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Chapter 40

           Sirenshowledsomewhereinthedistance,andshefeltathickeningshroudoffatiguesettlingoverher.

           «There!»Langdonsaid,feelingexcitedtoseethehugecomplexoftheRolandGarrostennisstadiumloomingahead.

           Sophiesnakedherwaytowardthestadium.Afterseveralpasses,theylocatedtheintersectionofRueHaxoandturnedontoit,drivinginthedirectionofthelowernumbers.Theroadbecamemoreindustrial,linedwithbusinesses.

           Weneednumbertwenty-four,Langdontoldhimself,realizinghewassecretlyscanningthehorizonforthespiresofachurch.Don’tberidiculous.AforgottenTemplarchurchinthisneighborhood?

           «Thereitis,»Sophieexclaimed,pointing.Langdon’seyesfollowedtothestructureahead.Whatintheworld?Thebuildingwasmodern.Asquatcitadelwithagiant,neonequal-armedcrossemblazonedatopitsfacade.Beneaththecrosswerethewords:

           DEPOSITORYBANKOFZURICH

           LangdonwasthankfulnottohavesharedhisTemplarchurchhopeswithSophie.Acareerhazardofsymbologistswasatendencytoextracthiddenmeaningfromsituationsthathadnone.Inthiscase,Langdonhadentirelyforgottenthatthepeaceful,equal-armedcrosshadbeenadoptedastheperfectsymbolfortheflagofneutralSwitzerland.

           Atleastthemysterywassolved.

           SophieandLangdonwereholdingthekeytoaSwissbankdepositbox.

           

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