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Chapter 6

           HisbestguesswasthatanakedhumanformwasyetanotherendorsementofVenusthegoddessofhumansexuality.AlthoughmodernculturehaderasedmuchofVenus’sassociationwiththemale/femalephysicalunion,asharpetymologicaleyecouldstillspotavestigeofVenus’soriginalmeaningintheword»venereal.»Langdondecidednottogothere.

           «Mr.Fache,Iobviouslycan’ttellyouwhyMr.Saunièredrewthatsymbolonhimselforplacedhimselfinthisway,butIcantellyouthatamanlikeJacquesSaunièrewouldconsiderthepentacleasignofthefemaledeity.Thecorrelationbetweenthissymbolandthesacredfeminineiswidelyknownbyarthistoriansandsymbologists.»

           «Fine.Andtheuseofhisownbloodasink?»«Obviouslyhehadnothingelsetowritewith.»Fachewassilentamoment.«Actually,Ibelieveheusedbloodsuchthatthepolicewouldfollowcertainforensicprocedures.»

           «I’msorry?»

           «Lookathislefthand.»

           Langdon’seyestracedthelengthofthecurator’spalearmtohislefthandbutsawnothing.Uncertain,hecircledthecorpseandcroucheddown,nownotingwithsurprisethatthecuratorwasclutchingalarge,felt-tippedmarker.

           «Saunièrewasholdingitwhenwefoundhim,»Fachesaid,leavingLangdonandmovingseveralyardstoaportabletablecoveredwithinvestigationtools,cables,andassortedelectronicgear.«AsItoldyou,»hesaid,rummagingaroundthetable,»wehavetouchednothing.Areyoufamiliarwiththiskindofpen?»

           Langdonkneltdownfarthertoseethepen’slabel.STYLODELUMIERENOIRE.Heglancedupinsurprise.

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