Freemasons Await Dan Brown Novel `The Lost Symbol'
By HILLEL ITALIE, AP National Writer – Tue Sep 15, 6:51 am ET
WASHINGTON – The lodge room of the Naval Masonic Hall is a colorful and somewhat inscrutable sight for the nonmember, with its blue walls, Egyptian symbols, checkered floor in the center and high ceiling painted with gold stars.
Countless secrets supposedly have been shared in this and thousands of similar rooms around the world. Facts of life have been debated, honors bestowed, rituals enacted. You would need to belong to a lodge to learn what really goes on.
Or you could simply ask.
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