Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 125

           

           Asthekeytumbledintothenight,Langdonfelthissoulfallingwithit.

           Thecamerlegnothentookthenylonpackandslippedhisarmsthroughthestraps.Hefastenedawaistclamparoundhisstomachandcincheditalldownlikeabackpack.HeturnedtoadumbstruckRobertLangdon.

           "I’msorry,"thecamerlegnosaid."Itwasn’tsupposedtohappenthisway."Thenheopenedhisdoorandhurledhimselfintothenight.

           TheimageburnedinLangdon’sunconsciousmind,andwithitcamethepain.Realpain.Physicalpain.Aching.Searing.Hebeggedtobetaken,toletitend,butasthewaterlappedlouderinhisears,newimagesbegantoflash.Hishellhadonlyjustbegun.Hesawbitsandpieces.Scatteredframesofsheerpanic.Helayhalfwaybetweendeathandnightmare,beggingfordeliverance,butthepicturesgrewbrighterinhismind.

           Theantimattercanisterwaslockedoutofreach.Itcountedrelentlesslydownwardasthechoppershotupward.Fiftyseconds.Higher.Higher.Langdonspunwildlyinthecabin,tryingtomakesenseofwhathehadjustseen.Forty-fiveseconds.Hedugunderseatssearchingforanotherparachute.Fortyseconds.Therewasnone!Therehadtobeanoption!Thirty-fiveseconds.Heracedtotheopendoorwayofthechopperandstoodintheragingwind,gazingdownatthelightsofRomebelow.Thirty-twoseconds.

           Andthenhemadethechoice.

           Theunbelievablechoice…

           Withnoparachute,RobertLangdonhadjumpedoutthedoor.Asthenightswallowedhistumblingbody,thehelicopterseemedtorocketoffabovehim,thesoundofitsrotorsevaporatinginthedeafeningrushofhisownfreefall.

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