Код да Винчи

Chapter 8

           

           FachemotionedbacktothepentacleonSaunière’sabdomen.«Nothingtodowithdevilworship?Areyoustillcertain?»

           Langdonwascertainofnothinganymore.«Thesymbologyandtextdon’tseemtocoincide.I’msorryIcan’tbeofmorehelp.»

           «Perhapsthiswillclarify.»Fachebackedawayfromthebodyandraisedtheblacklightagain,lettingthebeamspreadoutinawiderangle.«Andnow?»

           ToLangdon’samazement,arudimentarycircleglowedaroundthecurator’sbody.Saunièrehadapparentlylaydownandswungthepenaroundhimselfinseverallongarcs,essentiallyinscribinghimselfinsideacircle.

           Inaflash,themeaningbecameclear.

           «TheVitruvianMan,»Langdongasped.Saunièrehadcreatedalife-sizedreplicaofLeonardoDaVinci’smostfamoussketch.

           Consideredthemostanatomicallycorrectdrawingofitsday,DaVinci’sTheVitruvianManhadbecomeamodern-dayiconofculture,appearingonposters,mousepads,andT-shirtsaroundtheworld.Thecelebratedsketchconsistedofaperfectcircleinwhichwasinscribedanudemale…hisarmsandlegsoutstretchedinanakedspreadeagle.

           DaVinci.Langdonfeltashiverofamazement.TheclarityofSaunière’sintentionscouldnotbedenied.Inhisfinalmomentsoflife,thecuratorhadstrippedoffhisclothingandarrangedhisbodyinaclearimageofLeonardoDaVinci’sVitruvianMan.

           Thecirclehadbeenthemissingcriticalelement.Afemininesymbolofprotection,thecirclearoundthenakedman’sbodycompletedDaVinci’sintendedmessagemaleandfemaleharmony.

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