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Chapter 6

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           Langdonlookedbackatthegate,tryingtopicturewhathadhappened.

           «Thecuratorwasattackedinhisoffice,fledintotheGrandGallery,andactivatedthesecuritygatebypullingthatpaintingfromthewall.Thegatefellimmediately,sealingoffallaccess.Thisistheonlydoorinoroutofthisgallery.»Langdonfeltconfused.«SothecuratoractuallycapturedhisattackerinsidetheGrandGallery?»Facheshookhishead.«ThesecuritygateseparatedSaunièrefromhisattacker.ThekillerwaslockedoutthereinthehallwayandshotSaunièrethroughthisgate.»Fachepointedtowardanorangetaghangingfromoneofthebarsonthegateunderwhichtheyhadjustpassed.«ThePTSteamfoundflashbackresiduefromagun.Hefiredthroughthebars.Saunièrediedinherealone.»

           LangdonpicturedthephotographofSaunière’sbody.Theysaidhedidthattohimself.Langdonlookedoutattheenormouscorridorbeforethem.«Sowhereishisbody?»

           Fachestraightenedhiscruciformtieclipandbegantowalk.«Asyouprobablyknow,theGrandGalleryisquitelong.»

           Theexactlength,ifLangdonrecalledcorrectly,wasaroundfifteenhundredfeet,thelengthofthreeWashingtonMonumentslaidendtoend.Equallybreathtakingwasthecorridor’swidth,whicheasilycouldhaveaccommodatedapairofside-by-sidepassengertrains.Thecenterofthehallwaywasdottedbytheoccasionalstatueorcolossalporcelainurn,whichservedasatastefuldividerandkepttheflowoftrafficmovingdownonewallanduptheother.

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