Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 52

           

           "Never.Documentssometimesneedtobeevacuatedquickly.Floodsandfires."

           "Soopenit."

           Langdondidn’tneedanyencouragement.Withhisacademiclife’sdreamrightinfrontofhimandthethinningairinthechamber,hewasinnomoodtodawdle.Heunsnappedthelatchandliftedthelid.Inside,flatonthefloorofthebin,layablack,duck-clothpouch.Thecloth’sbreathabilitywascriticaltothepreservationofitscontents.Reachinginwithbothhandsandkeepingthepouchhorizontal,Langdonlifteditoutofthebin.

           "Iexpectedatreasurechest,"Vittoriasaid."Looksmorelikeapillowcase."

           "Followme,"hesaid.Holdingthebagbeforehimlikeasacredoffering,Langdonwalkedtothecenterofthevaultwherehefoundthecustomaryglass-toppedarchivalexamtable.Althoughthecentrallocationwasintendedtominimizein-vaulttravelofdocuments,researchersappreciatedtheprivacythesurroundingstacksafforded.Career-makingdiscoverieswereuncoveredinthetopvaultsoftheworld,andmostacademicsdidnotlikerivalspeeringthroughtheglassastheyworked.

           Langdonlaythepouchonthetableandunbuttonedtheopening.Vittoriastoodby.Rummagingthroughatrayofarchivisttools,Langdonfoundthefelt-padpincersarchivistscalledfingercymbals—oversizedtweezerswithflatteneddisksoneacharm.Ashisexcitementmounted,LangdonfearedatanymomenthemightawakebackinCambridgewithapileoftestpaperstograde.Inhalingdeeply,heopenedthebag.Fingerstremblingintheircottongloves,hereachedinwithhistongs.

           "Relax,"Vittoriasaid."It’spaper,notplutonium.

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