Chapter 46

           

           TheSecretVaticanArchivesarelocatedatthefarendoftheBorgiaCourtyarddirectlyupahillfromtheGateofSantaAna.Theycontainover20,000volumesandarerumoredtoholdsuchtreasuresasLeonardodaVinci’smissingdiariesandevenunpublishedbooksoftheHolyBible.

           LangdonstrodepowerfullyupthedesertedViadellaFondamentatowardthearchives,hismindbarelyabletoacceptthathewasabouttobegrantedaccess.Vittoriawasathisside,keepingpaceeffortlessly.Heralmond-scentedhairtossedlightlyinthebreeze,andLangdonbreatheditin.Hefelthisthoughtsstrayingandreeledhimselfback.

           Vittoriasaid,"Yougoingtotellmewhatwe’relookingfor?"

           "AlittlebookwrittenbyaguynamedGalileo."

           Shesoundedsurprised."Youdon’tmessaround.What’sinit?"

           "Itissupposedtocontainsomethingcalledilsegno."

           "Thesign?"

           "Sign,clue,signal…dependsonyourtranslation."

           "Signtowhat?"

           Langdonpickedupthepace."Asecretlocation.Galileo’sIlluminatineededtoprotectthemselvesfromtheVatican,sotheyfoundedanultrasecretIlluminatimeetingplacehereinRome.TheycalleditTheChurchofIllumination."

           "Prettyboldcallingasataniclairachurch."

           Langdonshookhishead."Galileo’sIlluminatiwerenottheleastbitsatanic.Theywerescientistswhoreveredenlightenment.TheirmeetingplacewassimplywheretheycouldsafelycongregateanddiscusstopicsforbiddenbytheVatican.Althoughweknowthesecretlairexisted,tothisdaynobodyhaseverlocatedit."

           "SoundsliketheIlluminatiknowhowtokeepasecret."

           "Absolutely.

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