Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 82

           TheVaticancalledCERNfromtimetotimeasa"courtesy"beforeissuingscathingstatementscondemningCERN’sresearch—mostrecentlyforCERN’sbreakthroughsinnanotechnology,afieldthechurchdenouncedbecauseofitsimplicationsforgeneticengineering.CERNnevercared.Invariably,withinminutesafteraVaticansalvo,Kohler’sphonewouldringoffthehookwithtech-investmentcompanieswantingtolicensethenewdiscovery."Nosuchthingasbadpress,"Kohlerwouldalwayssay.

           SylviewonderedifsheshouldpageKohler,whereverthehellhewas,andtellhimtoturnonthenews.Didhecare?Hadheheard?Ofcourse,he’dheard.Hewasprobablyvideotapingtheentirereportwithhisfreakylittlecamcorder,smilingforthefirsttimeinayear.

           AsSylviecontinueddownthehall,shefinallyfoundaloungewherethemoodwassubdued…almostmelancholy.HerethescientistswatchingthereportweresomeofCERN’soldestandmostrespected.TheydidnotevenlookupasSylvieslippedinandtookaseat.

           OntheothersideofCERN,inLeonardoVetra’sfrigidapartment,MaximilianKohlerhadfinishedreadingtheleather-boundjournalhe’dtakenfromVetra’sbedsidetable.Nowhewaswatchingthetelevisionreports.Afterafewminutes,hereplacedVetra’sjournal,turnedoffthetelevision,andlefttheapartment.

           Faraway,inVaticanCity,CardinalMortaticarriedanothertrayofballotstotheSistineChapelchimney.Heburnedthem,andthesmokewasblack.

           Twoballotings.NoPope.

           

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