[消失的符號].The.Lost.Symbol.Dan.Brown.（美）丹&amp#183;布朗.pdf

《[消失的符號].The.Lost.Symbol.Dan.Brown.（美）丹&amp#183;布朗.pdf》由會員上傳分享，免費在線閱讀，更多相關(guān)內(nèi)容在學(xué)術(shù)論文-天天文庫。

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