Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 96

           Thenightmarethathadhauntedhimsincehisyouthcamecrashingback…

           Theflowersherearelikepaintings,thechildthought,laughingasheranacrossthemeadow.Hewishedhisparentshadcomealong.Buthisparentswerebusypitchingcamp.

           "Don’texploretoofar,"hismotherhadsaid.

           Hehadpretendednottohearasheboundedoffintothewoods.

           Now,traversingthisgloriousfield,theboycameacrossapileoffieldstones.Hefigureditmustbethefoundationofanoldhomestead.Hewouldnotgonearit.Heknewbetter.Besides,hiseyeshadbeendrawntosomethingelse—abrilliantlady’sslipper—therarestandmostbeautifulflowerinNewHampshire.Hehadonlyeverseentheminbooks.

           Excited,theboymovedtowardtheflower.Hekneltdown.Thegroundbeneathhimfeltmulchyandhollow.Herealizedhisflowerhadfoundanextra-fertilespot.Itwasgrowingfromapatchofrottingwood.

           Thrilledbythethoughtoftakinghomehisprize,theboyreachedout…fingersextendingtowardthestem.

           Heneverreachedit.

           Withasickeningcrack,theearthgaveway.

           Inthethreesecondsofdizzyingterrorashefell,theboyknewhewoulddie.Plummetingdownward,hebracedforthebone-crushingcollision.Whenitcame,therewasnopain.Onlysoftness.

           Andcold.

           Hehitthedeepliquidfacefirst,plungingintoanarrowblackness.Spinningdisorientedsomersaults,hegropedthesheerwallsthatenclosedhimonallsides.Somehow,asifbyinstinct,hesputteredtothesurface.

           Light.

           Faint.Abovehim.Milesabovehim,itseemed

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