Langdon_NP1 sat_VVD up_RP straight_RR and_CC slid_VVD his_APPGE lecture_NN1 notes_VVZ back_RP into_II his_APPGE leather_NN1 daybag_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 'd_VHD been_VBN halfway_RR through_II reviewing_VVG Masonic_JJ symbology_NN1 when_CS his_APPGE mind_NN1 had_VHD drifted_VVN ._. 
The_AT daydream_NN1 about_II his_APPGE late_JJ father_NN1 ,_, Langdon_NP1 suspected_VVD ,_, had_VHD been_VBN stirred_VVN by_II this_DD1 morning_NNT1 's_GE unexpected_JJ invitation_NN1 from_II Langdon_NP1 's_GE longtime_JJ mentor_NN1 ,_, Peter_NP1 Solomon_NP1 ._. 
The_AT other_JJ man_NN1 I_PPIS1 never_RR want_VV0 to_TO disappoint_VVI ._. 
The_AT fifty-eight-year-old_JJ philanthropist_NN1 ,_, historian_NN1 ,_, and_CC scientist_NN1 had_VHD taken_VVN Langdon_NP1 under_II his_APPGE wing_NN1 nearly_RR thirty_MC years_NNT2 ago_RA ,_, in_II many_DA2 ways_NN2 filling_VVG the_AT void_NN1 left_VVN by_II Langdon_NP1 's_GE father_NN1 's_GE death_NN1 ._. 
Despite_II the_AT man_NN1 's_GE influential_JJ family_NN1 dynasty_NN1 and_CC massive_JJ wealth_NN1 ,_, Langdon_NP1 had_VHD found_VVN humility_NN1 and_CC warmth_NN1 in_II Solomon_NP1 's_GE soft_JJ gray_JJ eyes_NN2 ._. 
Outside_II the_AT window_NN1 the_AT sun_NN1 had_VHD set_VVN ,_, but_CCB Langdon_NP1 could_VM still_RR make_VVI out_RP the_AT slender_JJ silhouette_NN1 of_IO the_AT world_NN1 's_GE largest_JJT obelisk_NN1 ,_, rising_VVG on_II the_AT horizon_NN1 like_II the_AT spire_NN1 of_IO an_AT1 ancient_JJ gnomon_NN1 ._. 
The_AT 555-foot_JJ marble-faced_JJ obelisk_NN1 marked_VVN this_DD1 nation_NN1 's_GE heart_NN1 ._. 
All_DB around_II the_AT spire_NN1 ,_, the_AT meticulous_JJ geometry_NN1 of_IO streets_NN2 and_CC monuments_NN2 radiated_VVD outward_RL ._. 
Even_RR from_II the_AT air_NN1 ,_, Washington_NP1 ,_, D.C._NP1 ,_, exuded_VVD an_AT1 almost_RR mystical_JJ power_NN1 ._. 
Langdon_NP1 loved_VVD this_DD1 city_NN1 ,_, and_CC as_II the_AT jet_NN1 touched_VVD down_RP ,_, he_PPHS1 felt_VVD a_AT1 rising_JJ excitement_NN1 about_II what_DDQ lay_VV0 ahead_RL ._. 
The_AT jet_NN1 taxied_VVD to_II a_AT1 private_JJ terminal_NN1 somewhere_RL in_II the_AT vast_JJ expanse_NN1 of_IO Dulles_NP2 International_JJ Airport_NN1 and_CC came_VVD to_II a_AT1 stop_NN1 ._. 
Langdon_NP1 gathered_VVD his_APPGE things_NN2 ,_, thanked_VVD the_AT pilots_NN2 ,_, and_CC stepped_VVD out_II21 of_II22 the_AT jet_NN1 's_GE luxurious_JJ interior_NN1 onto_II the_AT foldout_NN1 staircase_NN1 ._. 
The_AT cold_JJ January_NPM1 air_NN1 felt_VVD liberating_JJ ._. 
Breathe_VV0 ,_, Robert_NP1 ,_, he_PPHS1 thought_VVD ,_, appreciating_VVG the_AT wide-open_JJ spaces_NN2 ._. 
A_AT1 blanket_NN1 of_IO white_JJ fog_NN1 crept_VVD across_II the_AT runway_NN1 ,_, and_CC Langdon_NP1 had_VHD the_AT sensation_NN1 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ stepping_VVG into_II a_AT1 marsh_NN1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 descended_VVD onto_II the_AT misty_JJ tarmac_NN1 ._. 
"_" Hello_UH !_! 
Hello_UH !_! "_" a_AT1 singsong_NN1 British_JJ voice_NN1 shouted_VVD from_II across_II the_AT tarmac_NN1 ._. 
"_" Professor_NNB Langdon_NP1 ?_? "_" 
Langdon_NP1 looked_VVD up_RP to_TO see_VVI a_AT1 middle-aged_JJ woman_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 badge_NN1 and_CC clipboard_NN1 hurrying_VVG toward_II him_PPHO1 ,_, waving_VVG happily_RR as_CSA he_PPHS1 approached_VVD ._. 
Curly_JJ blond_JJ hair_NN1 protruded_VVD from_II under_II a_AT1 stylish_JJ knit_NN1 wool_NN1 hat_NN1 ._. 
"_" Welcome_VV0 to_II Washington_NP1 ,_, sir_NN1 !_! "_" 
Langdon_NP1 smiled_VVD ._. 
"_" Thank_VV0 you_PPY ._. "_" 
"_" My_APPGE name_NN1 is_VBZ Pam_NP1 ,_, from_II passenger_NN1 services_NN2 ._. "_" 
The_AT woman_NN1 spoke_VVD with_IW an_AT1 exuberance_NN1 that_CST was_VBDZ almost_RR unsettling_VVG ._. 
"_" If_CS you_PPY 'll_VM come_VVI with_IW me_PPIO1 ,_, sir_NN1 ,_, your_APPGE car_NN1 is_VBZ waiting_VVG ._. "_" 
Langdon_NP1 followed_VVD her_PPHO1 across_II the_AT runway_NN1 toward_II the_AT Signature_NN1 terminal_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ was_VBDZ surrounded_VVN by_II glistening_VVG private_JJ jets_NN2 ._. 
A_AT1 taxi_NN1 stand_NN1 for_IF the_AT rich_JJ and_CC famous_JJ ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 hate_VV0 to_TO embarrass_VVI you_PPY ,_, Professor_NN1 ,_, "_" the_AT woman_NN1 said_VVD ,_, sounding_VVG sheepish_JJ ,_, "_" but_CCB you_PPY are_VBR the_AT Robert_NP1 Langdon_NP1 who_PNQS writes_VVZ books_NN2 about_II symbols_NN2 and_CC religion_NN1 ,_, are_VBR n't_XX you_PPY ?_? "_" 
Langdon_NP1 hesitated_VVD and_CC then_RT nodded_VVD ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 thought_VVD so_RR !_! "_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, beaming_VVG ._. 
"_" My_APPGE book_NN1 group_NN1 read_VVD your_APPGE book_NN1 about_II the_AT sacred_JJ feminine_JJ and_CC the_AT church_NN1 !_! 
"_" We_PPIS2 should_VM get_VVI out_II21 of_II22 here_RL ,_, "_" Langdon_NP1 said_VVD to_II Katherine_NP1 ._. 
"_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ only_RR a_AT1 matter_NN1 of_IO time_NNT1 before_CS they_PPHS2 figure_VV0 out_RP where_CS we_PPIS2 are_VBR ._. "_" 
He_PPHS1 hoped_VVD Bellamy_NP1 had_VHD managed_VVN to_TO escape_VVI ._. 
Katherine_NP1 still_RR seemed_VVD fixated_VVD on_II the_AT gold_NN1 capstone_NN1 ,_, looking_VVG incredulous_JJ that_CST the_AT inscription_NN1 was_VBDZ so_RG unhelpful_JJ ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD taken_VVN the_AT capstone_NN1 out_II21 of_II22 the_AT box_NN1 ,_, examined_VVD every_AT1 side_NN1 ,_, and_CC was_VBDZ now_RT carefully_RR putting_VVG it_PPH1 back_RP in_II the_AT box_NN1 ._. 
The_AT secret_JJ hides_NN2 within_II The_AT Order_NN1 ,_, Langdon_NP1 thought_VVD ._. 
Big_JJ help_NN1 ._. 
Langdon_NP1 found_VVD himself_PPX1 wondering_VVG now_RT if_CS perhaps_RR Peter_NP1 had_VHD been_VBN misinformed_VVN about_II the_AT contents_NN2 of_IO the_AT box_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 pyramid_NN1 and_CC capstone_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN created_VVN long_RR before_II Peter_NP1 was_VBDZ born_VVN ,_, and_CC Peter_NP1 was_VBDZ simply_RR doing_VDG as_II his_APPGE forefathers_NN2 had_VHD told_VVN him_PPHO1 ,_, keeping_VVG a_AT1 secret_JJ that_CST was_VBDZ probably_RR as_RG much_RR a_AT1 mystery_NN1 to_II him_PPHO1 as_CSA it_PPH1 was_VBDZ to_II Langdon_NP1 and_CC Katherine_NP1 ._. 
What_DDQ did_VDD I_PPIS1 expect_VVI ?_? 
Langdon_NP1 wondered_VVD ._. 
The_AT more_RRR he_PPHS1 learned_VVD tonight_RT about_II the_AT Legend_NN1 of_IO the_AT Masonic_JJ Pyramid_NN1 ,_, the_AT less_RGR plausible_JJ it_PPH1 all_DB seemed_VVD ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM searching_VVG for_IF a_AT1 hidden_JJ spiral_JJ staircase_NN1 covered_VVN by_II a_AT1 huge_JJ stone_NN1 ?_? 
Something_PN1 told_VVD Langdon_NP1 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ chasing_VVG shadows_NN2 ._. 
Nonetheless_RR ,_, deciphering_VVG this_DD1 pyramid_NN1 seemed_VVD his_APPGE best_JJT chance_NN1 at_II saving_VVG Peter_NP1 ._. 
"_" Robert_NP1 ,_, does_VDZ the_AT year_NNT1 1514_MC mean_VV0 anything_PN1 to_II you_PPY ?_? "_" 
Fifteen-fourteen_MC ?_? 
The_AT question_NN1 seemed_VVD apropos_RR of_IO nothing_PN1 ._. 
Langdon_NP1 shrugged_VVD ._. 
"_" No_UH ._. 
Why_RRQ ?_? "_" 
Katherine_NP1 handed_VVD him_PPHO1 the_AT stone_NN1 box_NN1 ._. 
"_" Look_VV0 ._. 
The_AT box_NN1 is_VBZ dated_VVN ._. 
Have_VH0 a_AT1 look_NN1 under_II the_AT light_NN1 ._. "_" 
Langdon_NP1 took_VVD a_AT1 seat_NN1 at_II the_AT desk_NN1 and_CC studied_VVD the_AT cube-shaped_JJ box_NN1 beneath_II the_AT light_NN1 ._. 
Katherine_NP1 put_VVD a_AT1 soft_JJ hand_NN1 on_II his_APPGE shoulder_NN1 ,_, leaning_VVG in_RP to_TO point_VVI out_RP the_AT tiny_JJ text_NN1 she_PPHS1 had_VHD found_VVN carved_VVN on_II the_AT exterior_NN1 of_IO the_AT box_NN1 ,_, near_II the_AT bottom_JJ corner_NN1 of_IO one_MC1 side_NN1 ._. 
By_II the_AT time_NNT1 he_PPHS1 entered_VVD his_APPGE flat_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 could_VM feel_VVI his_APPGE curiosity_NN1 gnawing_VVG at_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
The_AT old_JJ man_NN1 clearly_RR had_VHD been_VBN upset_VVN by_II the_AT question_NN1 posed_VVN by_II Mr._NNB Bellamy_NP1 ..._... and_CC yet_RR the_AT question_NN1 had_VHD seemed_VVN strange_JJ ,_, almost_RR meaningless_JJ ._. 
Is_VBZ there_EX no_AT help_NN1 for_IF the_AT widow_NN1 's_GE son_NN1 ?_? 
In_II his_APPGE wildest_JJT imagination_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 could_VM not_XX guess_VVI what_DDQ this_DD1 could_VM mean_VVI ._. 
Puzzled_JJ ,_, he_PPHS1 went_VVD to_II his_APPGE computer_NN1 and_CC typed_VVN in_II a_AT1 search_NN1 for_IF this_DD1 precise_JJ phrase_NN1 ._. 
To_II his_APPGE great_JJ surprise_NN1 ,_, page_NN1 after_II page_NN1 of_IO references_NN2 appeared_VVD ,_, all_DB citing_VVG this_DD1 exact_JJ question_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 read_VVD the_AT information_NN1 in_II wonderment_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 seemed_VVD Warren_NP1 Bellamy_NP1 was_VBDZ not_XX the_AT first_MD person_NN1 in_II history_NN1 to_TO ask_VVI this_DD1 strange_JJ question_NN1 ._. 
These_DD2 same_DA words_NN2 had_VHD been_VBN uttered_VVN centuries_NNT2 ago_RA ..._... by_II King_NNB Solomon_NP1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 mourned_VVD a_AT1 murdered_JJ friend_NN1 ._. 
The_AT question_NN1 was_VBDZ allegedly_RR still_RR spoken_VVN today_RT by_II Masons_NN2 ,_, who_PNQS used_VVD it_PPH1 as_II a_AT1 kind_NN1 of_IO encoded_JJ cry_NN1 for_IF help_NN1 ._. 
Warren_NP1 Bellamy_NP1 ,_, it_PPH1 seemed_VVD ,_, was_VBDZ sending_VVG a_AT1 distress_NN1 call_NN1 to_II a_AT1 fellow_JJ Mason_NN1 ._. 
CHAPTER_NN1 133_MC High_JJ above_II the_AT floor_NN1 of_IO the_AT Capitol_NP1 Rotunda_NP1 ,_, Robert_NP1 Langdon_NP1 inched_VVD nervously_RR around_II the_AT circular_JJ catwalk_NN1 that_CST extended_VVD just_RR beneath_II the_AT ceiling_NN1 of_IO the_AT dome_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 peered_VVD tentatively_RR over_II the_AT railing_NN1 ,_, dizzied_VVN by_II the_AT height_NN1 ,_, still_RR unable_JK to_TO believe_VVI it_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN less_DAR than_CSN ten_MC hours_NNT2 since_CS Peter_NP1 's_GE hand_NN1 had_VHD appeared_VVN in_II the_AT middle_NN1 of_IO the_AT floor_NN1 below_RL ._. 
On_II that_DD1 same_DA floor_NN1 ,_, the_AT Architect_NN1 of_IO the_AT Capitol_NP1 was_VBDZ now_RT a_AT1 tiny_JJ speck_NN1 some_DD hundred_NNO and_CC eighty_MC feet_NN2 below_RL ,_, moving_VVG steadily_RR across_II the_AT Rotunda_NP1 and_CC then_RT disappearing_VVG ._. 
Bellamy_NP1 had_VHD escorted_VVN Langdon_NP1 and_CC Katherine_NP1 up_II21 to_II22 this_DD1 balcony_NN1 ,_, leaving_VVG them_PPHO2 here_RL with_IW very_RG specific_JJ instructions_NN2 ._. 
Peter_NP1 's_GE instructions_NN2 ._. 
Langdon_NP1 eyed_VVD the_AT old_JJ iron_NN1 key_NN1 that_CST Bellamy_NP1 had_VHD handed_VVN to_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
Then_RT he_PPHS1 glanced_VVD over_RP at_II a_AT1 cramped_JJ stairwell_NN1 that_CST ascended_VVD from_II this_DD1 level_NN1 ..._... climbing_VVG higher_JJR still_RR ._. 
God_NP1 help_VV0 me_PPIO1 ._. 
These_DD2 narrow_JJ stairs_NN2 ,_, according_II21 to_II22 the_AT Architect_NN1 ,_, led_VVN up_II21 to_II22 a_AT1 small_JJ metal_NN1 door_NN1 that_CST could_VM be_VBI unlocked_VVN with_IW the_AT iron_NN1 key_NN1 in_II Langdon_NP1 's_GE hand_NN1 ._. 
Beyond_II the_AT door_NN1 lay_VVD something_PN1 that_CST Peter_NP1 insisted_VVD Langdon_NP1 and_CC Katherine_NP1 see_VV0 ._. 
Peter_NP1 had_VHD not_XX elaborated_VVN ,_, but_CCB rather_RR had_VHD left_VVN strict_JJ instructions_NN2 regarding_II the_AT precise_JJ hour_NNT1 at_II which_DDQ the_AT door_NN1 was_VBDZ to_TO be_VBI opened_VVN ._. 
We_PPIS2 have_VH0 to_TO wait_VVI to_TO open_VVI the_AT door_NN1 ?_? 
Why_RRQ ?_? 
Langdon_NP1 checked_VVD his_APPGE watch_NN1 again_RT and_CC groaned_VVD ._. 
Slipping_VVG the_AT key_NN1 into_II his_APPGE pocket_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 gazed_VVD across_II the_AT gaping_JJ void_NN1 before_II him_PPHO1 at_II the_AT far_JJ side_NN1 of_IO the_AT balcony_NN1 ._. 
Katherine_NP1 had_VHD walked_VVN fearlessly_RR ahead_RL ,_, apparently_RR unfazed_JJ by_II the_AT height_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ now_RT halfway_RR around_II the_AT circumference_NN1 ,_, admiring_VVG every_AT1 inch_NNU1 of_IO Brumidi_NP1 's_GE The_AT Apotheosis_NN1 of_IO Washington_NP1 ,_, which_DDQ loomed_VVD directly_RR over_II their_APPGE heads_NN2 ._. 
From_II this_DD1 rare_JJ vantage_NN1 point_NN1 ,_, the_AT fifteen-foot-tall_JJ figures_NN2 that_CST adorned_VVD the_AT nearly_RR five_MC thousand_NNO square_JJ feet_NN2 of_IO the_AT Capitol_NP1 Dome_NN1 were_VBDR visible_JJ in_II astonishing_JJ detail_NN1 ._. 
Langdon_NP1 turned_VVD his_APPGE back_NN1 to_II Katherine_NP1 ,_, faced_VVD the_AT outer_JJ wall_NN1 ,_, and_CC whispered_VVD very_RG quietly_RR ,_, "_" Katherine_NP1 ,_, this_DD1 is_VBZ your_APPGE conscience_NN1 speaking_VVG ._. 
Why_RRQ did_VDD you_PPY abandon_VVI Robert_NP1 ?_? "_" 
Katherine_NP1 was_VBDZ apparently_RR familiar_JJ with_IW the_AT dome_NN1 's_GE startling_VVG acoustical_JJ properties_NN2 ..._... because_CS the_AT wall_NN1 whispered_VVD back_RP ._. 
"_" Because_CS Robert_NP1 is_VBZ being_VBG a_AT1 chicken_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 should_VM come_VVI over_RL21 here_RL22 with_IW me_PPIO1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 have_VH0 plenty_PN of_IO time_NNT1 before_CS we_PPIS2 're_VBR allowed_VVN to_TO open_VVI that_DD1 door_NN1 ._. "_" 
Langdon_NP1 knew_VVD she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ right_JJ and_CC reluctantly_RR made_VVD his_APPGE way_NN1 around_II the_AT balcony_NN1 ,_, hugging_VVG the_AT wall_NN1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 went_VVD ._. 
"_" This_DD1 ceiling_NN1 is_VBZ absolutely_RR amazing_JJ ,_, "_" Katherine_NP1 marveled_VVD ,_, her_APPGE neck_NN1 craned_VVD to_TO take_VVI in_II the_AT enormous_JJ splendor_NN1 of_IO the_AT Apotheosis_NN1 overhead_RL ._. 
"_" Mythical_JJ gods_NN2 all_DB mixed_VVD in_RP with_IW scientific_JJ inventors_NN2 and_CC their_APPGE creations_NN2 ?_? 
And_CC to_TO think_VVI this_DD1 is_VBZ the_AT image_NN1 at_II the_AT center_NN1 of_IO our_APPGE Capitol_NP1 ._. "_" 
Langdon_NP1 turned_VVD his_APPGE eyes_NN2 upward_RL to_II the_AT sprawling_JJ forms_NN2 of_IO Franklin_NP1 ,_, Fulton_NP1 ,_, and_CC Morse_NP1 with_IW their_APPGE technological_JJ inventions_NN2 ._. 
A_AT1 shining_JJ rainbow_NN1 arched_VVN away_II21 from_II22 these_DD2 figures_NN2 ,_, guiding_JJ his_APPGE eye_NN1 to_II George_NP1 Washington_NP1 ascending_JJ to_II heaven_NN1 on_II a_AT1 cloud_NN1 ._. 
The_AT great_JJ promise_NN1 of_IO man_NN1 becoming_VVG God_NP1 ._. 
Katherine_NP1 said_VVD ,_, "_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ as_CS21 if_CS22 the_AT entire_JJ essence_NN1 of_IO the_AT Ancient_JJ Mysteries_NN2 is_VBZ hovering_VVG over_II the_AT Rotunda_NP1 ._. "_" 
Langdon_NP1 had_VHD to_TO admit_VVI ,_, not_XX many_DA2 frescoes_NN2 in_II the_AT world_NN1 fused_VVD scientific_JJ inventions_NN2 with_IW mythical_JJ gods_NN2 and_CC human_JJ apotheosis_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 ceiling_NN1 's_GE spectacular_JJ collection_NN1 of_IO images_NN2 was_VBDZ indeed_RR a_AT1 message_NN1 of_IO the_AT Ancient_JJ Mysteries_NN2 ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ here_RL for_IF a_AT1 reason_NN1 ._. 
The_AT founding_JJ fathers_NN2 had_VHD envisioned_VVN America_NP1 as_II a_AT1 blank_JJ canvas_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 fertile_JJ field_NN1 on_II which_DDQ the_AT seeds_NN2 of_IO the_AT mysteries_NN2 could_VM be_VBI sown_VVN ._. 
Today_RT ,_, this_DD1 soaring_JJ icon_NN1 --_NN1 the_AT father_NN1 of_IO our_APPGE country_NN1 ascending_JJ to_II heaven_NN1 --_NN1 hung_VVD silently_RR above_II our_APPGE lawmakers_NN2 ,_, leaders_NN2 ,_, and_CC presidents_NN2 ..._... a_AT1 bold_JJ reminder_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 map_NN1 to_II the_AT future_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 promise_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 time_NNT1 when_RRQ man_NN1 would_VM evolve_VVI to_TO complete_VVI spiritual_JJ maturity_NN1 ._. 
"_" Robert_NP1 ,_, "_" Katherine_NP1 whispered_VVD ,_, her_APPGE gaze_NN1 still_RR fixated_VVD on_II the_AT massive_JJ figures_NN2 of_IO America_NP1 's_GE great_JJ inventors_NN2 accompanied_VVN by_II Minerva_NP1 ._. 
"_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ prophetic_JJ ,_, really_RR ._. 
Today_RT ,_, man_NN1 's_GE most_RGT advanced_JJ inventions_NN2 are_VBR being_VBG used_VVN to_TO study_VVI man_NN1 's_GE most_RGT ancient_JJ ideas_NN2 ._. 
The_AT science_NN1 of_IO Noetics_NN2 may_VM be_VBI new_JJ ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 's_VBZ actually_RR the_AT oldest_JJT science_NN1 on_II earth_NN1 --_NN1 the_AT study_NN1 of_IO human_JJ thought_NN1 ._. "_" 
She_PPHS1 turned_VVD to_II him_PPHO1 now_RT ,_, her_APPGE eyes_NN2 filled_VVN with_IW wonder_NN1 ._. 
"_" And_CC we_PPIS2 're_VBR learning_VVG that_CST the_AT ancients_NN2 actually_RR understood_VVN thought_VVN more_RGR profoundly_RR than_CSN we_PPIS2 do_VD0 today_RT ._. "_" 
"_" Makes_VVZ sense_NN1 ,_, "_" Langdon_NP1 replied_VVD ._. 
"_" The_AT human_JJ mind_NN1 was_VBDZ the_AT only_JJ technology_NN1 the_AT ancients_NN2 had_VHD at_II their_APPGE disposal_NN1 ._. 
The_AT early_JJ philosophers_NN2 studied_VVD it_PPH1 relentlessly_RR ._. "_" 
"_" Yes_UH !_! 
The_AT ancient_JJ texts_NN2 are_VBR obsessed_JJ with_IW the_AT power_NN1 of_IO the_AT human_JJ mind_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Vedas_NP2 describe_VV0 the_AT flow_NN1 of_IO mind_NN1 energy_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Pistis_NP1 Sophia_NP1 describes_VVZ universal_JJ consciousness_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Zohar_NN1 explores_VVZ the_AT nature_NN1 of_IO mind_NN1 spirit_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Shamanic_JJ texts_NN2 predict_VV0 Einstein_NP1 's_GE 'remote_NN1 influence'_NN1 in_II31 terms_II32 of_II33 healing_NN1 at_II a_AT1 distance_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ all_DB there_RL !_! 
And_CC do_VD0 n't_XX even_RR get_VVI me_PPIO1 started_VVN about_II the_AT Bible_NN1 ._. "_" 
"_" You_PPY ,_, too_RR ?_? "_" 
Langdon_NP1 said_VVD ,_, chuckling_VVG ._. 
"_" Your_APPGE brother_NN1 tried_VVD to_TO convince_VVI me_PPIO1 that_CST the_AT Bible_NN1 is_VBZ encoded_VVN with_IW scientific_JJ information_NN1 ._. "_" 
"_" It_PPH1 certainly_RR is_VBZ ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" And_CC if_CS you_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX believe_VVI Peter_NP1 ,_, read_VV0 some_DD of_IO Newton_NP1 's_GE esoteric_JJ texts_NN2 on_II the_AT Bible_NN1 ._. 
When_CS you_PPY start_VV0 to_TO understand_VVI the_AT cryptic_JJ parables_NN2 in_II the_AT Bible_NN1 ,_, Robert_NP1 ,_, you_PPY realize_VV0 it_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 study_NN1 of_IO the_AT human_JJ mind_NN1 ._. "_" 
Langdon_NP1 shrugged_VVD ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 guess_VV0 I_PPIS1 'd_VHD better_RRR go_VVI back_RP and_CC read_VVI it_PPH1 again_RT ._. "_" 
"_" Let_VV0 me_PPIO1 ask_VVI you_PPY something_PN1 ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, clearly_RR not_XX appreciating_VVG his_APPGE skepticism_NN1 ._. 
"_" When_CS the_AT Bible_NN1 tells_VVZ us_PPIO2 to_TO 'go_NN1 build_VV0 our_APPGE temple'_NN1 ..._... a_AT1 temple_NN1 that_CST we_PPIS2 must_VM 'build_VVI with_IW no_AT tools_NN2 and_CC making_VVG no_AT noise_NN1 ,_, '_" what_DDQ temple_NN1 do_VD0 you_PPY think_VVI it_PPH1 's_VBZ talking_VVG about_II ?_? "_" 
"_" Well_RR ,_, the_AT text_NN1 does_VDZ say_VVI your_APPGE body_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 temple_NN1 ._. "_" 
"_" Yes_UH ,_, Corinthians_NN2 3:16_MC ._. 
You_PPY are_VBR the_AT temple_NN1 of_IO God_NP1 ._. "_" 
She_PPHS1 smiled_VVD at_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
"_" And_CC the_AT Gospel_NN1 of_IO John_NP1 says_VVZ the_AT exact_JJ same_DA thing_NN1 ._. 
Robert_NP1 ,_, the_AT Scriptures_NN2 are_VBR well_JJ aware_JJ of_IO the_AT power_NN1 latent_JJ within_II us_PPIO2 ,_, and_CC they_PPHS2 are_VBR urging_VVG us_PPIO2 to_TO harness_VVI that_DD1 power_NN1 ..._... urging_VVG us_PPIO2 to_TO build_VVI the_AT temples_NN2 of_IO our_APPGE minds_NN2 ._. "_" 
"_" Unfortunately_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 think_VV0 much_DA1 of_IO the_AT religious_JJ world_NN1 is_VBZ waiting_VVG for_IF a_AT1 real_JJ temple_NN1 to_TO be_VBI rebuilt_VVN ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ part_NN1 of_IO the_AT Messianic_JJ Prophecy_NN1 ._. "_" 
"_" Yes_UH ,_, but_CCB that_DD1 overlooks_VVZ an_AT1 important_JJ point_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Second_MD Coming_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT coming_NN1 of_IO man_NN1 --_NN1 the_AT moment_NN1 when_RRQ mankind_NN1 finally_RR builds_VVZ the_AT temple_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE mind_NN1 ._. "_" 
"_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI ,_, "_" Langdon_NP1 said_VVD ,_, rubbing_VVG his_APPGE chin_NN1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM no_AT Bible_NN1 scholar_NN1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 'm_VBM pretty_RG sure_JJ the_AT Scriptures_NN2 describe_VV0 in_II detail_NN1 a_AT1 physical_JJ temple_NN1 that_CST needs_VVZ to_TO be_VBI built_VVN ._. 
The_AT structure_NN1 is_VBZ described_VVN as_II being_VBG in_II two_MC parts_NN2 --_NN1 an_AT1 outer_JJ temple_NN1 called_VVN the_AT Holy_JJ Place_NN1 and_CC an_AT1 inner_JJ sanctuary_NN1 called_VVN the_AT Holy_JJ of_IO Holies_NP1 ._. 
The_AT two_MC parts_NN2 are_VBR separated_VVN from_II each_PPX221 other_PPX222 by_II a_AT1 thin_JJ veil_NN1 ._. "_" 
The_AT active_JJ bacterium_NN1 ,_, C._NP1 botulinum_NN1 ,_, has_VHZ a_AT1 biological_JJ peculiarity_NN1 in_II that_DD1 it_PPH1 grows_VVZ only_RR in_II the_AT absence_NN1 of_IO oxygen_NN1 ._. 
The_AT organism_NN1 has_VHZ an_AT1 inactive_JJ stage_NN1 called_VVN a_AT1 spore_NN1 ._. 
The_AT spores_NN2 can_VM live_VVI indefinitely_RR ,_, even_RR in_II extreme_JJ cold_NN1 or_CC heat_NN1 ;_; they_PPHS2 remain_VV0 active_JJ even_RR after_II being_VBG boiled_VVN for_IF hours_NNT2 ._. 
Under_II anaerobic_JJ conditions_NN2 ,_, the_AT spores_NN2 germinate_VV0 into_II the_AT active_JJ bacterium_NN1 ,_, and_CC then_RT the_AT bacteria_NN2 produce_VV0 the_AT toxin_NN1 ,_, one_MC1 of_IO the_AT most_RGT deadly_JJ known_JJ ._. 
Langdon_NN1 instantly_RR saw_VVD all_DB the_AT pieces_NN2 fall_VV0 into_II place_NN1 ._. 
Within_II seconds_NNT2 ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ certain_JJ he_PPHS1 knew_VVD exactly_RR how_RRQ to_TO decipher_VVI the_AT pyramid_NN1 ._. 
