Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 93

           Langdontriedtofightbackagainsttheironfistnowcrushinghislarynx,buthefoundhisleftsleevepinchedbeneaththeedgeofthecoffin.Hehadonlyonearmfree,andthefightwasalosingbattle.

           Langdon’slegsbentintheonlyopenspacehehad,hisfeetsearchingforthecasketfloorabovehim.Hefoundit.Coiling,heplantedhisfeet.Then,asthehandaroundhisnecksqueezedtighter,Langdonclosedhiseyesandextendedhislegslikearam.Thecasketshifted,eversoslightly,butenough.

           Witharawgrinding,thesarcophagusslidoffthesupportsandlandedonthefloor.Thecasketrimcrashedontothekiller’sarm,andtherewasamuffledscreamofpain.ThehandreleasedLangdon’sneck,twistingandjerkingawayintothedark.Whenthekillerfinallypulledhisarmfree,thecasketfellwithaconclusivethudagainsttheflatmarblefloor.

           Completedarkness.Again.

           Andsilence.

           Therewasnofrustratedpoundingoutsidetheoverturnedsarcophagus.Nopryingtogetin.Nothing.AsLangdonlayinthedarkamidstapileofbones,hefoughttheclosingdarknessandturnedhisthoughtstoher.

           Vittoria.Areyoualive?

           IfLangdonhadknownthetruth—thehorrortowhichVittoriawouldsoonawake—hewouldhavewishedforhersakethatsheweredead.

           

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