingmarkedRadioVaticana.This,Langdonrealizedtohisamazement,wasthehuboftheworld’smostlistened-toradioprogramming—RadioVaticana—spreadingthewordofGodtomillionsoflistenersaroundtheglobe.

           "Attenzione,"thepilotsaid,turningsharplyintoarotary.

           Asthecartwoundround,Langdoncouldbarelybelievethesightnowcomingintoview.GiardiniVaticani,hethought.TheheartofVaticanCity.DirectlyaheadrosetherearofSt.

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