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Chapter 4

           Langdon,youhaveneverseentheLouvreafterhours?»

           Iguessnot,Langdonthought,tryingtogethisbearings.

           Usuallyimpeccablyilluminated,theLouvregallerieswerestartlinglydarktonight.Insteadofthecustomaryflat-whitelightflowingdownfromabove,amutedredglowseemedtoemanateupwardfromthebaseboardsintermittentpatchesofredlightspillingoutontothetilefloors.

           AsLangdongazeddownthemurkycorridor,herealizedheshouldhaveanticipatedthisscene.Virtuallyallmajorgalleriesemployedredservicelightingatnightstrategicallyplaced,low-level,noninvasivelightsthatenabledstaffmemberstonavigatehallwaysandyetkeptthepaintingsinrelativedarknesstoslowthefadingeffectsofoverexposuretolight.Tonight,themuseumpossessedanalmostoppressivequality.Longshadowsencroachedeverywhere,andtheusuallysoaringvaultedceilingsappearedasalow,blackvoid.

           «Thisway,»Fachesaid,turningsharplyrightandsettingoutthroughaseriesofinterconnectedgalleries.

           Langdonfollowed,hisvisionslowlyadjustingtothedark.Allaround,large-formatoilsbegantomaterializelikephotosdevelopingbeforehiminanenormousdarkroom…theireyesfollowingashemovedthroughtherooms.Hecouldtastethefamiliartangofmuseumairanarid,deionizedessencethatcarriedafainthintofcarbontheproductofindustrial,coal-filterdehumidifiersthatranaroundtheclocktocounteractthecorrosivecarbondioxideexhaledbyvisitors.

           Mountedhighonthewalls,thevisiblesecuritycamerassentaclearmessagetovisitors:Weseeyou.

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