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Chapter 6

           «Anewlyemergingpowerwilltakeovertheexistingsymbolsanddegradethemovertimeinanattempttoerasetheirmeaning.InthebattlebetweenthepagansymbolsandChristiansymbols,thepaganslost;Poseidon’stridentbecamethedevil’spitchfork,thewisecrone’spointedhatbecamethesymbolofawitch,andVenus’spentaclebecameasignofthedevil.»Langdonpaused.«Unfortunately,theUnitedStatesmilitaryhasalsopervertedthepentacle;it’snowourforemostsymbolofwar.Wepaintitonallourfighterjetsandhangitontheshouldersofallourgenerals.»Somuchforthegoddessofloveandbeauty.

           «Interesting.»Fachenoddedtowardthespread-eaglecorpse.«Andthepositioningofthebody?Whatdoyoumakeofthat?»Langdonshrugged.«Thepositionsimplyreinforcesthereferencetothepentacleandsacredfeminine.»

           Fache’sexpressionclouded.«Ibegyourpardon?»

           «Replication.Repeatingasymbolisthesimplestwaytostrengthenitsmeaning.JacquesSaunièrepositionedhimselfintheshapeofafive-pointedstar.»Ifonepentacleisgood,twoisbetter.

           Fache’seyesfollowedthefivepointsofSaunière’sarms,legs,andheadasheagainranahandacrosshisslickhair.«Interestinganalysis.»Hepaused.«Andthenudity?»Hegrumbledashespoketheword,soundingrepulsedbythesightofanagingmalebody.«Whydidheremovehisclothing?»

           Damnedgoodquestion,Langdonthought.He’dbeenwonderingthesamethingeversincehefirstsawthePolaroid.

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