Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 49

           Itwasgreatfordestructionofevidence,butterribleforarchivists.ItisbelievedthatonlyonecopyofDiagrammasurvivedbeyondtheeighteenthcentury."

           "One?"Vittorialookedmomentarilystarstruckassheglancedaroundtheroom."Andit’shere?"

           "ConfiscatedfromtheNetherlandsbytheVaticanshortlyafterGalileo’sdeath.I’vebeenpetitioningtoseeitforyearsnow.EversinceIrealizedwhatwasinit."

           AsifreadingLangdon’smind,Vittoriamovedacrosstheaisleandbeganscanningtheadjacentbayofvaults,doublingtheirpace.

           "Thanks,"hesaid."LookforreferencetabsthathaveanythingtodowithGalileo,science,scientists.You’llknowitwhenyouseeit."

           "Okay,butyoustillhaven’ttoldmehowyoufiguredoutDiagrammacontainedtheclue.IthadsomethingtodowiththenumberyoukeptseeinginIlluminatiletters?503?"

           Langdonsmiled."Yes.Ittooksometime,butIfinallyfiguredoutthat503isasimplecode.ItclearlypointstoDiagramma."

           ForaninstantLangdonrelivedhismomentofunexpectedrevelation:August16.Twoyearsago.Hewasstandinglakesideattheweddingofthesonofacolleague.Bagpipesdronedonthewaterastheweddingpartymadetheiruniqueentrance…acrossthelakeonabarge.Thecraftwasfestoonedwithflowersandwreaths.ItcarriedaRomannumeralpaintedproudlyonthehull—DCII.

           PuzzledbythemarkingLangdonaskedthefatherofthebride,"What’swith602?"

           "602?"

           Langdonpointedtothebarge."DCIIistheRomannumeralfor602."

           Themanlaughed."That’snotaRomannumeral.That’sthenameofthebarge."

           "TheDCII?"

           Themannodded.

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