Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 102

           Thisfourthmarkerfountainsomehowpointedtotheultimatedestiny—theIlluminati’ssacredlair—theChurchofIllumination.Langdonwonderedifthelairwerestillstanding.HewonderedifthatwaswheretheHassassinhadtakenVittoria.

           Langdonfoundhiseyesprobingthefiguresinthefountain,lookingforanyclueastothedirectionofthelair.Letangelsguideyouonyourloftyquest.Almostimmediately,though,hewasovercomebyanunsettlingawareness.Thisfountaincontainednoangelswhatsoever.ItcertainlycontainednoneLangdoncouldseefromwherehewasstanding…andnonehehadeverseeninthepast.TheFountainoftheFourRiverswasapaganwork.Thecarvingswereallprofane—humans,animals,evenanawkwardarmadillo.Anangelherewouldstickoutlikeasorethumb.

           Isthisthewrongplace?Heconsideredthecruciformarrangementofthefourobelisks.Heclenchedhisfists.Thisfountainisperfect.

           Itwasonly10:46P.M.whenablackvanemergedfromthealleywayonthefarsideofthepiazza.Langdonwouldnothavegivenitasecondlookexceptthatthevandrovewithnoheadlights.Likeasharkpatrollingamoonlitbay,thevehiclecircledtheperimeterofthepiazza.

           Langdonhunkeredlower,crouchedintheshadowsbesidethehugestairwayleadinguptotheChurchofSt.AgnesinAgony.Hegazedoutatthepiazza,hispulseclimbing.

           Aftermakingtwocompletecircuits,thevanbankedinwardtowardBernini’sfountain.Itpulledabreastofthebasin,movinglaterallyalongtherimuntilitssidewasflushwiththefountain.

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