Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 7

           Thenagain,hisknowledgewaslimitedtothesiteforhisownbookandtheoccasionalon-lineexplorationoftheLouvreorElPradoonhisoldMacintosh.

           "TheWeb,"Kohlersaid,coughingagainandwipinghismouth,"beganhereasanetworkofin-housecomputersites.Itenabledscientistsfromdifferentdepartmentstosharedailyfindingswithoneanother.Ofcourse,theentireworldisundertheimpressiontheWebisU.S.technology."

           Langdonfolloweddownthehall."Whynotsettherecordstraight?"

           Kohlershrugged,apparentlydisinterested."Apettymisconceptionoverapettytechnology.CERNisfargreaterthanaglobalconnectionofcomputers.Ourscientistsproducemiraclesalmostdaily."

           LangdongaveKohleraquestioninglook."Miracles?"Theword"miracle"wascertainlynotpartofthevocabularyaroundHarvard’sFairchildScienceBuilding.MiracleswereleftfortheSchoolofDivinity.

           "Yousoundskeptical,"Kohlersaid."Ithoughtyouwereareligioussymbologist.Doyounotbelieveinmiracles?"

           "I’mundecidedonmiracles,"Langdonsaid.Particularlythosethattakeplaceinsciencelabs.

           "Perhapsmiracleisthewrongword.Iwassimplytryingtospeakyourlanguage."

           "Mylanguage?"Langdonwassuddenlyuncomfortable."Nottodisappointyou,sir,butIstudyreligioussymbology—I’manacademic,notapriest."

           Kohlerslowedsuddenlyandturned,hisgazesofteningabit."Ofcourse.Howsimpleofme.Onedoesnotneedtohavecancertoanalyzeitssymptoms."

           Langdonhadneverhearditputquitethatway.

           Astheymoveddownthehallway,Kohlergaveanacceptingnod.

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