Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 100

           Akite?Langdonwonderedifhehadchosenthewrongpoint.WhatamImissing!

           Theanswertookanotherthirtysecondstohithim,butwhenitdid,Langdonfeltanexhilarationlikenothinghehadeverexperiencedinhisacademiccareer.

           TheIlluminatigenius,itseemed,wouldnevercease.

           Theshapehewaslookingatwasnotintendedasadiamondatall.ThefourpointsonlyformedadiamondbecauseLangdonhadconnectedadjacentpoints.TheIlluminatibelieveinopposites!Connectingoppositeverticeswithhispen,Langdon’sfingersweretrembling.Therebeforehimonthemapwasagiantcruciform.It’sacross!Thefourelementsofscienceunfoldedbeforehiseyes…sprawledacrossRomeinanenormous,city-widecross.

           Ashestaredinwonder,alineofpoetryranginhismind…likeanoldfriendwithanewface.

           ’CrossRomethemysticelementsunfold…

           ’CrossRome…

           Thefogbegantoclear.Langdonsawthattheanswerhadbeeninfrontofhimallnight!TheIlluminatipoemhadbeentellinghimhowthealtarswerelaidout.Across!

           ’CrossRomethemysticelementsunfold!

           Itwascunningwordplay.Langdonhadoriginallyreadtheword’CrossasanabbreviationofAcross.Heassumeditwaspoeticlicenseintendedtoretainthemeterofthepoem.Butitwassomuchmorethanthat!Anotherhiddenclue.

           Thecruciformonthemap,Langdonrealized,wastheultimateIlluminatiduality.Itwasareligioussymbolformedbyelementsofscience.Galileo’spathofIlluminationwasatributetobothscienceandGod!

           Therestofthepuzzlefellintoplacealmostimmediately.

           PiazzaNavona.

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