Код да Винчи

Chapter 32

           Itusuallyhungontheeastwallbesidethefireplace,buttonightithadbeenpulledasideonitsbrassrod,exposingthewallbehindit.

           Walkingtowardthebarewoodenwall,Sophiesensedthechantinggettinglouder.Hesitant,sheleanedherearagainstthewood.Thevoiceswereclearernow.Peopleweredefinitelychanting…intoningwordsSophiecouldnotdiscern.

           Thespacebehindthiswallishollow!

           Feelingaroundtheedgeofthepanels,Sophiefoundarecessedfingerhold.Itwasdiscreetlycrafted.Aslidingdoor.Heartpounding,sheplacedherfingerintheslotandpulledit.Withnoiselessprecision,theheavywallslidsideways.Fromoutofthedarknessbeyond,thevoicesechoedup.

           Sophieslippedthroughthedoorandfoundherselfonarough-hewnstonestaircasethatspiraleddownward.She’dbeencomingtothishousesinceshewasachildandyethadnoideathisstaircaseevenexisted!

           Asshedescended,theairgrewcooler.Thevoicesclearer.Sheheardmenandwomennow.Herlineofsightwaslimitedbythespiralofthestaircase,butthelaststepwasnowroundingintoview.Beyondit,shecouldseeasmallpatchofthebasementfloorstone,illuminatedbytheflickeringorangeblazeoffirelight.

           Holdingherbreath,Sophieincheddownanotherfewstepsandcroucheddowntolook.Ittookherseveralsecondstoprocesswhatshewasseeing.

           Theroomwasagrottoacoarsechamberthatappearedtohavebeenhollowedfromthegraniteofthehillside.Theonlylightcamefromtorchesonthewalls.Intheglowoftheflames,thirtyorsopeoplestoodinacircleinthecenteroftheroom.

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