Chapter 107

           

           RobertLangdondashedaroundtheouterbulwarkofthecastle,gratefulfortheglowofthefloodlights.Ashecircledthewall,thecourtyardbeneathhimlookedlikeamuseumofancientwarfare—catapults,stacksofmarblecannonballs,andanarsenaloffearfulcontraptions.Partsofthecastlewereopentotouristsduringtheday,andthecourtyardhadbeenpartiallyrestoredtoitsoriginalstate.

           Langdon’seyescrossedthecourtyardtothecentralcoreofthefortress.Thecircularcitadelshotskyward107feettothebronzeangelabove.Thebalconyatthetopstillglowedfromwithin.Langdonwantedtocalloutbutknewbetter.Hewouldhavetofindawayin.

           Hecheckedhiswatch.

           11:12P.M.

           Dashingdownthestonerampthathuggedtheinsideofthewall,Langdondescendedtothecourtyard.Backongroundlevel,heranthroughshadows,clockwisearoundthefort.Hepassedthreeporticos,butallofthemwerepermanentlysealed.HowdidtheHassassingetin?Langdonpushedon.Hepassedtwomodernentrances,buttheywerepadlockedfromtheoutside.Nothere.Hekeptrunning.

           Langdonhadcircledalmosttheentirebuildingwhenhesawagraveldrivecuttingacrossthecourtyardinfrontofhim.Atoneend,ontheouterwallofthecastle,hesawthebackofthegateddrawbridgeleadingbackoutside.Attheotherend,thedrivedisappearedintothefortress.Thedriveseemedtoenterakindoftunnel—agapingentryinthecentralcore.Iltraforo!Langdonhadreadaboutthiscastle’straforo,agiantspiralrampthatcircledupinsidethefort,usedbycommandersonhorsebacktoridefromtoptobottomrapidly.

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