Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 72

           Hardlyseemspublicatthemoment."

           "ButthelinegoesthroughSt.Peter’sSquare,"Vittoriaadded,lookingoverLangdon’sshoulder."Thesquareispublic."

           Langdonhadalreadyconsideredit."Nostatues,though."

           "Isn’tthereamonolithinthemiddle?"

           Shewasright.TherewasanEgyptianmonolithinSt.Peter’sSquare.Langdonlookedoutatthemonolithinthepiazzainfrontofthem.Theloftypyramid.Anoddcoincidence,hethought.Heshookitoff."TheVatican’smonolithisnotbyBernini.ItwasbroughtinbyCaligula.AndithasnothingtodowithAir."Therewasanotherproblemaswell."Besides,thepoemsaystheelementsarespreadacrossRome.St.Peter’sSquareisinVaticanCity.NotRome."

           "Dependswhoyouask,"aguardinterjected.

           Langdonlookedup."What?"

           "Alwaysaboneofcontention.MostmapsshowSt.Peter’sSquareaspartofVaticanCity,butbecauseit’soutsidethewalledcity,RomanofficialsforcenturieshaveclaimeditaspartofRome."

           "You’rekidding,"Langdonsaid.Hehadneverknownthat.

           "Ionlymentionit,"theguardcontinued,"becauseCommanderOlivettiandMs.VetrawereaskingaboutasculpturethathadtodowithAir."

           Langdonwaswide-eyed."AndyouknowofoneinSt.Peter’sSquare?"

           "Notexactly.It’snotreallyasculpture.Probablynotrelevant."

           "Let’shearit,"Olivettipressed.

           Theguardshrugged."TheonlyreasonIknowaboutitisbecauseI’musuallyonpiazzaduty.IknoweverycornerofSt.Peter’sSquare."

           "Thesculpture,"Langdonurged.

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