Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 23

           Suspendedinsidethetrap,perfectlyvisibletothenakedeye,dancedatinysphereofantimatter.Thiswasnomicroscopicspeck.ThiswasadropletthesizeofaBB.

           Vittoriatookadeepbreath."Afullquarterofagram."

           TheblooddrainedfromKohler’sface."What!"Hebrokeintoafitofcoughing."Aquarterofagram?Thatconvertsto…almostfivekilotons!"

           Kilotons.Vittoriahatedtheword.Itwasonesheandherfatherneverused.Akilotonwasequalto1,000metrictonsofTNT.Kilotonswereforweaponry.Payload.Destructivepower.Sheandherfatherspokeinelectronvoltsandjoules—constructiveenergyoutput.

           "Thatmuchantimattercouldliterallyliquidateeverythinginahalf-mileradius!"Kohlerexclaimed.

           "Yes,ifannihilatedallatonce,"Vittoriashotback,"whichnobodywouldeverdo!"

           "Exceptsomeonewhodidn’tknowbetter.Orifyourpowersourcefailed!"Kohlerwasalreadyheadingfortheelevator.

           "WhichiswhymyfatherkeptitinHaz-Matunderafail-safepowerandaredundantsecuritysystem."

           Kohlerturned,lookinghopeful."YouhaveadditionalsecurityonHaz-Mat?"

           "Yes.Asecondretina-scan."

           Kohlerspokeonlytwowords."Downstairs.Now."

           Thefreightelevatordroppedlikearock.

           Anotherseventy-fivefeetintotheearth.

           Vittoriawascertainshesensedfearinbothmenastheelevatorfelldeeper.Kohler’susuallyemotionlessfacewastaut.Iknow,Vittoriathought,thesampleisenormous,buttheprecautionswe’vetakenare—

           Theyreachedthebottom.

           Theelevatoropened,andVittorialedthewaydownthedimlylitcorridor.Upaheadthecorridordead-endedatahugesteeldoor

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