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Chapter 32

           Ratherthanteeththatmovedtumblers,thiskey’scomplexseriesoflaser-burnedpockmarkswasexaminedbyanelectriceye.Iftheeyedeterminedthatthehexagonalpockmarkswerecorrectlyspaced,arranged,androtated,thenthelockwouldopen.

           Sophiecouldnotbegintoimaginewhatakeylikethisopened,butshesensedRobertwouldbeabletotellher.Afterall,hehaddescribedthekey’sembossedsealwithouteverseeingit.ThecruciformontopimpliedthekeybelongedtosomekindofChristianorganization,andyetSophieknewofnochurchesthatusedlaser-tooledvaryingmatrixkeys.

           Besides,mygrandfatherwasnoChristian….

           Sophiehadwitnessedproofofthattenyearsago.Ironically,ithadbeenanotherkeyafarmorenormalonethathadrevealedhistruenaturetoher.

           TheafternoonhadbeenwarmwhenshelandedatCharlesdeGaulleAirportandhailedataxihome.Grand-pèrewillbesosurprisedtoseeme,shethought.ReturningfromgraduateschoolinBritainforspringbreakafewdaysearly,Sophiecouldn’twaittoseehimandtellhimallabouttheencryptionmethodsshewasstudying.

           WhenshearrivedattheirParishome,however,hergrandfatherwasnotthere.Disappointed,sheknewhehadnotbeenexpectingherandwasprobablyworkingattheLouvre.Butit’sSaturdayafternoon,sherealized.Heseldomworkedonweekends.Onweekends,heusually

           Grinning,Sophieranouttothegarage.Sureenough,hiscarwasgone.Itwastheweekend.JacquesSaunièredespisedcitydrivingandownedacarforonedestinationonlyhisvacationchâteauinNormandy,northofParis.

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