Chapter 104

           

           RobertLangdonlayonabedofcoinsatthebottomoftheFountainoftheFourRivers.Hismouthwasstillwrappedaroundtheplastichose.Theairbeingpumpedthroughthespumantitubetofroththefountainhadbeenpollutedbythepump,andhisthroatburned.Hewasnotcomplaining,though.Hewasalive.

           Hewasnotsurehowaccuratehisimitationofadrowningmanhadbeen,buthavingbeenaroundwaterhisentirelife,Langdonhadcertainlyheardaccounts.Hehaddonehisbest.Neartheend,hehadevenblownalltheairfromhislungsandstoppedbreathingsothathismusclemasswouldcarryhisbodytothefloor.

           Thankfully,theHassassinhadboughtitandletgo.

           Now,restingonthebottomofthefountain,Langdonhadwaitedaslongashecouldwait.Hewasabouttostartchoking.HewonderediftheHassassinwasstilloutthere.Takinganacridbreathfromthetube,Langdonletgoandswamacrossthebottomofthefountainuntilhefoundthesmoothswellofthecentralcore.Silently,hefolloweditupward,surfacingoutofsight,intheshadowsbeneaththehugemarblefigures.

           Thevanwasgone.

           ThatwasallLangdonneededtosee.Pullingalongbreathoffreshairbackintohislungs,hescrambledbacktowardwhereCardinalBaggiahadgonedown.Langdonknewthemanwouldbeunconsciousnow,andchancesofrevivalwereslim,buthehadtotry.WhenLangdonfoundthebody,heplantedhisfeetoneitherside,reacheddown,andgrabbedthechainswrappedaroundthecardinal.ThenLangdonpulled.Whenthecardinalbrokewater,Langdoncouldseetheeyeswerealreadyrolledupward,bulging.Notagoodsign

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