Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 125

           

           Asheplummetedtowardearth,therewasadeepexplosionsomewhereabovehim.Itseemedfartheroffthanhehadexpected.Almostinstantly,theshockwavehit.Hefeltthebreathcrushedfromhislungs.Therewasasuddenwarmthintheairallaroundhim.Hefoughttoholdon.Awallofheatraceddownfromabove.Thetopofthetarpbegantosmolder…butheld.

           Langdonrocketeddownward,ontheedgeofabillowingshroudoflight,feelinglikeasurfertryingtooutrunathousand-foottidalwave.Thensuddenly,theheatreceded.

           Hewasfallingagainthroughthedarkcoolness.

           Foraninstant,Langdonfelthope.Amomentlater,though,thathopefadedlikethewithdrawingheatabove.Despitehisstrainingarmsassuringhimthatthetarpwasslowinghisfall,thewindstilltorepasthisbodywithdeafeningvelocity.Langdonhadnodoubthewasstillmovingtoofasttosurvivethefall.Hewouldbecrushedwhenhehittheground.

           Mathematicalfigurestumbledthroughhisbrain,buthewastoonumbtomakesenseofthem…onesquareyardofdrag…20percentreductionofspeed.AllLangdoncouldfigurewasthatthetarpoverhisheadwasbigenoughtoslowhimmorethan20percent.Unfortunately,though,hecouldtellfromthewindwhippingpasthimthatwhatevergoodthetarpwasdoingwasnotenough.Hewasstillfallingfast…therewouldbenosurvivingtheimpactonthewaitingseaofconcrete.

           Beneathhim,thelightsofRomespreadoutinalldirections.ThecitylookedlikeanenormousstarlitskythatLangdonwasfallinginto.

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