Chapter 38

           SophiescrutinizedLangdoninthebackofthetaxi.He’sjoking.«TheHolyGrail?»

           Langdonnodded,hisexpressionserious.«HolyGrailistheliteralmeaningofSangreal.ThephrasederivesfromtheFrenchSangraal,whichevolvedtoSangreal,andwaseventuallysplitintotwowords,SanGreal.»

           HolyGrail.Sophiewassurprisedshehadnotspottedthelinguistictiesimmediately.Evenso,Langdon’sclaimstillmadenosensetoher.«IthoughttheHolyGrailwasacup.YoujusttoldmetheSangrealisacollectionofdocumentsthatrevealssomedarksecret.»

           «Yes,buttheSangrealdocumentsareonlyhalfoftheHolyGrailtreasure.TheyareburiedwiththeGrailitself…andrevealitstruemeaning.ThedocumentsgavetheKnightsTemplarsomuchpowerbecausethepagesrevealedthetruenatureoftheGrail.»

           ThetruenatureoftheGrail?Sophiefeltevenmorelostnow.TheHolyGrail,shehadthought,wasthecupthatJesusdrankfromattheLastSupperandwithwhichJosephofArimathealatercaughtHisbloodatthecrucifixion.«TheHolyGrailistheCupofChrist,»shesaid.«Howmuchsimplercoulditbe?»

           «Sophie,»Langdonwhispered,leaningtowardhernow,»accordingtothePrioryofSion,theHolyGrailisnotacupatall.TheyclaimtheGraillegendthatofachaliceisactuallyaningeniouslyconceivedallegory.Thatis,thattheGrailstoryusesthechaliceasametaphorforsomethingelse,somethingfarmorepowerful.»Hepaused.

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