Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 73

           ArthistoriansknewthefountainsmarkedtheexactgeometricfocalpointsofBernini’sellipticalpiazza,butitwasanarchitecturaloddityLangdonhadneverreallyconsidereduntiltoday.ItseemedRomewassuddenlyfilledwithellipses,pyramids,andstartlinggeometry.

           Astheynearedtheobelisk,Vittoriaslowed.Sheexhaledheavily,asifcoaxingLangdontorelaxalongwithher.Langdonmadetheeffort,loweringhisshouldersandlooseninghisclenchedjaw.

           Somewherearoundtheobelisk,boldlypositionedoutsidethelargestchurchintheworld,wasthesecondaltarofscience—Bernini’sWestPonente—anellipticalblockinSt.Peter’sSquare.

           GuntherGlickwatchedfromtheshadowsofthepillarssurroundingSt.Peter’sSquare.Onanyotherdaythemaninthetweedjacketandthewomaninkhakishortswouldnothaveinterestedhimintheleast.Theyappearedtobenothingbuttouristsenjoyingthesquare.Buttodaywasnotanyotherday.Todayhadbeenadayofphonetips,corpses,unmarkedcarsracingthroughRome,andmenintweedjacketsclimbingscaffoldinginsearchofGodonlyknewwhat.Glickwouldstaywiththem.

           HelookedoutacrossthesquareandsawMacri.Shewasexactlywherehehadtoldhertogo,onthefarsideofthecouple,hoveringontheirflank.Macricarriedhervideocameracasually,butdespiteherimitationofaboredmemberofthepress,shestoodoutmorethanGlickwouldhaveliked.Nootherreporterswereinthisfarcornerofthesquare,andtheacronym"BBC"stenciledonhercamerawasdrawingsomelooksfromtourists

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