Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 49

           

           "ThechallengetheIlluminatihadwasthataftertheyplacedthemarkers,theyneededsomewaytotellthescientificcommunitythepathexisted."

           "Logical,"Vittoriasaid."Otherwisenobodywouldknowtolookforit."

           "Yes,andeveniftheyknewthepathexisted,scientistswouldhavenowayofknowingwherethepathbegan.Romeishuge."

           "Okay."

           Langdonproceededdownthenextaisle,scanningthetabsashetalked."Aboutfifteenyearsago,somehistoriansattheSorbonneandIuncoveredaseriesofIlluminatilettersfilledwithreferencestothesegno."

           "Thesign.Theannouncementaboutthepathandwhereitbegan."

           "Yes.Andsincethen,plentyofIlluminatiacademics,myselfincluded,haveuncoveredotherreferencestothesegno.ItisacceptedtheorynowthattheclueexistsandthatGalileomassdistributedittothescientificcommunitywithouttheVaticaneverknowing."

           "How?"

           "We’renotsure,butmostlikelyprintedpublications.Hepublishedmanybooksandnewslettersovertheyears."

           "ThattheVaticannodoubtsaw.Soundsdangerous."

           "True.Nonethelessthesegnowasdistributed."

           "Butnobodyhaseveractuallyfoundit?"

           "No.Oddlythough,whereverallusionstothesegnoappear—Masonicdiaries,ancientscientificjournals,Illuminatiletters—itisoftenreferredtobyanumber."

           "666?"

           Langdonsmiled."Actuallyit’s503."

           "Meaning?"

           "Noneofuscouldeverfigureitout.Ibecamefascinatedwith503,tryingeverythingtofindmeaninginthenumber—numerology,mapreferences,latitudes."Langdonreachedtheendoftheaisle,turnedthecorner,andhurriedtoscanthenextrowoftabsashespoke.

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