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Chapter 1

           Tonight,threethousandmilesfromhome,theaccoladehadresurfacedtohaunthimatthelecturehehadgiven.

           «Ladiesandgentlemen…»thehostesshadannouncedtoafullhouseattheAmericanUniversityofParis’sPavilionDauphine,»Ourguesttonightneedsnointroduction.Heistheauthorofnumerousbooks:TheSymbologyofSecretSects,TheAnoftheIlluminati,TheLostLanguageofIdeograms,andwhenIsayhewrotethebookonReligiousIconology,Imeanthatquiteliterally.Manyofyouusehistextbooksinclass.»

           Thestudentsinthecrowdnoddedenthusiastically.

           «Ihadplannedtointroducehimtonightbysharinghisimpressivecurriculumvitae.However…»SheglancedplayfullyatLangdon,whowasseatedonstage.«Anaudiencememberhasjusthandedmeafarmore,shallwesay…intriguingintroduction.»SheheldupacopyofBostonMagazine.Langdoncringed.Wherethehelldidshegetthat?

           Thehostessbeganreadingchoiceexcerptsfromtheinanearticle,andLangdonfelthimselfsinkinglowerandlowerinhischair.Thirtysecondslater,thecrowdwasgrinning,andthewomanshowednosignsoflettingup.«AndMr.Langdon’srefusaltospeakpubliclyabouthisunusualroleinlastyear’sVaticanconclavecertainlywinshimpointsonourintrigue-o-meter.»Thehostessgoadedthecrowd.«Wouldyouliketohearmore?»

           Thecrowdapplauded.

           Somebodystopher,Langdonpleadedasshedoveintothearticleagain.

           «AlthoughProfessorLangdonmightnotbeconsideredhunk-handsomelikesomeofouryoungerawardees,thisforty-somethingacademichasmorethanhisshareofscholarlyallure.

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