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1、FORBLYTHEAcknowledgmentsMyprofoundthankstothreedearfriendswithwhomIhavethegreatluxuryofworking:myeditor,JasonKaufman;myagent,HeideLange;andmycounselor,MichaelRudell.Inaddition,IwouldliketoexpressmyimmensegratitudetoDoubleday,tomypublishersaroundtheworld,and,ofcourse,tomyreaders.Thi
2、snovelcouldnothavebeenwrittenwithoutthegenerousassistanceofcountlessindividualswhosharedtheirknowledgeandexpertise.Toallofyou,Iextendmydeepappreciation.Toliveintheworldwithoutbecomingawareofthemeaningoftheworldislikewanderingaboutinagreatlibrarywithouttouchingthebooks.TheSecretTeac
3、hingsofAllAges————————————FACT:In1991,adocumentwaslockedinthesafeofthedirectoroftheCIA.Thedocumentisstilltheretoday.Itscryptictextincludesreferencestoanancientportalandanunknownlocationunderground.Thedocumentalsocontainsthephrase“It’sburiedouttheresomewhere.”Allorganizationsinthisn
4、ovelexist,includingtheFreemasons,theInvisibleCollege,theOfficeofSecurity,theSMSC,andtheInstituteofNoeticSciences.Allrituals,science,artwork,andmonumentsinthisnovelarereal.————————————PrologueHouseoftheTemple8:33P.M.Thesecretishowtodie.Sincethebeginningoftime,thesecrethadalwaysbeenh
5、owtodie.Thethirty-four-year-oldinitiategazeddownatthehumanskullcradledinhispalms.Theskullwashollow,likeabowl,filledwithbloodredwine.Drinkit,hetoldhimself.Youhavenothingtofear.Aswastradition,hehadbegunthisjourneyadornedintheritualisticgarbofamedievalhereticbeingledtothegallows,hislo
6、ose-fittingshirtgapingopentorevealhispalechest,hisleftpantlegrolleduptotheknee,andhisrightsleeverolleduptotheelbow.Aroundhisneckhungaheavyropenoose—a“cable-tow”asthebrethrencalledit.Tonight,however,likethebrethrenbearingwitness,hewasdressedasamaster.Theassemblyofbrothersencirclingh
7、imallwereadornedintheirfullregaliaoflambskinaprons,sashes,andwhitegloves.Aroundtheirneckshungceremonialjewelsthatglistenedlikeghostlyeyesinthemutedlight.Manyofthesemenheldpowerfulstationsinlife,andyettheinitiateknewtheirworldlyranksmeantnothingwithinthesewalls.Hereallmenwereequals,
8、swornbrotherssharingamysti