Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 46

           Themapconsistedofaseriesofcarefullyconcealedsymbolicmarkersplacedinpubliclocationsaroundthecity.Onemarkerledtothenext…andthenext…atrail…eventuallyleadingtotheIlluminatilair."

           Vittoriaeyedhimaskance."Soundslikeatreasurehunt."

           Langdonchuckled."Inamannerofspeaking,itis.TheIlluminaticalledtheirstringofmarkers‘ThePathofIllumination,’andanyonewhowantedtojointhebrotherhoodhadtofollowitallthewaytotheend.Akindoftest."

           "ButiftheVaticanwantedtofindtheIlluminati,"Vittoriaargued,"couldn’ttheysimplyfollowthemarkers?"

           "No.Thepathwashidden.Apuzzle,constructedinsuchawaythatonlycertainpeoplewouldhavetheabilitytotrackthemarkersandfigureoutwheretheIlluminatichurchwashidden.TheIlluminatiintendeditasakindofinitiation,functioningnotonlyasasecuritymeasurebutalsoasascreeningprocesstoensurethatonlythebrightestscientistsarrivedattheirdoor."

           "Idon’tbuyit.Inthe1600stheclergyweresomeofthemosteducatedmenintheworld.Ifthesemarkerswereinpubliclocations,certainlythereexistedmembersoftheVaticanwhocouldhavefigureditout."

           "Sure,"Langdonsaid,"iftheyhadknownaboutthemarkers.Buttheydidn’t.AndtheynevernoticedthembecausetheIlluminatidesignedtheminsuchawaythatclericswouldneversuspectwhattheywere.Theyusedamethodknowninsymbologyasdissimulation."

           "Camouflage."

           Langdonwasimpressed."Youknowtheterm."

           "Dissimulacione,"shesaid."Nature’sbestdefense.

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