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Somethingbig.Hewonderedifthestorythecallerhadjusttoldhimcouldpossiblybetrue.Glickfeltashamedwhenherealizedhewasprayingitwas."
WhatifItoldyoufourcardinalshavebeenkidnappedandaregoingtobemurderedatdifferentchurchestonight."
I'
dsayyou'
rebeinghazedbysomeoneattheofficewithasicksenseofhumor."
WhatifItoldyouweweregoingtobegiventheexactlocationofthefirstmurder?
dwanttoknowwhothehellyoujusttalkedto."
Hedidn'
tsay."
Perhapsbecausehe'
sfullofshit?
GlickhadcometoexpectMacri'
scynicism,butwhatshewasforgettingwasthatliarsandlunaticshadbeenGlick'
sbusinessforalmostadecadeattheBritishTattler.Thiscallerhadbeenneither.Thismanhadbeencoldlysane.Logical.Iwillcallyoujustbeforeeight,themanhadsaid,andtellyouwherethefirstkillingwilloccur.Theimagesyourecordwillmakeyoufamous.WhenGlickhaddemandedwhythecallerwasgivinghimthisinformation,theanswerhadbeenasicyastheman'
sMideasternaccent.Themediaistherightarmofanarchy.
Hetoldmesomethingelsetoo,"
Glicksaid.
What?
ThatElvisPresleywasjustelectedPope?
DialintotheBBCdatabase,willyou?
Glick'
sadrenalinewaspumpingnow."
Iwanttoseewhatotherstorieswe'
verunontheseguys."
Whatguys?
Indulgeme."
MacrisighedandpulleduptheconnectiontotheBBCdatabase."
This'
lltakeaminute."
Glick'
smindwasswimming."
ThecallerwasveryintenttoknowifIhadacameraman."
Videographer."
Andifwecouldtransmitlive."
Onepointfivethreesevenmegahertz.Whatisthisabout?
Thedatabasebeeped."
Okay,we'
rein.Whoisityou'
relookingfor?
Glickgaveherthekeyword.
Macriturnedandstared."
Isureashellhopeyou'
rekidding."
Chapter52
TheinternalorganizationofArchivalVault10wasnotasintuitiveasLangdonhadhoped,andtheDiagrammamanuscriptdidnotappeartobelocatedwithothersimilarGalileanpublications.WithoutaccesstothecomputerizedBiblionandareferencelocator,LangdonandVittoriawerestuck.
You'
resureDiagrammaisinhere?
Vittoriaasked.
Positive.It'
saconfirmedlistinginboththeUficciodellaPropagandadelleFede-"
Fine.Aslongasyou'
resure."
Sheheadedleft,whilehewentright.
Langdonbeganhismanualsearch.Heneededeverybitofself-restraintnottostopandreadeverytreasurehepassed.Thecollectionwasstaggering.TheAssayer...TheStarryMessenger...TheSunspotLetters...LettertotheGrandDuchessChristina...ApologiaproGalileo...Onandon.
ItwasVittoriawhofinallystruckgoldnearthebackofthevault.Herthroatyvoicecalledout,"
DiagrammadellaVeritа!
Langdondashedthroughthecrimsonhazetojoinher."
Where?
Vittoriapointed,andLangdonimmediatelyrealizedwhytheyhadnotfounditearlier.Themanuscriptwasinafoliobin,notontheshelves.Foliobinswereacommonmeansofstoringunboundpages.Thelabelonthefrontofthecontainerleftnodoubtaboutthecontents.
DIAGRAMMADELLAVERITA
GalileoGalilei,1639
Langdondroppedtohisknees,hisheartpounding."
Diagramma."
Hegaveheragrin."
Nicework.Helpmepulloutthisbin."
Vittoriakneltbesidehim,andtheyheaved.Themetaltrayonwhichthebinwassittingrolledtowardthemoncastors,revealingthetopofthecontainer.
Nolock?
Vittoriasaid,soundingsurprisedatthesimplelatch.
Never.Documentssometimesneedtobeevacuatedquickly.Floodsandfires."
Soopenit."
Langdondidn'
tneedanyencouragement.Withhisacademiclife'
sdreamrightinfrontofhimandthethinningairinthechamber,hewasinnomoodtodawdle.Heunsnappedthelatchandliftedthelid.Inside,flatonthefloorofthebin,layablack,duck-clothpouch.Thecloth'
sbreathabilitywascriticaltothepreservationofitscontents.Reachinginwithbothhandsandkeepingthepouchhorizontal,Langdonlifteditoutofthebin.
Iexpectedatreasurechest,"
Vittoriasaid."
Looksmorelikeapillowcase."
Followme,"
hesaid.Holdingthebagbeforehimlikeasacredoffering,Langdonwalkedtothecenterofthevaultwherehefoundthecustomaryglass-toppedarchivalexamtable.Althoughthecentrallocationwasintendedtominimizein-vaulttravelofdocuments,researchersappreciatedtheprivacythesurroundingstacksafforded.Career-makingdiscoverieswereuncoveredinthetopvaultsoftheworld,andmostacademicsdidnotlikerivalspeeringthroughtheglassastheyworked.
Langdonlaythepouchonthetableandunbuttonedtheopening.Vittoriastoodby.Rummagingthroughatrayofarchivisttools,Langdonfoundthefelt-padpincersarchivistscalledfingercymbals-oversizedtweezerswithflatteneddisksoneacharm.Ashisexcitementmounted,LangdonfearedatanymomenthemightawakebackinCambridgewithapileoftestpaperstograde.Inhalingdeeply,heopenedthebag.Fingerstremblingintheircottongloves,hereachedinwithhistongs.
Relax,"
spaper,notplutonium."
Langdonslidthetongsaroundthestackofdocumentsinsideandwascarefultoapplyevenpressure.Then,ratherthanpullingoutthedocuments,heheldtheminplacewhileheslidoffthebag-anarchivist'
sprocedureforminimizingtorqueontheartifact.NotuntilthebagwasremovedandLangdonhadturnedontheexamdarklightbeneaththetabledidhebeginbreathingagain.
Vittorialookedlikeaspecternow,litfrombelowbythelampbeneaththeglass."
Smallsheets,"
shesaid,hervoicereverent.
Langdonnodded.Thestackoffoliosbeforethemlookedlikeloosepagesfromasmallpaperbacknovel.Langdoncouldseethatthetopsheetwasanornatepenandinkcoversheetwiththetitle,thedate,andGalileo'
snameinhisownhand.
Inthatinstant,Langdonforgotthecrampedquarters,forgothisexhaustion,forgotthehorrifyingsituationthathadbroughthimhere.Hesimplystaredinwonder.CloseencounterswithhistoryalwaysleftLangdonnumbedwithreverence...likeseeingthebrushstrokesontheMonaLisa.
Themuted,yellowpapyrusleftnodoubtinLangdon'
smindastoitsageandauthenticity,butexcludingtheinevitablefading,thedocumentwasinsuperbcondition.Slightbleachingofthepigment.Minorsunderingandcohesionofthepapyrus.Butallinall...indamnfinecondition.Hestudiedtheornatehandetchingofthecover,hisvisionblurringinthelackofhumidity.Vittoriawassilent.
Handmeaspatula,please."
LangdonmotionedbesideVittoriatoatrayfilledwithstainless-steelarchivaltools.Shehandedittohim.Langdontookthetoolinhishand.Itwasagoodone.Heranhisfingersacrossthefacetoremoveanystaticchargeandthen,eversocarefully,slidthebladebeneaththecover.Then,liftingthespatula,heturnedoverthecoversheet.
Thefirstpagewaswritteninlonghand,thetiny,stylizedcalligraphyalmostimpossibletoread.Langdonimmediatelynoticedthattherewerenodiagramsornumbersonthepage.Itwasanessay.
Heliocentricity,"
Vittoriasaid,translatingtheheadingonfolioone.Shescannedthetext."
LookslikeGalileorenouncingthegeocentricmodelonceandforall.AncientItalian,though,sonopromisesonthetranslation."
Forgetit,"
Langdonsaid."
We'
relookingformath.Thepurelanguage."
Heusedthespatulatooltoflipthenextpage.Anotheressay.Nomathordiagrams.Langdon'
shandsbegantosweatinsidehisgloves.
MovementofthePlanets,"
Vittoriasaid,translatingthetitle.
Langdonfrowned.Onanyotherday,hewouldhavebeenfascinatedtoreadit;
incrediblyNASA'
scurrentmodelofplanetaryorbits,observedthroughhigh-poweredtelescopes,wassupposedlyalmostidenticaltoGalileo'
soriginalpredictions.
Nomath,"
He'
stalkingaboutretrogrademotionsandellipticalorbitsorsomething."
Ellipticalorbits.LangdonrecalledthatmuchofGalileo'
slegaltroublehadbegunwhenhedescribedplanetarymotionaselliptical.TheVaticanexaltedtheperfectionofthecircleandinsistedheavenlymotionmustbeonlycircular.Galileo'
sIlluminati,however,sawperfectionintheellipseaswell,reveringthemathematicaldualityofitstwinfoci.TheIlluminati'
sellipsewasprominenteventodayinmodernMasonictracingboardsandfootinginlays.
Next,"
Vittoriasaid.
Langdonflipped.
Lunarphasesandtidalmotion,"
shesaid."
Nonumbers.Nodiagrams."
Langdonflippedagain.Nothing.Hekeptflippingthroughadozenorsopages.Nothing.Nothing.Nothing.
Ithoughtthisguywasamathematician,"
Thisisalltext."
Langdonfelttheairinhislungsbeginningtothin.Hishopeswerethinningtoo.Thepilewaswaning.
Nothinghere,"
Nomath.Afewdates,afewstandardfigures,butnothingthatlookslikeitcouldbeaclue."
Langdonflippedoverthelastfolioandsighed.It,too,wasanessay.
Shortbook,"
Vittoriasaid,frowning.
Langdonnodded.
Merda,aswesayinRome."
Shitisright,Langdonthought.Hisreflectionintheglassseemedmocking,liketheimagestaringbackathimthismorningfromhisbaywindow.Anagingghost."
There'
sgottobesomething,"
hesaid,thehoarsedesperationinhisvoicesurprisinghim."
Thesegnoisheresomewhere.Iknowit!
MaybeyouwerewrongaboutDIII?
Langdonturnedandstaredather.
Okay,"
sheagreed,"
DIIImake
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