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Chapter 38

           Wherecouldyoupossiblyfindenoughcredibleevidencetosupportatheorylikethis?»

           WithaquietsmileLangdonpulledapieceofpaperfromthepocketofhistweedcoatandhandedittoFaukman.Thepagelistedabibliographyofoverfiftytitlesbooksbywell-knownhistorians,somecontemporary,somecenturiesoldmanyofthemacademicbestsellers.AllthebooktitlessuggestedthesamepremiseLangdonhadjustproposed.AsFaukmanreaddownthelist,helookedlikeamanwhohadjustdiscoveredtheearthwasactuallyflat.«Iknowsomeoftheseauthors.They’re…realhistorians!»

           Langdongrinned.«Asyoucansee,Jonas,thisisnotonlymytheory.It’sbeenaroundforalongtime.I’msimplybuildingonit.NobookhasyetexploredthelegendoftheHolyGrailfromasymbologicangle.TheiconographicevidenceI’mfindingtosupportthetheoryis,well,staggeringlypersuasive.»

           Faukmanwasstillstaringatthelist.«MyGod,oneofthesebookswaswrittenbySirLeighTeabingaBritishRoyalHistorian.»

           «TeabinghasspentmuchofhislifestudyingtheHolyGrail.I’vemetwithhim.Hewasactuallyabigpartofmyinspiration.He’sabeliever,Jonas,alongwithalloftheothersonthatlist.»

           «You’retellingmeallofthesehistoriansactuallybelieve…»Faukmanswallowed,apparentlyunabletosaythewords.

           Langdongrinnedagain.«TheHolyGrailisarguablythemostsought-aftertreasureinhumanhistory.TheGrailhasspawnedlegends,wars,andlifelongquests.

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