Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 69

           Ashedrewnear,LangdonrecognizedtheworkwaspureBernini—theintensityoftheartisticcomposition,theintricatefacesandflowingclothing,allfromthepurestwhitemarbleVaticanmoneycouldbuy.ItwasnotuntilhewasalmostdirectlyinfrontofitthatLangdonrecognizedthesculptureitself.Hestaredupatthetwofacesandgasped.

           "Whoarethey?"Vittoriaurged,arrivingbehindhim.

           Langdonstoodastonished."HabakkukandtheAngel,"hesaid,hisvoicealmostinaudible.Thepiecewasafairlywell-knownBerniniworkthatwasincludedinsomearthistorytexts.Langdonhadforgottenitwashere.

           "Habakkuk?"

           "Yes.Theprophetwhopredictedtheannihilationoftheearth."

           Vittorialookeduneasy."Youthinkthisisthemarker?"

           Langdonnoddedinamazement.Neverinhislifehadhebeensosureofanything.ThiswasthefirstIlluminatimarker.Nodoubt.AlthoughLangdonhadfullyexpectedthesculpturetosomehow"point"tothenextaltarofscience,hedidnotexpectittobeliteral.BoththeangelandHabakkukhadtheirarmsoutstretchedandwerepointingintothedistance.

           Langdonfoundhimselfsuddenlysmiling."Nottoosubtle,isit?"

           Vittorialookedexcitedbutconfused."Iseethempointing,buttheyarecontradictingeachother.Theangelispointingoneway,andtheprophettheother."

           Langdonchuckled.Itwastrue.Althoughbothfigureswerepointingintothedistance,theywerepointingintotallyoppositedirections.Langdon,however,hadalreadysolvedthatproblem.Withaburstofenergyheheadedforthedoor.

           "Whereareyougoing?"Vittoriacalled

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