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Chapter 83

           »Teabingpointedtowardastained-glasswindowwherethebreakingsunwasrefractingthroughawhite-cladknightridingarose-coloredhorse.«AlanusMarcel,»Teabingsaid,»MasteroftheTempleintheearlytwelvehundreds.HeandhissuccessorsactuallyheldtheParliamentarychairofPrimusBaroAngiae.»

           Langdonwassurprised.«FirstBaronoftheRealm?»

           Teabingnodded.«TheMasteroftheTemple,someclaim,heldmoreinfluencethanthekinghimself.»Astheyarrivedoutsidethecircularchamber,Teabingshotaglanceoverhisshoulderatthealtarboy,whowasvacuuminginthedistance.«Youknow,»TeabingwhisperedtoSophie,»theHolyGrailissaidtooncehavebeenstoredinthischurchovernightwhiletheTemplarsmoveditfromonehidingplacetoanother.CanyouimaginethefourchestsofSangrealdocumentssittingrightherewithMaryMagdalene’ssarcophagus?Itgivesmegooseflesh.»

           Langdonwasfeelinggoosefleshtooastheysteppedintothecircularchamber.Hiseyetracedthecurvatureofthechamber’spalestoneperimeter,takinginthecarvingsofgargoyles,demons,monsters,andpainedhumanfaces,allstaringinward.Beneaththecarvings,asinglestonepewcurledaroundtheentirecircumferenceoftheroom.

           «Theaterintheround,»Langdonwhispered.

           Teabingraisedacrutch,pointingtowardthefarleftoftheroomandthentothefarright.Langdonhadalreadyseenthem.

           Tenstoneknights.

           Fiveontheleft.Fiveontheright.

           Lyingproneonthefloor,thecarved,life-sizedfiguresrestedinpeacefulposes

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