Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 46

           Infact,theyneverrevealedthelocationoftheirhideawaytoanyoneoutsidethebrotherhood.Thissecrecyprotectedthem,butitalsoposedaproblemwhenitcametorecruitingnewmembers."

           "Theycouldn’tgrowiftheycouldn’tadvertise,"Vittoriasaid,herlegsandmindkeepingperfectpace.

           "Exactly.WordofGalileo’sbrotherhoodstartedtospreadinthe1630s,andscientistsfromaroundtheworldmadesecretpilgrimagestoRomehopingtojointheIlluminati…eagerforachancetolookthroughGalileo’stelescopeandhearthemaster’sideas.Unfortunately,though,becauseoftheIlluminati’ssecrecy,scientistsarrivinginRomeneverknewwheretogoforthemeetingsortowhomtheycouldsafelyspeak.TheIlluminatiwantednewblood,buttheycouldnotaffordtorisktheirsecrecybymakingtheirwhereaboutsknown."

           Vittoriafrowned."Soundslikeasituazionesenzasoluzione."

           "Exactly.Acatch-22,aswewouldsay."

           "Sowhatdidtheydo?"

           "Theywerescientists.Theyexaminedtheproblemandfoundasolution.Abrilliantone,actually.TheIlluminaticreatedakindofingeniousmapdirectingscientiststotheirsanctuary."

           Vittorialookedsuddenlyskepticalandslowed."Amap?Soundscareless.Ifacopyfellintothewronghands…"

           "Itcouldn’t,"Langdonsaid."Nocopiesexistedanywhere.Itwasnotthekindofmapthatfitonpaper.Itwasenormous.Ablazedtrailofsortsacrossthecity."

           Vittoriaslowedevenfurther."Arrowspaintedonsidewalks?"

           "Inasense,yes,butmuchmoresubtle.

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