Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 1

           LastmonthastripperfromOklahomahadpromisedLangdonthebestsexofhislifeifhewouldflydownandverifytheauthenticityofacruciformthathadmagicallyappearedonherbedsheets.TheShroudofTulsa,Langdonhadcalledit.

           "Howdidyougetmynumber?"Langdontriedtobepolite,despitethehour.

           "OntheWorldwideWeb.Thesiteforyourbook."

           Langdonfrowned.Hewasdamnsurehisbook’ssitedidnotincludehishomephonenumber.Themanwasobviouslylying.

           "Ineedtoseeyou,"thecallerinsisted."I’llpayyouwell."

           NowLangdonwasgettingmad."I’msorry,butIreally—"

           "Ifyouleaveimmediately,youcanbehereby—"

           "I’mnotgoinganywhere!It’sfiveo’clockinthemorning!"Langdonhungupandcollapsedbackinbed.Heclosedhiseyesandtriedtofallbackasleep.Itwasnouse.Thedreamwasemblazonedinhismind.Reluctantly,heputonhisrobeandwentdownstairs.

           RobertLangdonwanderedbarefootthroughhisdesertedMassachusettsVictorianhomeandnursedhisritualinsomniaremedy—amugofsteamingNestlé’sQuik.TheAprilmoonfilteredthroughthebaywindowsandplayedontheorientalcarpets.Langdon’scolleaguesoftenjokedthathisplacelookedmorelikeananthropologymuseumthanahome.Hisshelveswerepackedwithreligiousartifactsfromaroundtheworld—anekuabafromGhana,agoldcrossfromSpain,acycladicidolfromtheAegean,andevenararewovenboccusfromBorneo,ayoungwarrior’ssymbolofperpetualyouth.

           AsLangdonsatonhisbrassMaharishi’schestandsavoredthewarmthofthechocolate,thebaywindowcaughthisreflection.

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