Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 22

           Asthetrapcamefree,therewasasharpbeep,andasmallLEDdisplayactivatednearthebaseofthetrap.Thereddigitsblinked,countingdownfromtwenty-fourhours.

           24:00:00…

           23:59:59…

           23:59:58…

           Langdonstudiedthedescendingcounteranddecideditlookedunsettlinglylikeatimebomb.

           "Thebattery,"Vittoriaexplained,"willrunforthefulltwenty-fourhoursbeforedying.Itcanberechargedbyplacingthetrapbackonthepodium.It’sdesignedasasafetymeasure,butit’salsoconvenientfortransport."

           "Transport?"Kohlerlookedthunderstruck."Youtakethisstuffoutofthelab?"

           "Ofcoursenot,"Vittoriasaid."Butthemobilityallowsustostudyit."

           VittorialedLangdonandKohlertothefarendoftheroom.Shepulledacurtainasidetorevealawindow,beyondwhichwasalargeroom.Thewalls,floors,andceilingwereentirelyplatedinsteel.TheroomremindedLangdonoftheholdingtankofanoilfreighterhehadoncetakentoPapuaNewGuineatostudyHantabodygraffiti.

           "It’sanannihilationtank,"Vittoriadeclared.

           Kohlerlookedup."Youactuallyobserveannihilations?"

           "MyfatherwasfascinatedwiththephysicsoftheBigBang—largeamountsofenergyfromminusculekernelsofmatter."Vittoriapulledopenasteeldrawerbeneaththewindow.Sheplacedthetrapinsidethedrawerandclosedit.Thenshepulledaleverbesidethedrawer.Amomentlater,thetrapappearedontheothersideoftheglass,rollingsmoothlyinawidearcacrossthemetalflooruntilitcametoastopnearthecenteroftheroom.

           Vittoriagaveatightsmile.

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