Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 15

           Itwasperfectlystraight,aboutthreefeetindiameter,andextendedhorizontallythevisiblelengthofthetunnelbeforedisappearingintothedarkness.Looksmorelikeahigh-techsewer,Langdonthought."Ithoughtparticleacceleratorswerecircular."

           "Thisacceleratorisacircle,"Kohlersaid."Itappearsstraight,butthatisanopticalillusion.Thecircumferenceofthistunnelissolargethatthecurveisimperceptible—likethatoftheearth."

           Langdonwasflabbergasted.Thisisacircle?"But…itmustbeenormous!"

           "TheLHCisthelargestmachineintheworld."

           Langdondidadoubletake.HerememberedtheCERNdriversayingsomethingaboutahugemachineburiedintheearth.But—

           "Itisovereightkilometersindiameter…andtwenty-sevenkilometerslong."

           Langdon’sheadwhippedaround."Twenty-sevenkilometers?"Hestaredatthedirectorandthenturnedandlookedintothedarkenedtunnelbeforehim."Thistunnelistwenty-sevenkilometerslong?That’s…that’soversixteenmiles!"

           Kohlernodded."Boredinaperfectcircle.ItextendsallthewayintoFrancebeforecurvingbackheretothisspot.Fullyacceleratedparticleswillcirclethetubemorethantenthousandtimesinasinglesecondbeforetheycollide."

           Langdon’slegsfeltrubberyashestareddownthegapingtunnel."You’retellingmethatCERNdugoutmillionsoftonsofearthjusttosmashtinyparticles?"

           Kohlershrugged."Sometimestofindtruth,onemustmovemountains."

           

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