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Chapter 4

           HewonderedifFachehadanyideathatthispyramid,atPresidentMitterrand’sexplicitdemand,hadbeenconstructedofexactly666panesofglassabizarrerequestthathadalwaysbeenahottopicamongconspiracybuffswhoclaimed666wasthenumberofSatan.

           Langdondecidednottobringitup.

           Astheydroppedfartherintothesubterraneanfoyer,theyawningspaceslowlyemergedfromtheshadows.Builtfifty-sevenfeetbeneathgroundlevel,theLouvre’snewlyconstructed70,000-square-footlobbyspreadoutlikeanendlessgrotto.Constructedinwarmochermarbletobecompatiblewiththehoney-coloredstoneoftheLouvrefacadeabove,thesubterraneanhallwasusuallyvibrantwithsunlightandtourists.Tonight,however,thelobbywasbarrenanddark,givingtheentirespaceacoldandcrypt-likeatmosphere.

           «Andthemuseum’sregularsecuritystaff?»Langdonasked.

           «Enquarantaine,»Fachereplied,soundingasifLangdonwerequestioningtheintegrityofFache’steam.«Obviously,someonegainedentrytonightwhoshouldnothave.AllLouvrenightwardensareintheSullyWingbeingquestioned.Myownagentshavetakenovermuseumsecurityfortheevening.»

           Langdonnodded,movingquicklytokeeppacewithFache.

           «HowwelldidyouknowJacquesSaunière?»thecaptainasked.«Actually,notatall.We’dnevermet.»Fachelookedsurprised.«Yourfirstmeetingwastobetonight?»

           «Yes.We’dplannedtomeetattheAmericanUniversityreceptionfollowingmylecture,buthenevershowedup.»

           Fachescribbledsomenotesinalittlebook.

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