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giovonni · 11-30-2009, 08:18 PM

"Langdom felt his stomach drop as the CIA helicopter leaped off the lawn...Seated besides him, Sato was yelling up to the pilot. "Head for Dupont Circle!" she shouted over the deafening noise. "We'll set down there!" Startled Langdon turned to her. "Dupont?! Thats blocks from the House of the Temple! We can land in the Temple parking lot!" Sato shook her head. "We need to enter the building quietly. If our target hears us coming~" Langdon argued. "This lunatic is about to murder Peter! maybe the sound of the helicopter will scare him and make him stop!"

Sato stared at him with ice-cold eyes. "As I told you, peter Solomon's saftey is not my primary objective..."In fact, it might be wise if I now apprised you fully of the severity of our crisis tonight"

(TLS 432).

Dupont Circle~ a new landing site~
a few blocks West of the House of the Temple

Sato reached under her seat and pulled out a sleek titanium briefcase, which she opened to reveal unusually complicated-looking computer...a CIA logo materialized...As Sato logged in, she asked, "Professor, do you remember that blond hairpiece we found in the man's home?"
"Yes."
"Well hidden within that wig was a tiny fiber-optic camera...concealed in the bangs."
"A hidden camera? I don't understand." Sato looked grim. "You will." She launched a file on the laptop...A video window pooped up filling the entire screen. Langdon recoiled in surprise.
What the hell?!
Langdon stared in disbelief. He had read enough about Masonic rituals to recognize exactly what he was looking at... Muurky and dark, the video was of a blindfolded man...A Masonic initiate...preparing to enter the first degree...He was standing before a full-length mirror videotaping his reflection through the camera concealed in his wig...But ...why?

(TLS 432-3).

"The screen faded to black.
New footage appeared...Langdon felt a sudden apprehension.
Oh my God...
Filming in the erratic style of an amateur home video, the camera now panned up to the periphery of the room to reveal a small group of men observing the initiate...Langdon could not make out their faces, but he had no doubt where this ritual was taking place...The powder blue triangular pediment above the master's chair revealed it as the oldest Masonic Lodge in DC...home of George Washington and the Masonic forefathers who laid the cornerstone for the White House and the Capitol Building. The lodge was still active today...
Langdon stared. Am I really witnessing this?

(TLS 433-4).

But what did Langdon see on the video~
apparently taking place~within this building

House of the Temple~ Washington DC

Through this door...

Down this hall...

Within...

This lodge room?

That would possible create a crisis...so drastic that the Director of the CIA Security Force would be so involved...
that the implications could compromise...

those governing...

and the security of the U S. Government...

itself

satellite image of Washington D.C.

11-30-2009, 08:18 PM	#85
giovonni Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: within my heart Posts: 1,209	Re: Dan Brown's~ Lost Symbol "Langdom felt his stomach drop as the CIA helicopter leaped off the lawn...Seated besides him, Sato was yelling up to the pilot. "Head for Dupont Circle!" she shouted over the deafening noise. "We'll set down there!" Startled Langdon turned to her. "Dupont?! Thats blocks from the House of the Temple! We can land in the Temple parking lot!" Sato shook her head. "We need to enter the building quietly. If our target hears us coming~" Langdon argued. "This lunatic is about to murder Peter! maybe the sound of the helicopter will scare him and make him stop!" Sato stared at him with ice-cold eyes. "As I told you, peter Solomon's saftey is not my primary objective..."In fact, it might be wise if I now apprised you fully of the severity of our crisis tonight" (TLS 432). Dupont Circle~ a new landing site~ a few blocks West of the House of the Temple Sato reached under her seat and pulled out a sleek titanium briefcase, which she opened to reveal unusually complicated-looking computer...a CIA logo materialized...As Sato logged in, she asked, "Professor, do you remember that blond hairpiece we found in the man's home?" "Yes." "Well hidden within that wig was a tiny fiber-optic camera...concealed in the bangs." "A hidden camera? I don't understand." Sato looked grim. "You will." She launched a file on the laptop...A video window pooped up filling the entire screen. Langdon recoiled in surprise. What the hell?! Langdon stared in disbelief. He had read enough about Masonic rituals to recognize exactly what he was looking at... Muurky and dark, the video was of a blindfolded man...A Masonic initiate...preparing to enter the first degree...He was standing before a full-length mirror videotaping his reflection through the camera concealed in his wig...But ...why? (TLS 432-3). "The screen faded to black. New footage appeared...Langdon felt a sudden apprehension. Oh my God... Filming in the erratic style of an amateur home video, the camera now panned up to the periphery of the room to reveal a small group of men observing the initiate...Langdon could not make out their faces, but he had no doubt where this ritual was taking place...The powder blue triangular pediment above the master's chair revealed it as the oldest Masonic Lodge in DC...home of George Washington and the Masonic forefathers who laid the cornerstone for the White House and the Capitol Building. The lodge was still active today... Langdon stared. Am I really witnessing this? (TLS 433-4). But what did Langdon see on the video~ apparently taking place~within this building House of the Temple~ Washington DC Through this door... Down this hall... Within... This lodge room? That would possible create a crisis...so drastic that the Director of the CIA Security Force would be so involved... that the implications could compromise... those governing... and the security of the U S. Government... itself satellite image of Washington D.C. Last edited by giovonni; 12-02-2009 at 04:45 AM.