Chapter 71

           

           ThescaffoldingseemedlessstablethehigherLangdonclimbed.HisviewofRome,however,gotbetterwitheverystep.Hecontinuedupward.

           Hewasbreathingharderthanheexpectedwhenhereachedtheuppertier.Hepulledhimselfontothelastplatform,brushedofftheplaster,andstoodup.Theheightdidnotbotherhimatall.Infact,itwasinvigorating.

           Theviewwasstaggering.Likeanoceanonfire,thered-tiledrooftopsofRomespreadoutbeforehim,glowinginthescarletsunset.Fromthatspot,forthefirsttimeinhislife,LangdonsawbeyondthepollutionandtrafficofRometoitsancientroots—CittаdiDio—ThecityofGod.

           Squintingintothesunset,Langdonscannedtherooftopsforachurchsteepleorbelltower.Butashelookedfartherandfarthertowardthehorizon,hesawnothing.TherearehundredsofchurchesinRome,hethought.Theremustbeonesouthwestofhere!Ifthechurchisevenvisible,heremindedhimself.Hell,ifthechurchisevenstillstanding!

           Forcinghiseyestotracethelineslowly,heattemptedthesearchagain.Heknew,ofcourse,thatnotallchurcheswouldhavevisiblespires,especiallysmaller,out-of-the-waysanctuaries.Nottomention,Romehadchangeddramaticallysincethe1600swhenchurcheswerebylawthetallestbuildingsallowed.Now,asLangdonlookedout,hesawapartmentbuildings,high-rises,TVtowers.

           Forthesecondtime,Langdon’seyereachedthehorizonwithoutseeinganything.Notonesinglespire.Inthedistance,ontheveryedgeofRome,Michelangelo’smassivedomeblottedthesettingsun.St.Peter’sBasilica.VaticanCity.

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