Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 49

           

           Atfirstglancetheroomappearedtobeadarkenedairlinehangarinwhichsomeonehadbuiltadozenfree-standingracquetballcourts.Langdonknewofcoursewhattheglass-walledenclosureswere.Hewasnotsurprisedtoseethem;humidityandheaterodedancientvellumsandparchments,andproperpreservationrequiredhermiticvaultslikethese—airtightcubiclesthatkeptouthumidityandnaturalacidsintheair.Langdonhadbeeninsidehermeticvaultsmanytimes,butitwasalwaysanunsettlingexperience…somethingaboutenteringanairtightcontainerwheretheoxygenwasregulatedbyareferencelibrarian.

           Thevaultsweredark,ghostlyeven,faintlyoutlinedbytinydomelightsattheendofeachstack.Intheblacknessofeachcell,Langdonsensedthephantomgiants,rowuponrowoftoweringstacks,ladenwithhistory.Thiswasonehellofacollection.

           Vittoriaalsoseemeddazzled.Shestoodbesidehimstaringmutelyatthegianttransparentcubes.

           Timewasshort,andLangdonwastednoneofitscanningthedimlylitroomforabookcatalog—aboundencyclopediathatcatalogedthelibrary’scollection.Allhesawwastheglowofahandfulofcomputerterminalsdottingtheroom."Lookslikethey’vegotaBiblion.Theirindexiscomputerized."

           Vittorialookedhopeful."Thatshouldspeedthingsup."

           Langdonwishedhesharedherenthusiasm,buthesensedthiswasbadnews.Hewalkedtoaterminalandbegantyping.Hisfearswereinstantlyconfirmed."Theold-fashionedmethodwouldhavebeenbetter."

           "Why?"

           Hesteppedbackfromthemonitor."Becauserealbooksdon’thavepasswordprotection.

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