Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 47

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           Carlo’stwoyearsofmilitaryservicehadbeendreadful.Carlo’syouthhadbeenoneofsilenceandreflection.Butinthearmytherewasnoquietforreflection.Endlessnoise.Hugemachineseverywhere.Notamomentofpeace.AlthoughthesoldierswenttoMassonceaweekatthebarracks,CarlodidnotsenseGod’spresenceinanyofhisfellowsoldiers.TheirmindsweretoofilledwithchaostoseeGod.

           Carlohatedhisnewlifeandwantedtogohome.Buthewasdeterminedtostickitout.Hehadyettounderstandevil.Herefusedtofireagun,sothemilitarytaughthimhowtoflyamedicalhelicopter.Carlohatedthenoiseandthesmell,butatleastitlethimflyupintheskyandbeclosertohismotherinheaven.Whenhewasinformedhispilot’strainingincludedlearninghowtoparachute,Carlowasterrified.Still,hehadnochoice.

           Godwillprotectme,hetoldhimself.

           Carlo’sfirstparachutejumpwasthemostexhilaratingphysicalexperienceofhislife.ItwaslikeflyingwithGod.Carlocouldnotgetenough…thesilence…thefloating…seeinghismother’sfaceinthebillowingwhitecloudsashesoaredtoearth.Godhasplansforyou,Carlo.Whenhereturnedfromthemilitary,Carloenteredtheseminary.

           Thathadbeentwenty-threeyearsago.

           Now,asCamerlegnoCarloVentrescadescendedtheRoyalStaircase,hetriedtocomprehendthechainofeventsthathaddeliveredhimtothisextraordinarycrossroads.

           Abandonallfear,hetoldhimself,andgivethisnightovertoGod.

           HecouldseethegreatbronzedooroftheSistineChapelnow,dutifullyprotectedbyfourSwissGuards

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