Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 21

           Heinsistedonkeepingtheexactprocedureasecret,butitinvolvedsimultaneouslyinjectingrawelectronsintotheaccelerator."

           Langdonfeltlost,wonderingiftheirconversationwasstillinEnglish.

           Kohlerpaused,thelinesinhisbrowdeepening.Suddenlyhedrewashortbreath.Heslumpedlikehe’dbeenhitwithabullet."Technicallythatwouldleave…"

           Vittorianodded."Yes.Lotsofit."

           Kohlerreturnedhisgazetothecanisterbeforehim.Withalookofuncertainty,hehoistedhimselfinhischairandplacedhiseyetotheviewer,peeringinside.Hestaredalongtimewithoutsayinganything.Whenhefinallysatdown,hisforeheadwascoveredwithsweat.Thelinesonhisfacehaddisappeared.Hisvoicewasawhisper."MyGod…youreallydidit."

           Vittorianodded."Myfatherdidit."

           "I…Idon’tknowwhattosay."

           VittoriaturnedtoLangdon."Wouldyoulikealook?"Shemotionedtotheviewingdevice.

           Uncertainwhattoexpect,Langdonmovedforward.Fromtwofeetaway,thecanisterappearedempty.Whateverwasinsidewasinfinitesimal.Langdonplacedhiseyetotheviewer.Ittookamomentfortheimagebeforehimtocomeintofocus.

           Thenhesawit.

           Theobjectwasnotonthebottomofthecontainerasheexpected,butratheritwasfloatinginthecenter—suspendedinmidair—ashimmeringglobuleofmercurylikeliquid.Hoveringasifbymagic,theliquidtumbledinspace.Metallicwaveletsrippledacrossthedroplet’ssurface.ThesuspendedfluidremindedLangdonofavideohehadonceseenofawaterdropletinzeroG.

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