Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 118

           "TheIlluminatihaveplacedtheirtoolofdestructionontheverycornerstoneofthischurch.Atthefoundation."Hemotioneddownthestairs."Ontheveryrockuponwhichthischurchwasbuilt.AndIknowwherethatrockis."

           Langdonwascertainthetimehadcometooverpowerthecamerlegnoandcarryhimoff.Aslucidasheseemed,thepriestwastalkingnonsense.Arock?Thecornerstoneinthefoundation?Thestairwaybeforethemdidn’tleadtothefoundation,itledtothenecropolis!"Thequoteisametaphor,Father!Thereisnoactualrock!"

           Thecamerlegnolookedstrangelysad."Thereisarock,myson."Hepointedintothehole."Pietroèlapietra."

           Langdonfroze.Inaninstantitallcameclear.

           Theausteresimplicityofitgavehimchills.AsLangdonstoodtherewiththeothers,staringdownthelongstaircase,herealizedthattherewasindeedarockburiedinthedarknessbeneaththischurch.

           Pietroèlapietra.Peteristherock.

           Peter’sfaithinGodwassosteadfastthatJesuscalledPeter"therock"—theunwaveringdiscipleonwhoseshouldersJesuswouldbuildhischurch.Onthisverylocation,Langdonrealized—VaticanHill—Peterhadbeencrucifiedandburied.TheearlyChristiansbuiltasmallshrineoverhistomb.AsChristianityspread,theshrinegotbigger,layeruponlayer,culminatinginthiscolossalbasilica.TheentireCatholicfaithhadbeenbuilt,quiteliterally,uponSt.Peter.Therock.

           "TheantimatterisonSt.Peter’stomb,"thecamerlegnosaid,hisvoicecrystalline.

           Despitetheseeminglysupernaturaloriginoftheinformation,Langdonsensedastarklogicinit

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