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he Carrousel du Louvre…the enormous circle of grass surrounded by a perimeter of neatly trimmed hedges…once the site of Paris's primeval nature…worshipping festivals。。。 joyous rites to celebrate fertility and the Goddess。
 Langdon felt as if he were crossing into another world as he stepped over the bushes to the grassy area within。 This hallowed ground was now marked by one of the city's most unusual monuments。 There in the center; plunging into the earth like a crystal chasm; gaped the giant inverted pyramid of glass that he had seen a few nights ago when he entered the Louvre's subterranean entresol。
 La Pyramide Inversée。
 Tremulous; Langdon walked to the edge and peered down into the Louvre's sprawling underground plex; aglow with amber light。 His eye was trained not just on the massive inverted pyramid; but on what lay directly beneath it。 There; on the floor of the chamber below; stood the tiniest of structures。。。 a structure Langdon had mentioned in his manuscript。
 Langdon felt himself awaken fully now to the thrill of unthinkable possibility。 Raising his eyes again to the Louvre; he sensed the huge wings of the museum enveloping him。。。 hallways that burgeoned with the world's finest art。
 Da Vinci。。。 Botticelli。。。
 Adorned in masters' loving art; She lies。
  
 Alive with wonder; he stared once again downward through the glass at the tiny structure below。
 I must go down there!
 Stepping out of the circle; he hurried across the courtyard back toward the towering pyramid entrance of the Louvre。 The day's last visitors were trickling out of the museum。
 Pushing through the revolving door; Langdon descended the curved staircase into the pyramid。 He could feel the air grow cooler。 When he reached the bottom; he entered the long tunnel that stretched beneath the Louvre's courtyard; back toward La Pyramide Inversée。
 At the end of the tunnel; he emerged into a large chamber。 Directly before him; hanging down from above; gleamed the inverted pyramid…a breathtaking V…shaped contour of glass。
 The Chalice。
 Langdon's eyes traced its narrowing form downward to its tip; suspended only six feet above the floor。 There; directly beneath it; stood the tiny structure。
 A miniature pyramid。 Only three feet tall。 The only structure in this colossal plex that had been built on a small scale。
 Langdon's manuscript; while discussing the Louvre's elaborate collection of goddess art; had made passing note of this modest pyramid。 〃The miniature structure itself protrudes up through the floor as though it were the tip of an iceberg…the apex; of an enormous; pyramidical vault; submerged below like a hidden chamber。〃
 Illuminated in the soft lights of the deserted entresol; the two pyramids pointed at one another; their bodies perfectly aligned; their tips almost touching。
 The Chalice above。 The Blade below。
 The blade and chalice guarding o'er Her gates。
  
 Langdon heard Marie Chauvel's words。 One day it will dawn on you。
 He was standing beneath the ancient Rose Line; surrounded by the work of masters。 What better place for Saunière to keep watch? Now at last; he sensed he understood the true meaning of the Grand Master's verse。 Raising his eyes to heaven; he gazed upward through the glass to a glorious; star…filled night。
 She rests at last beneath the starry skies。
  
 Like the murmurs of spirits in the darkness; forgotten words echoed。 The quest for the Holy Grail is the quest to kneel before the bones of Mary Magdalene。 A journey to pray at the feet of the outcast one。
 With a sudden upwelling of reverence; Robert Langdon fell to his knees。
 For a moment; he thought he heard a woman's voice。。。 the wisdom of the ages。。。 whispering up from the chasms of the earth。
  



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