Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 15

           

           ThepingofanelevatorpulledLangdonbacktothepresent.VittoriaandKohlerwereinfrontofhim,boardingthelift.Langdonhesitatedoutsidetheopendoors.

           "Issomethingwrong?"Kohlerasked,soundingmoreimpatientthanconcerned.

           "Notatall,"Langdonsaid,forcinghimselftowardthecrampedcarriage.Heonlyusedelevatorswhenabsolutelynecessary.Hepreferredthemoreopenspacesofstairwells.

           "Dr.Vetra’slabissubterranean,"Kohlersaid.

           Wonderful,Langdonthoughtashesteppedacrossthecleft,feelinganicywindchurnupfromthedepthsoftheshaft.Thedoorsclosed,andthecarbegantodescend.

           "Sixstories,"Kohlersaidblankly,likeananalyticalengine.

           Langdonpicturedthedarknessoftheemptyshaftbelowthem.Hetriedtoblockitoutbystaringatthenumbereddisplayofchangingfloors.Oddly,theelevatorshowedonlytwostops.GroundLevelandLHC.

           "What’sLHCstandfor?"Langdonasked,tryingnottosoundnervous.

           "LargeHadronCollider,"Kohlersaid."Aparticleaccelerator."

           Particleaccelerator?Langdonwasvaguelyfamiliarwiththeterm.HehadfirsthearditoverdinnerwithsomecolleaguesatDunsterHouseinCambridge.Aphysicistfriendoftheirs,BobBrownell,hadarrivedfordinneronenightinarage.

           "Thebastardscanceledit!"Brownellcursed.

           "Canceledwhat?"theyallasked.

           "TheSSC!"

           "Thewhat?"

           "TheSuperconductingSuperCollider!"

           Someoneshrugged."Ididn’tknowHarvardwasbuildingone."

           "NotHarvard!"heexclaimed."TheU.S.

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