Chapter 28

           InsidetheSalledesEtats,LangdonstaredinastonishmentatthesixwordsglowingonthePlexiglas.Thetextseemedtohoverinspace,castingajaggedshadowacrossMonaLisa’smysterioussmile.

           «ThePriory,»Langdonwhispered.«Thisprovesyourgrandfatherwasamember!»Sophielookedathiminconfusion.«Youunderstandthis?»«It’sflawless,»Langdonsaid,noddingashisthoughtschurned.«It’saproclamationofoneofthePriory’smostfundamentalphilosophies!»

           SophielookedbaffledintheglowofthemessagescrawledacrosstheMonaLisa’sface.

           SODARKTHECONOFMAN

           «Sophie,»Langdonsaid,»thePriory’straditionofperpetuatinggoddessworshipisbasedonabeliefthatpowerfulmenintheearlyChristianchurch‘conned’theworldbypropagatingliesthatdevaluedthefemaleandtippedthescalesinfavorofthemasculine.»Sophieremainedsilent,staringatthewords.»ThePriorybelievesthatConstantineandhismalesuccessorssuccessfullyconvertedtheworldfrommatriarchalpaganismtopatriarchalChristianitybywagingacampaignofpropagandathatdemonizedthesacredfeminine,obliteratingthegoddessfrommodernreligionforever.»

           Sophie’sexpressionremaineduncertain.«Mygrandfathersentmetothisspottofindthis.Hemustbetryingtotellmemorethanthat.»

           Langdonunderstoodhermeaning.Shethinksthisisanothercode.Whetherahiddenmeaningexistedhereornot,Langdoncouldnotimmediatelysay.HismindwasstillgrapplingwiththeboldclarityofSaunière’soutwardmessage.

           Sodarktheconofman,hethought.Sodarkindeed.

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