Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 16

           

           Consideringthesmallsizeofthevideocameraandthefactthatitwaswireless,thetechnicianknewthatcamera#86couldbetransmittingfromjustaboutanywherewithintheheavilyguardedcompound—adenselypackedcollectionofthirty-twoseparatebuildingscoveringahalf-mileradius.Theonlycluewasthatthecameraseemedtohavebeenplacedsomewheredark.Ofcourse,thatwasn’tmuchhelp.Thecomplexcontainedendlessdarklocations—maintenanceclosets,heatingducts,gardeningsheds,bedroomwardrobes,evenalabyrinthofundergroundtunnels.Camera#86couldtakeweekstolocate.

           Butthat’stheleastofmyproblems,hethought.

           Despitethedilemmaposedbythecamera’srelocation,therewasanotherfarmoreunsettlingmatterathand.Thetechniciangazedupattheimagethelostcamerawastransmitting.Itwasastationaryobject.Amodern-lookingdevicelikenothingthetechnicianhadeverseen.Hestudiedtheblinkingelectronicdisplayatitsbase.

           Althoughtheguardhadundergonerigoroustrainingpreparinghimfortensesituations,hestillsensedhispulserising.Hetoldhimselfnottopanic.Therehadtobeanexplanation.Theobjectappearedtoosmalltobeofsignificantdanger.Thenagain,itspresenceinsidethecomplexwastroubling.Verytroubling,indeed.

           Todayofalldays,hethought.

           Securitywasalwaysatoppriorityforhisemployer,buttoday,morethananyotherdayinthepasttwelveyears,securitywasoftheutmostimportance.Thetechnicianstaredattheobjectforalongtimeandsensedtherumblingsofadistantgatheringstorm.

           Then,sweating,hedialedhissuperior.

           

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