Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 86

           Then,proppingonelegontheglassbehindhimandanotheronthelowershelves,hestartedtoclimb.Booksfellaroundhim,flutteringintothedarkness.Hedidn’tcare.Instinctforsurvivalhadlongsinceoverriddenarchivaldecorum.Hesensedhisequilibriumwashamperedbythetotaldarknessandclosedhiseyes,coaxinghisbraintoignorevisualinput.Hemovedfasternow.Theairfeltleanerthehigherhewent.Hescrambledtowardtheuppershelves,steppingonbooks,tryingtogainpurchase,heavinghimselfupward.Then,likearockclimberconqueringarockface,Langdongraspedthetopshelf.Stretchinghislegsoutbehindhim,hewalkedhisfeetuptheglasswalluntilhewasalmosthorizontal.

           Nowornever,Robert,avoiceurged.JustlikethelegpressintheHarvardgym.

           Withdizzyingexertion,heplantedhisfeetagainstthewallbehindhim,bracedhisarmsandchestagainstthestack,andpushed.Nothinghappened.

           Fightingforair,herepositionedandtriedagain,extendinghislegs.Eversoslightly,thestackmoved.Hepushedagain,andthestackrockedforwardaninchorsoandthenback.Langdontookadvantageofthemotion,inhalingwhatfeltlikeanoxygenlessbreathandheavingagain.Theshelfrockedfarther.

           Likeaswingset,hetoldhimself.Keeptherhythm.Alittlemore.

           Langdonrockedtheshelf,extendinghislegsfartherwitheachpush.Hisquadricepsburnednow,andheblockedthepain.Thependulumwasinmotion.Threemorepushes,heurgedhimself.

           Itonlytooktwo.

           Therewasaninstantofweightlessuncertainty.

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