Код да Винчи

Chapter 20

           SomehowhedoubtedthecaptainoftheFrenchpolicewouldseethehumorinchasingdownandarrestingabarofsoap.«Thedoorwayisn’tmuchfarther,»Sophiesaid.»Doyouthinkthere’sapossibilitythatthenumbersinyourgrandfather’smessageholdthekeytounderstandingtheotherlines?»LangdonhadonceworkedonaseriesofBaconianmanuscriptsthatcontainedepigraphicalciphersinwhichcertainlinesofcodewerecluesastohowtodeciphertheotherlines.

           «I’vebeenthinkingaboutthenumbersallnight.Sums,quotients,products.Idon’tseeanything.Mathematically,they’rearrangedatrandom.Cryptographicgibberish.»

           «Andyetthey’reallpartoftheFibonaccisequence.Thatcan’tbecoincidence.»

           «It’snot.UsingFibonaccinumberswasmygrandfather’swayofwavinganotherflagatmelikewritingthemessageinEnglish,orarranginghimselflikemyfavoritepieceofart,ordrawingapentacleonhimself.Allofitwastocatchmyattention.»

           «Thepentaclehasmeaningtoyou?»

           «Yes.Ididn’tgetachancetotellyou,butthepentaclewasaspecialsymbolbetweenmygrandfatherandmewhenIwasgrowingup.WeusedtoplayTarotcardsforfun,andmyindicatorcardalwaysturnedouttobefromthesuitofpentacles.I’msurehestackedthedeck,butpentaclesgottobeourlittlejoke.»

           Langdonfeltachill.TheyplayedTarot?ThemedievalItaliancardgamewassorepletewithhiddenhereticalsymbolismthatLangdonhaddedicatedanentirechapterinhisnewmanuscripttotheTarot.

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