Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 15

           

           Whentheelevatorthumpedtoastop,Langdonwasrelievedtofeelterrafirmabeneathhisfeet.Butwhenthedoorsslidopen,hisreliefevaporated.RobertLangdonfoundhimselfstandingonceagaininatotallyalienworld.

           Thepassagewaystretchedoutindefinitelyinbothdirections,leftandright.Itwasasmoothcementtunnel,wideenoughtoallowpassageofaneighteenwheeler.Brightlylitwheretheystood,thecorridorturnedpitchblackfartherdown.Adampwindrustledoutofthedarkness—anunsettlingreminderthattheywerenowdeepintheearth.Langdoncouldalmostsensetheweightofthedirtandstonenowhangingabovehishead.Foraninstanthewasnineyearsold…thedarknessforcinghimback…backtothefivehoursofcrushingblacknessthathauntedhimstill.Clenchinghisfists,hefoughtitoff.

           Vittoriaremainedhushedassheexitedtheelevatorandstrodeoffwithouthesitationintothedarknesswithoutthem.Overheadtheflourescentsflickeredontolightherpath.Theeffectwasunsettling,Langdonthought,asifthetunnelwerealive…anticipatinghereverymove.LangdonandKohlerfollowed,trailingadistancebehind.Thelightsextinguishedautomaticallybehindthem.

           "Thisparticleaccelerator,"Langdonsaidquietly."It’sdownthistunnelsomeplace?"

           "That’sitthere."Kohlermotionedtohisleftwhereapolished,chrometuberanalongthetunnel’sinnerwall.

           Langdoneyedthetube,confused."That’stheaccelerator?"Thedevicelookednothinglikehehadimagined

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