Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 36

           WealsousethemostadvancedmetaldetectorsandX-rayscannersavailable."

           "Veryimpressive,"Vittoriasaid,matchingOlivetti’scool."Unfortunately,antimatterisnonradioactive,itschemicalsignatureisthatofpurehydrogen,andthecanisterisplastic.Noneofthosedeviceswouldhavedetectedit."

           "Butthedevicehasanenergysource,"Olivettisaid,motioningtotheblinkingLED."Eventhesmallesttraceofnickel-cadmiumwouldregisteras—"

           "Thebatteriesarealsoplastic."

           Olivetti’spatiencewasclearlystartingtowane."Plasticbatteries?"

           "PolymergelelectrolytewithTeflon."

           Olivettileanedtowardher,asiftoaccentuatehisheightadvantage."Signorina,theVaticanisthetargetofdozensofbombthreatsamonth.IpersonallytraineverySwissGuardinmodernexplosivetechnology.Iamwellawarethatthereisnosubstanceonearthpowerfulenoughtodowhatyouaredescribingunlessyouaretalkingaboutanuclearwarheadwithafuelcorethesizeofabaseball."

           Vittoriaframedhimwithaferventstare."Naturehasmanymysteriesyettounveil."

           Olivettileanedcloser."MightIaskexactlywhoyouare?WhatisyourpositionatCERN?"

           "IamaseniormemberoftheresearchstaffandappointedliaisontotheVaticanforthiscrisis."

           "Excusemeforbeingrude,butifthisisindeedacrisis,whyamIdealingwithyouandnotyourdirector?AndwhatdisrespectdoyouintendbycomingintoVaticanCityinshortpants?"

           Langdongroaned.Hecouldn’tbelievethatunderthecircumstancesthemanwasbeingasticklerfordresscode.

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