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Onthenewlyexposedfaceofthepyramid,aseriesofsixteencharacterswaspreciselyengravedintothesmoothstone.
BesideLangdon,Anderson’smouthnowgapedopen,mirroringLangdon’sownshock.Thesecuritychieflookedlikehehadjustseensomekindofalienkeypad.
“Professor?
”Satosaid.“Iassumeyoucanreadthis?
”Langdonturned.“Whywouldyouassumethat?
“Becauseyouwerebroughthere,Professor.Youwerechosen.Thisinscriptionappearstobeacodeofsomesort,andconsideringyourreputation,itseemsobvioustomethatyouwerebroughtheretodecipherit.”
LangdonhadtoadmitthatafterhisexperiencesinRomeandParis,he’dreceivedasteadyflowofrequestsaskingforhishelpdecipheringsomeofhistory’sgreatunsolvedcodes—thePhaistosDisk,theDorabellaCipher,themysteriousVoynichManuscript.
Satoranherfingerovertheinscription.“Canyoutellmethemeaningoftheseicons?
They’renoticons,Langdonthought.They’resymbols.Thelanguagewasonehehadrecognizedimmediately—anencryptedcipherlanguagefromtheseventeenthcentury.Langdonknewverywellhowtobreakit.“Ma’am,”hesaid,feelinghesitant,“thispyramidisPeter’sprivateproperty.”
“Privateornot,ifthiscodeisindeedthereasonyouwerebroughttoWashington,Iamnotgivingyouachoiceinthematter.Iwanttoknowwhatitsays.”
Sato’sBlackBerrypingedloudly,andsheyankedthedevicefromherpocket,studyingtheincomingmessageforseveralmoments.LangdonwasamazedthattheCapitolBuilding’sinternalwirelessnetworkprovidedservicethisfardown.
Satogruntedandraisedhereyebrows,givingLangdonanoddlook.
“ChiefAnderson?
”shesaid,turningtohim.“Awordinprivate,ifImay?
”ThedirectormotionedforAndersontojoinher,andtheydisappearedintothepitch-blackhallway,leavingLangdonaloneintheflickeringcandlelightofPeter’sChamberofReflection.
ChiefAndersonwonderedwhenthisnightwouldend.AseveredhandinmyRotunda?
Adeathshrineinmybasement?
Bizarreengravingsonastonepyramid?
Somehow,theRedskinsgamenolongerfeltsignificant.
AshefollowedSatointothedarknessofthehall,Andersonflickedonhisflashlight.Thebeamwasweakbutbetterthannothing.Satoledhimdownthehallafewyards,outofsightofLangdon.
“Havealookatthis,”shewhispered,handingAndersonherBlackBerry.
Andersontookthedeviceandsquintedattheilluminatedscreen.Itdisplayedablack-and-whiteimage—theX-rayofLangdon’sbagthatAndersonhadrequestedbesenttoSato.AsinallX-rays,theobjectsofgreatestdensityappearedinthebrightestwhite.InLangdon’sbag,aloneitemoutshoneeverythingelse.Obviouslyextremelydense,theobjectglowedlikeadazzlingjewelinamurkyjumbleofotheritems.Itsshapewasunmistakable.
He’sbeencarryingthatallnight?
AndersonlookedoveratSatoinsurprise.“Whydidn’tLangdonmentionthis?
“Damnedgoodquestion,”Satowhispered.“Theshape...itcan’tbecoincidence.”
“No,”Satosaid,hertoneangrynow.“Iwouldsaynot.”
AfaintrustleinthecorridordrewAnderson’sattention.Startled,hepointedhisflashlightdowntheblackpassageway.Thedyingbeamrevealedonlyadesertedcorridor,linedwithopendoors.
“Hello?
”Andersonsaid.“Issomebodythere?
”Silence.
Satogavehimanoddlook,apparentlyhavingheardnothing.
Andersonlistenedamomentlongerandthenshookitoff.I’vegottogetoutofhere.
Aloneinthecandlelitchamber,Langdonranhisfingersoverthesharplycarvededgesofthepyramid’sengraving.Hewascurioustoknowwhatthemessagesaid,andyethewasnotabouttointrudeonPeterSolomon’sprivacyanymorethantheyalreadyhad.Andwhywouldthislunaticcareaboutthissmallpyramidanyway?
“Wehaveaproblem,Professor,”Sato’svoicedeclaredloudlybehindhim.“I’vejustreceivedanewpieceofinformation,andI’vehadenoughofyourlies.”
LangdonturnedtoseetheOSdirectormarchingin,BlackBerryinhandandfireinhereyes.Takenaback,LangdonlookedtoAndersonforhelp,butthechiefwasnowstandingguardatthedoor,hisexpressionunsympathetic.SatoarrivedinfrontofLangdonandthrustherBlackBerryinhisface.
Bewildered,Langdonlookedatthescreen,whichdisplayedaninvertedblack-and-whitephotograph,likeaghostlyfilmnegative.Thephotolookedlikeajumbleofobjects,andoneofthemshoneverybrightly.Thoughaskewandoffcenter,thebrightestobjectwasclearlyalittle,pointedpyramid.
Atinypyramid?
LangdonlookedatSato.“Whatisthis?
ThequestionseemedonlytoincenseSatofurther.“You’repretendingyoudon’tknow?
”Langdon’stemperflared.“I’mnotpretendinganything!
I’veneverseenthisbeforeinmylife!
“Bull
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