Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 11

           "Ididnotfinishmystory.Despiteappearances,itisextremelyunlikelythatthisbrandwasputherebytheIlluminati.Therehasbeennoevidenceoftheirexistenceforoverhalfacentury,andmostscholarsagreetheIlluminatihavebeendefunctformanyyears."

           Thewordshitsilence.Kohlerstaredthroughthefogwithalooksomewherebetweenstupefactionandanger."Howthehellcanyoutellmethisgroupisextinctwhentheirnameissearedintothisman!"

           Langdonhadbeenaskinghimselfthatquestionallmorning.TheappearanceoftheIlluminatiambigramwasastonishing.Symbologistsworldwidewouldbedazzled.Andyet,theacademicinLangdonunderstoodthatthebrand’sreemergenceprovedabsolutelynothingabouttheIlluminati.

           "Symbols,"Langdonsaid,"innowayconfirmthepresenceoftheiroriginalcreators."

           "Whatisthatsupposedtomean?"

           "ItmeansthatwhenorganizedphilosophiesliketheIlluminatigooutofexistence,theirsymbolsremain…availableforadoptionbyothergroups.It’scalledtransference.It’sverycommoninsymbology.TheNazistooktheswastikafromtheHindus,theChristiansadoptedthecruciformfromtheEgyptians,the—"

           "Thismorning,"Kohlerchallenged,"whenItypedtheword‘Illuminati’intothecomputer,itreturnedthousandsofcurrentreferences.Apparentlyalotofpeoplethinkthisgroupisstillactive."

           "Conspiracybuffs,"Langdonreplied.Hehadalwaysbeenannoyedbytheplethoraofconspiracytheoriesthatcirculatedinmodernpopculture.

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