Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 65

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           "Effluvium,"Langdonsaid."Vaporsfromdecayingbone."Hebreathedthroughhissleeveasheleanedoutoverthehole,peeringdown.Blackness."Ican’tseeathing."

           "Youthinkanybody’sdownthere?"

           "Nowaytoknow."

           Vittoriamotionedtothefarsideoftheholewherearotting,woodenladderdescendedintothedepths.

           Langdonshookhishead."Likehell."

           "Maybethere’saflashlightoutsideinthosetools."Shesoundedeagerforanexcusetoescapethesmell."I’lllook."

           "Careful!"Langdonwarned."Wedon’tknowforsurethattheHassassin—"

           ButVittoriawasalreadygone.

           Onestrong-willedwoman,Langdonthought.

           Asheturnedbacktothepit,hefeltlight-headedfromthefumes.Holdinghisbreath,hedroppedhisheadbelowtherimandpeereddeepintothedarkness.Slowly,ashiseyesadjusted,hebegantoseefaintshapesbelow.Thepitappearedtoopenintoasmallchamber.Demon’shole.HewonderedhowmanygenerationsofChigishadbeenunceremoniouslydumpedin.Langdonclosedhiseyesandwaited,forcinghispupilstodilatesohecouldseebetterinthedark.Whenheopenedhiseyesagain,apalemutedfigurehoveredbelowinthedarkness.Langdonshiveredbutfoughttheinstincttopullout.AmIseeingthings?Isthatabody?Thefigurefaded.Langdonclosedhiseyesagainandwaited,longerthistime,sohiseyeswouldpickupthefaintestlight.

           Dizzinessstartedtosetin,andhisthoughtswanderedintheblackness.Justafewmoreseconds.Hewasn’tsureifitwasbreathingthefumesorholdinghisheadatalowinclination,butLangdonwasdefinitelystartingtofeelsqueamish.

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