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Chapter 4

           «Andhecalledthemeetingtoofferhishelponyourbook.»

           Langdonshookhishead.«Actually,nobodyyetknowsaboutmymanuscript.It’sstillindraftform,andIhaven’tshownittoanyoneexceptmyeditor.»

           Fachefellsilent.

           Langdondidnotaddthereasonhehadn’tyetshownthemanuscripttoanyoneelse.Thethree-hundred-pagedrafttentativelytitledSymbolsoftheLostSacredFeminineproposedsomeveryunconventionalinterpretationsofestablishedreligiousiconographywhichwouldcertainlybecontroversial.

           Now,asLangdonapproachedthestationaryescalators,hepaused,realizingFachewasnolongerbesidehim.Turning,LangdonsawFachestandingseveralyardsbackataserviceelevator.

           «We’lltaketheelevator,»Fachesaidastheliftdoorsopened.«AsI’msureyou’reaware,thegalleryisquiteadistanceonfoot.»

           AlthoughLangdonknewtheelevatorwouldexpeditethelong,two-storyclimbtotheDenonWing,heremainedmotionless.

           «Issomethingwrong?»Fachewasholdingthedoor,lookingimpatient.

           Langdonexhaled,turningalongingglancebackuptheopen-airescalator.Nothing’swrongatall,heliedtohimself,trudgingbacktowardtheelevator.Asaboy,Langdonhadfallendownanabandonedwellshaftandalmostdiedtreadingwaterinthenarrowspaceforhoursbeforebeingrescued.Sincethen,he’dsufferedahauntingphobiaofenclosedspaceselevators,subways,squashcourts.Theelevatorisaperfectlysafemachine,Langdoncontinuallytoldhimself,neverbelievingit.

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