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Chapter 26

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           «Isthatwhyhewasintothatwholefemininething?»

           «Actually,DaVinciwasintunewiththebalancebetweenmaleandfemale.Hebelievedthatahumansoulcouldnotbeenlightenedunlessithadbothmaleandfemaleelements.»

           «Youmeanlikechickswithdicks?»someonecalled.

           Thiselicitedaheartyroundoflaughs.LangdonconsideredofferinganetymologicalsidebaraboutthewordhermaphroditeanditstiestoHermesandAphrodite,butsomethingtoldhimitwouldbelostonthiscrowd.

           «Hey,Mr.Langford,»amuscle-boundmansaid.«IsittruethattheMonaLisaisapictureofDaVinciindrag?Iheardthatwastrue.»

           «It’squitepossible,»Langdonsaid.«DaVinciwasaprankster,andcomputerizedanalysisoftheMonaLisaandDaVinci’sself-portraitsconfirmsomestartlingpointsofcongruencyintheirfaces.WhateverDaVinciwasupto,»Langdonsaid,»hisMonaLisaisneithermalenorfemale.Itcarriesasubtlemessageofandrogyny.Itisafusingofboth.»

           «Yousurethat’snotjustsomeHarvardbullshitwayofsayingMonaLisaisoneuglychick.»

           NowLangdonlaughed.«Youmayberight.ButactuallyDaVincileftabigcluethatthepaintingwassupposedtobeandrogynous.HasanyonehereeverheardofanEgyptiangodnamedAmon?»«Hellyes!»thebigguysaid.«Godofmasculinefertility!»Langdonwasstunned.

           «ItsayssooneveryboxofAmoncondoms.»Themuscularmangaveawidegrin.«It’sgotaguywitharam’sheadonthefrontandsayshe’stheEgyptiangodoffertility.

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