danbrown.angels&demons-第29章

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only　clue　seemed　to　be　that　503　began　with　the　number　five　。　。　。　one　of　the　sacred　Illuminati　digits。〃　He　paused。　
　〃Something　tells　me　you　recently　figured　it　out；　and　that's　why　we're　here。〃
　〃Correct；〃　Langdon　said；　allowing　himself　a　rare　moment　of　pride　in　his　work。　〃Are　you　familiar　with　a　book　by　Galileo　called　Diаlogo？〃　
　〃Of　course。　Famous　among　scientists　as　the　ultimate　scientific　sellout。〃
　Sellout　wasn't　quite　the　word　Langdon　would　have　used；　but　he　knew　what　Vittoria　meant。　In　the　early　1630s；　Galileo　had　wanted　to　publish　a　book　endorsing　the　Copernican　heliocentric　model　of　the　solar　system；　but　the　Vatican　would　not　permit　the　book's　release　unless　Galileo　included　equally　persuasive　evidence　for　the　church's　geocentric　model…a　model　Galileo　knew　to　be　dead　wrong。　Galileo　had　no　choice　but　to　acquiesce　to　the　church's　demands　and　publish　a　book　giving　equal　time　to　both　the　accurate　and　inaccurate　models。　
　〃As　you　probably　know；〃　Langdon　said；　〃despite　Galileo's　promise；　Diаlogo　was　still　seen　as　heretical；　and　the　Vatican　placed　him　under　house　arrest。〃
　〃No　good　deed　goes　unpunished。〃
　Langdon　smiled。　〃So　true。　And　yet　Galileo　was　persistent。　While　under　house　arrest；　he　secretly　wrote　a　lesser…known　manuscript　that　scholars　often　confuse　with　Diаlogo。　That　book　is　called　Discorsi。〃　
　Vittoria　nodded。　〃I've　heard　of　it。　Discourses　on　the　Tides。〃　
　Langdon　stopped　short；　amazed　she　had　heard　of　the　obscure　publication　about　planetary　motion　and　its　effect　on　the　tides。
　〃Hey；〃　she　said；　〃you're　talking　to　an　Italian　marine　physicist　whose　father　worshiped　Galileo。〃
　Langdon　laughed。　Discorsi　however　was　not　what　they　were　looking　for。　Langdon　explained　that　Discorsi　had　not　been　Galileo's　only　work　while　under　house　arrest。　Historians　believed　he　had　also　written　an　obscure　booklet　called　Diagramma。
　〃Diagramma　della　Veritа；〃　Langdon　said。　〃Diagram　of　Truth。〃　
　〃Never　heard　of　it。〃
　〃I'm　not　surprised。　Diagramma　was　Galileo's　most　secretive　work…supposedly　some　sort　of　treatise　on　scientific　facts　he　held　to　be　true　but　was　not　allowed　to　share。　Like　some　of　Galileo's　previous　manuscripts；　Diagramma　was　smuggled　out　of　Rome　by　a　friend　and　quietly　published　in　Holland。　The　booklet　became　wildly　popular　in　the　European　scientific　underground。　Then　the　Vatican　caught　wind　of　it　and　went　on　a　book…burning　campaign。〃
　Vittoria　now　looked　intrigued。　〃And　you　think　Diagramma　contained　the　clue？　The　segno。　The　information　about　the　Path　of　Illumination。〃　
　〃Diagramma　is　how　Galileo　got　the　word　out。　That　I'm　sure　of。〃　Langdon　entered　the　third　row　of　vaults　and　continued　surveying　the　indicator　tabs。　〃Archivists　have　been　looking　for　a　copy　of　Diagramma　for　years。　But　between　the　Vatican　burnings　and　the　booklet's　low　permanence　rating；　the　booklet　has　disappeared　off　the　face　of　the　earth。〃
　〃Permanence　rating？〃
　〃Durability。　Archivists　rate　documents　one　through　ten　for　their　structural　integrity。　Diagramma　was　printed　on　sedge　papyrus。　It's　like　tissue　paper。　Life　span　of　no　more　than　a　century。〃
　〃Why　not　something　stronger？〃
　〃Galileo's　behest。　To　protect　his　followers。　This　way　any　scientists　caught　with　a　copy　could　simply　drop　it　in　water　and　the　booklet　would　dissolve。　It　was　great　for　destruction　of　evidence；　but　terrible　for　archivists。　It　is　believed　that　only　one　copy　of　Diagramma　survived　beyond　the　eighteenth　century。〃
　〃One？〃　Vittoria　looked　momentarily　starstruck　as　she　glanced　around　the　room。　〃And　it's　here？〃　
　〃Confiscated　from　the　Netherlands　by　the　Vatican　shortly　after　Galileo's　death。　I've　been　petitioning　to　see　it　for　years　now。　Ever　since　I　realized　what　was　in　it。〃　
　As　if　reading　Langdon's　mind；　Vittoria　moved　across　the　aisle　and　began　scanning　the　adjacent　bay　of　vaults；　doubling　their　pace。　
　〃Thanks；〃　he　said。　〃Look　for　reference　tabs　that　have　anything　to　do　with　Galileo；　science；　scientists。　You'll　know　it　when　you　see　it。〃
　〃Okay；　but　you　still　haven't　told　me　how　you　figured　out　Diagramma　contained　the　clue。　It　had　something　to　do　with　the　number　you　kept　seeing　in　Illuminati　letters？　503？〃　
　Langdon　smiled。　〃Yes。　It　took　some　time；　but　I　finally　figured　out　that　503　is　a　simple　code。　It　clearly　points　to　Diagramma。〃　
　For　an　instant　Langdon　relived　his　moment　of　unexpected　revelation：　August　16。　Two　years　ago。　He　was　standing　lakeside　at　the　wedding　of　the　son　of　a　colleague。　Bagpipes　droned　on　the　water　as　the　wedding　party　made　their　unique　entrance　。　。　。　across　the　lake　on　a　barge。　The　craft　was　festooned　with　flowers　and　wreaths。　It　carried　a　Roman　numeral　painted　proudly　on　the　hull…DCII。　
　Puzzled　by　the　marking　Langdon　asked　the　father　of　the　bride；　〃What's　with　602？〃
　〃602？〃　
　Langdon　pointed　to　the　barge。　〃DCII　is　the　Roman　numeral　for　602。〃
　The　man　laughed。　〃That's　not　a　Roman　numeral。　That's　the　name　of　the　barge。〃
　〃The　DCII？〃
　The　man　nodded。　〃The　Dick　and　Connie　II。〃　
　Langdon　felt　sheepish。　Dick　and　Connie　were　the　wedding　couple。　The　barge　obviously　had　been　named　in　their　honor。　〃What　happened　to　the　DCI？〃　
　The　man　groaned。　〃It　sank　yesterday　during　the　rehearsal　luncheon。〃
　Langdon　laughed。　〃Sorry　to　hear　that。〃　He　looked　back　out　at　the　barge。　The　DCII；　he　thought。　Like　a　miniature　QEII。　A　second　later；　it　had　hit　him。　
　Now　Langdon　turned　to　Vittoria。　〃503；〃　he　said；　〃as　I　mentioned；　is　a　code。　It's　an　Illuminati　trick　for　concealing　what　was　actually　intended　as　a　Roman　numeral。　The　number　503　in　Roman　numerals　is…〃
　〃DIII。〃　
　Langdon　glanced　up。　〃That　was　fast。　Please　don't　tell　me　you're　an　Illuminata。〃
　She　laughed。　〃I　use　Roman　numerals　to　codify　pelagic　strata。〃
　Of　course；　Langdon　thought。　Don't　we　all。
　Vittoria　looked　over。　〃So　what　is　the　meaning　of　DIII？〃
　〃DI　and　DII　and　DIII　are　very　old　abbreviations。　They　were　used　by　ancient　scientists　to　distinguish　between　the　three　Galilean　documents　most　monly　confused。
　Vittoria　drew　a　quick　breath。　〃Diаlogo　。　。　。　Discorsi　。　。　。　Diagramma。〃　
　〃D…one。　D…two。　D…three。　All　scientific。　All　controversial。　503　is　DIII。　Diagramma。　The　third　of　his　books。〃
　Vittoria　looked　troubled。　〃But　one　thing　still　doesn't　make　sense。　If　this　segno；　this　clue；　this　advertisement　about　the　Path　of　Illumination　was　really　in　Galileo's　Diagramma；　why　didn't　the　Vatican　see　it　when　they　repossessed　all　the　copies？〃
　〃They　may　have　seen　it　and　not　noticed。　Remember　the　Illuminati　markers？　Hiding　things　in　plain　view？　Dissimulation？　The　segno　apparently　was　hidden　the　same　way…in　plain　view。　Invisible　to　those　who　were　not　looking　for　it。　And　also　invisible　to　those　who　didn't　understand　it。〃
　〃Meaning？〃
　〃Meaning　Galileo　hid　it　well。　According　to　historic　record；　the　segno　was　revealed　in　a　mode　the　Illuminati　called　lingua　pura。〃　
　〃The　pure　language？〃
　〃Yes。〃
　〃Mathematics？〃
　〃That's　my　guess。　Seems　pretty　obvious。　Galileo　was　a　scientist　after　all；　and　he　was　writing　for　scientists。　Math　would　be　a　logical　language　in　which　to　lay　out　the　clue。　The　booklet　is　called　Diagramma；　so　mathematical　diagrams　may　also　be　part　of　the　code。〃
　Vittoria　sounded　only　slightly　more　hopeful。　〃I　suppose　Galileo　could　have　created　some　sort　of　mathematical　code　that　went　unnoticed　by　the　clergy。〃　
　〃You　don't　sound　sold；〃　Langdon　said；　moving　down　the　row。
　〃I'm　not。　Mainly　because　you　aren't。　If　you　were　so　sure　about　DIII；　why　didn't　you　publish？　Then　someone　who　did　have　access　to　the　Vatican　Archives　could　have　e　in　here　and　checked　out　Diagramma　a　long　time　ago。〃
　〃I　didn't　want　to　publish；〃　Langdon　said。　〃I　had　worked　hard　to　find　the　information　and…〃　He　stopped　himself；　embarrassed。
　〃You　wanted　the　glory。〃　
　Langdon　felt　himself　flush。　〃In　a　manner　of　speaking。　It's　just　that…〃
　〃Don't　look　so　embarrassed。　You're　talking　to　a　scientist。　Publish　or　perish。　At　CERN　we　call　it　'Substantiate　or　suffocate。'　〃
　〃It　wasn't　only　wanting　to　be　the　first。　I　was　also　concerned　that　if　the　wrong　people　found　out　about　the　information　in　Diagramma；　it　might　disappear。〃
　〃The　wrong　people　being　the　Vatican？〃
　〃Not　that　they　are　wrong；　per　se；　but　the　church　has　always　downplayed　the　Illuminati　threat。　In　the　early　1900s　the　Vatican　went　so　far　as　to　say　the　Illuminati　were　a　figment　of　overactive　imaginations。　The　clergy　felt；　and　perhaps　rightly　so；　that　the　last　thing　Christians　needed　to　know　was　that　there　was　a　very　powerful　anti…Christian　movement　infiltrating　their　banks；　politics；　and　universities。〃　Present　tense；　Robert；　he　reminded　himself。　There　IS　a　powerful　anti…Christian　force　infiltrating　their　banks；　politics；　and　universities。
　〃So　you　think　the　Vatican　would　have　buried　any　evidence　corroborating　the　Illuminati　threat？〃
　〃Quite　possibly。　Any　threat；　real　or　imagined；　weakens　faith　in　the　church's　power。〃　
　〃One　more　question。〃　Vittoria　stopped　short　and　looked　at　him　like　he　was　an　alien。　〃Are　you　serious？〃　
　Langdon　stopped。　〃What　do　you　mean？〃
　〃I　mean　is　this　really　your　plan　to　save　the　day？〃
　Langdon　wasn't　sure　whether　he　saw　amused　pity　or　sheer　terror　in　her　eyes。　〃You　mean　finding　Diagramma？〃　
　〃No；　I　mean　finding　Diagramma；　locating　a　four…hundred…year…old　segno；　deciphering　some　mathematical　code；　and　following　an　ancient　trail　of　art　that　only　the　most　brilliant　scientists　in　history　have　ever　been　able　to　follow　。　。　。　all　in　the　next　four　hours。〃
　Langdon　shrugged。　〃I'm　open　to　other　suggestions。〃
　
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　Robert　Langdon　stood　outside　Archive　Vault　9　and　read　the　labels　on　the　stacks。　
　BRAHE　。　。　。　CLAVIUS　。　。　。　COPERNICUS　。　。　。　KEPLER　。　。　。　NEWTON　。　。　。　
　As　he　read　the　names　again；　he　felt　a　sudden　uneasiness。　Here　are　the　scientists　。　。　。　but　where　is　Galileo？　
　He　turned　to　Vittoria；　who　was　checking　the　contents　of　a　nearby　vault。　〃I　found　the　right　theme；　but　Galileo's　missing。〃　
　〃No　he　isn't；〃　she　said；　frowning　as　she　motioned　to　the　next　vault。　〃He's　over　here。　But　I　hope　you　brought　your　reading　glasses；　because　this　entire　vault　is　his。〃
　Langdon　ran　over。　Vittoria　was　right。　Every　indictor　tab　in　Vault　10　carried　the　same　keyword。
　
　IL　PROCESO　GALILEANO　
　
　Langdon　let　out　a　low　whistle；　now　realizing　why　Galileo　had　his　own　vault。　〃The　Galileo　Affair；〃　he　marveled；　peering　through　the　glass　at　the　dark　outlines　of　the　stacks。　〃The　longest　and　most　expensive　legal　proceeding　in　Vatican　history。　Fourteen　years　and　six　hundred　million　lire。　It's　all　here。〃
　〃Have　a　few　legal　documents。〃
　〃I　guess　lawyers　haven't　evolved　much　over　the　centuries。〃
　〃Neither　have　sharks。〃
　Langdon　strode　to　a　large　yellow　button　on　the　side　of　the　vault。　He　pressed　it；　and　a　bank　of　overhead　lights　hummed　on　inside。　The　lights　were　deep　red；　turning　the　cube　into　a　glowing　crimson　cell　。　。　。　a　maze　of　towering　shelves。
　〃My　God；〃　Vittoria　said；　looking　spooked。　〃Are　we　tanning　or　working？〃
　〃Parchment　and　vellum　fades；　so　vault　lighting　is　always　done　with　dark　lights。〃
　〃You　could　go　mad　in　here。〃
　Or　worse；　Langdon　thought；　moving　toward　the　vault's　sole　entrance。　〃A　quick　word　of　warning。　Oxygen　is　an　oxidant；　so　hermetic　vaults　contain　very　little　of　it。　It's　a　partial　vacuum　inside。　Your　breathing　will　feel　strained。〃
　〃Hey；　if　old　cardinals　can　survi