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Chapter 33

           

           «Lookattheotherside,»shesaid,changinglanesandsailingthroughanintersection.

           WhenLangdonturnedthekey,hefelthisjawdrop.There,intricatelyembossedonthecenterofthecross,wasastylizedfleur-de-liswiththeinitialsP.S.Sophie,»hesaid,»thisisthesealItoldyouabout!TheofficialdeviceofthePrioryofSion.»Shenodded.«AsItoldyou,Isawthekeyalongtimeago.Hetoldmenevertospeakofitagain.»Langdon’seyeswerestillrivetedontheembossedkey.Itshigh-techtoolingandage-oldsymbolismexudedaneeriefusionofancientandmodernworlds.

           «Hetoldmethekeyopenedaboxwherehekeptmanysecrets.»

           LangdonfeltachilltoimaginewhatkindofsecretsamanlikeJacquesSaunièremightkeep.Whatanancientbrotherhoodwasdoingwithafuturistickey,Langdonhadnoidea.ThePrioryexistedforthesolepurposeofprotectingasecret.Asecretofincrediblepower.Couldthiskeyhavesomethingtodowithit?Thethoughtwasoverwhelming.«Doyouknowwhatitopens?»

           Sophielookeddisappointed.«Iwashopingyouknew.»

           Langdonremainedsilentasheturnedthecruciforminhishand,examiningit.

           «ItlooksChristian,»Sophiepressed.

           Langdonwasnotsosureaboutthat.Theheadofthiskeywasnotthetraditionallong-stemmedChristiancrossbutratherwasasquarecrosswithfourarmsofequallengthwhichpredatedChristianitybyfifteenhundredyears.ThiskindofcrosscarriednoneoftheChristianconnotationsofcrucifixionassociatedwiththelonger-stemmedLatinCross,originatedbyRomansasatorturedevice.

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