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Chapter 3

           «Haveyoumountedher?»

           Langdonrolledhiseyes.«No,Ihaven’tclimbedthetower.»«SheisthesymbolofFrance.Ithinksheisperfect.»Langdonnoddedabsently.SymbologistsoftenremarkedthatFranceacountryrenownedformachismo,womanizing,anddiminutiveinsecureleaderslikeNapoleonandPepintheShortcouldnothavechosenamoreaptnationalemblemthanathousand-footphallus.

           WhentheyreachedtheintersectionatRuedeRivoli,thetrafficlightwasred,buttheCitroendidn’tslow.TheagentgunnedthesedanacrossthejunctionandspedontoawoodedsectionofRueCastiglione,whichservedasthenorthernentrancetothefamedTuileriesGardensParis’sownversionofCentralPark.MosttouristsmistranslatedJardinsdesTuileriesasrelatingtothethousandsoftulipsthatbloomedhere,butTuilerieswasactuallyaliteralreferencetosomethingfarlessromantic.Thisparkhadoncebeenanenormous,pollutedexcavationpitfromwhichParisiancontractorsminedclaytomanufacturethecity’sfamousredroofingtilesortuiles.

           Astheyenteredthedesertedpark,theagentreachedunderthedashandturnedofftheblaringsiren.Langdonexhaled,savoringthesuddenquiet.Outsidethecar,thepalewashofhalogenheadlightsskimmedoverthecrushedgravelparkway,theruggedwhirofthetiresintoningahypnoticrhythm.LangdonhadalwaysconsideredtheTuileriestobesacredground.ThesewerethegardensinwhichClaudeMonethadexperimentedwithformandcolor,andliterallyinspiredthebirthoftheImpressionistmovement.

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