Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 36

           "ThisimageisfromaremotecamerahiddensomewhereinsideVaticanCity.I’dlikeanexplanation."

           LangdonandVittorialookedatthescreenandinhaledinunison.Theimagewasabsolute.Nodoubt.ItwasCERN’santimattercanister.Inside,ashimmeringdropletofmetallicliquidhungominouslyintheair,litbytherhythmicblinkingoftheLEDdigitalclock.Eerily,theareaaroundthecanisterwasalmostentirelydark,asiftheantimatterwereinaclosetordarkenedroom.Atthetopofthemonitorflashedsuperimposedtext:LiveFeed—Camera#86.

           Vittorialookedatthetimeremainingontheflashingindicatoronthecanister."Undersixhours,"shewhisperedtoLangdon,herfacetense.

           Langdoncheckedhiswatch."Sowehaveuntil…"Hestopped,aknottighteninginhisstomach.

           "Midnight,"Vittoriasaid,withawitheringlook.

           Midnight,Langdonthought.Aflairforthedramatic.Apparentlywhoeverstolethecanisterlastnighthadtimeditperfectly.Astarkforebodingsetinasherealizedhewascurrentlysittingatgroundzero.

           Olivetti’swhispernowsoundedmorelikeahiss."Doesthisobjectbelongtoyourfacility?"

           Vittorianodded."Yes,sir.Itwasstolenfromus.Itcontainsanextremelycombustiblesubstancecalledantimatter."

           Olivettilookedunmoved."Iamquitefamiliarwithincendiaries,Ms.Vetra.Ihavenotheardofantimatter."

           "It’snewtechnology.WeneedtolocateitimmediatelyorevacuateVaticanCity."

           Olivetticlosedhiseyesslowlyandreopenedthem,asifrefocusingonVittoriamightchangewhathejustheard.

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