Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 55

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           "Andyou’recertainRaphaelisburiedinsidethePantheon?"

           "I’veseenhistombmanytimes."

           Vittorianodded,stilllookingtroubled."Whattimeisit?"

           Langdonchecked."Seven-thirty."

           "IsthePantheonfar?"

           "Amilemaybe.We’vegottime."

           "ThepoemsaidSanti’searthlytomb.Doesthatmeananythingtoyou?"

           LangdonhasteneddiagonallyacrosstheCourtyardoftheSentinel."Earthly?Actually,there’sprobablynomoreearthlyplaceinRomethanthePantheon.Itgotitsnamefromtheoriginalreligionpracticedthere—Pantheism—theworshipofallgods,specificallythepagangodsofMotherEarth."

           Asastudentofarchitecture,LangdonhadbeenamazedtolearnthatthedimensionsofthePantheon’smainchamberwereatributetoGaea—thegoddessoftheEarth.Theproportionsweresoexactthatagiantsphericalglobecouldfitperfectlyinsidethebuildingwithlessthanamillimetertospare.

           "Okay,"Vittoriasaid,soundingmoreconvinced."Anddemon’shole?FromSanti’searthlytombwithdemon’shole?"

           Langdonwasnotquiteassureaboutthis."Demon’sholemustmeantheoculus,"hesaid,makingalogicalguess."ThefamouscircularopeninginthePantheon’sroof."

           "Butit’sachurch,"Vittoriasaid,movingeffortlesslybesidehim."Whywouldtheycalltheopeningademon’shole?"

           Langdonhadactuallybeenwonderingthathimself.Hehadneverheardtheterm"demon’shole,"buthedidrecallafamoussixth-centurycritiqueofthePantheonwhosewordsseemedoddlyappropriatenow.

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