Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 129

           HisHolinessthoughtthisdiscoverymightbegintobridgethegapbetweenscienceandreligion—oneofthePope’slifedreams.ThenLeonardoexplainedtoyouthedownside—thereasonherequiredthechurch’sguidance.ItseemedhisCreationexperiment,exactlyasyourBiblepredicts,producedeverythinginpairs.Opposites.Lightanddark.Vetrafoundhimself,inadditiontocreatingmatter,creatingantimatter.ShallIgoon?"

           Thecamerlegnowassilent.Hebentdownandstokedthecoals.

           "AfterLeonardoVetracamehere,"Kohlersaid,"youcametoCERNtoseehiswork.Leonardo’sdiariessaidyoumadeapersonaltriptohislab."

           Thecamerlegnolookedup.

           Kohlerwenton."ThePopecouldnottravelwithoutattractingmediaattention,sohesentyou.Leonardogaveyouasecrettourofhislab.Heshowedyouanantimatterannihilation—theBigBang—thepowerofCreation.Healsoshowedyoualargespecimenhekeptlockedawayasproofthathisnewprocesscouldproduceantimatteronalargescale.Youwereinawe.YoureturnedtoVaticanCitytoreporttothePopewhatyouhadwitnessed."

           Thecamerlegnosighed."Andwhatisitthattroublesyou?ThatIwouldrespectLeonardo’sconfidentialitybypretendingbeforetheworldtonightthatIknewnothingofantimatter?"

           "No!IttroublesmethatLeonardoVetrapracticallyprovedtheexistenceofyourGod,andyouhadhimmurdered!"

           Thecamerlegnoturnednow,hisfacerevealingnothing.

           Theonlysoundwasthecrackleofthefire.

           Suddenly,thecamerajiggled,andKohler’sarmappearedintheframe.

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