Chapter 119

           

           Thestonestepsdeclinedsteeplyintotheearth.

           I’mgoingtodiedownhere,Vittoriathought,grippingtheheavyropebanisterassheboundeddownthecrampedpassagewaybehindtheothers.AlthoughLangdonhadmadeamovetostopthecamerlegnofromenteringtheshaft,Chartrandhadintervened,grabbingLangdonandholdingon.Apparently,theyoungguardwasnowconvincedthecamerlegnoknewwhathewasdoing.

           Afterabriefscuffle,LangdonhadfreedhimselfandpursuedthecamerlegnowithChartrandcloseonhisheels.Instinctively,Vittoriahaddashedafterthem.

           Nowshewasracingheadlongdownaprecipitousgradewhereanymisplacedstepcouldmeanadeadlyfall.Farbelow,shecouldseethegoldenglowofthecamerlegno’soillamp.Behindher,VittoriacouldheartheBBCreportershurryingtokeepup.Thecameraspotlightthrewgnarledshadowsbeyondherdowntheshaft,illuminatingChartrandandLangdon.Vittoriacouldscarcelybelievetheworldwasbearingwitnesstothisinsanity.Turnoffthedamncamera!Thenagain,sheknewthelightwastheonlyreasonanyofthemcouldseewheretheyweregoing.

           Asthebizarrechasecontinued,Vittoria’sthoughtswhippedlikeatempest.Whatcouldthecamerlegnopossiblydodownhere?Evenifhefoundtheantimatter?Therewasnotime!

           Vittoriawassurprisedtofindherintuitionnowtellingherthecamerlegnowasprobablyright.Placingtheantimatterthreestoriesbeneaththeearthseemedanalmostnobleandmercifulchoice.Deepunderground—muchasinZ-lab—anantimatterannihilationwouldbepartiallycontained.

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