Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 46

           Tryspottingatrumpetfishfloatingverticallyinseagrass."

           "Okay,"Langdonsaid."TheIlluminatiusedthesameconcept.TheycreatedmarkersthatfadedintothebackdropofancientRome.Theycouldn’tuseambigramsorscientificsymbologybecauseitwouldbefartooconspicuous,sotheycalledonanIlluminatiartist—thesameanonymousprodigywhohadcreatedtheirambigrammaticsymbol‘Illuminati’—andtheycommissionedhimtocarvefoursculptures."

           "Illuminatisculptures?"

           "Yes,sculptureswithtwostrictguidelines.First,thesculptureshadtolookliketherestoftheartworkinRome…artworkthattheVaticanwouldneversuspectbelongedtotheIlluminati."

           "Religiousart."

           Langdonnodded,feelingatingeofexcitement,talkingfasternow."Andthesecondguidelinewasthatthefoursculptureshadtohaveveryspecificthemes.Eachpieceneededtobeasubtletributetooneofthefourelementsofscience."

           "Fourelements?"Vittoriasaid."Thereareoverahundred."

           "Notinthe1600s,"Langdonremindedher."Earlyalchemistsbelievedtheentireuniversewasmadeupofonlyfoursubstances:Earth,Air,Fire,andWater."

           Theearlycross,Langdonknew,wasthemostcommonsymbolofthefourelements—fourarmsrepresentingEarth,Air,Fire,andWater.

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