Chapter 19

           

           Vetra’slabwaswildlyfuturistic.

           Starkwhiteandboundedonallsidesbycomputersandspecializedelectronicequipment,itlookedlikesomesortofoperatingroom.Langdonwonderedwhatsecretsthisplacecouldpossiblyholdtojustifycuttingoutsomeone’seyetogainentrance.

           Kohlerlookeduneasyastheyentered,hiseyesseemingtodartaboutforsignsofanintruder.Butthelabwasdeserted.Vittoriamovedslowlytoo…asifthelabfeltunknownwithoutherfatherthere.

           Langdon’sgazelandedimmediatelyinthecenteroftheroom,whereaseriesofshortpillarsrosefromthefloor.LikeaminiatureStonehenge,adozenorsocolumnsofpolishedsteelstoodinacircleinthemiddleoftheroom.Thepillarswereaboutthreefeettall,remindingLangdonofmuseumdisplaysforvaluablegems.Thesepillars,however,wereclearlynotforpreciousstones.Eachsupportedathick,transparentcanisteraboutthesizeofatennisballcan.Theyappearedempty.

           Kohlereyedthecanisters,lookingpuzzled.Heapparentlydecidedtoignorethemforthetimebeing.HeturnedtoVittoria."Hasanythingbeenstolen?"

           "Stolen?How?"sheargued."Theretinascanonlyallowsentrytous."

           "Justlookaround."

           Vittoriasighedandsurveyedtheroomforafewmoments.Sheshrugged."Everythinglooksasmyfatheralwaysleavesit.Orderedchaos."

           LangdonsensedKohlerweighinghisoptions,asifwonderinghowfartopushVittoria…howmuchtotellher.Apparentlyhedecidedtoleaveitforthemoment.Movinghiswheelchairtowardthecenteroftheroom,hesurveyedthemysteriousclusterofseeminglyemptycanisters.

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