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The Da Vinci Code

1
First
and
foremost
,
to
my
friend
and
editor
,
Jason
Kaufman
,
for
working
so
hard
on
this
project
and
for
truly
understanding
what
this
book
is
all
about
.
And
to
the
incomparable
Heide
Lange
tireless
champion
of
The
Da
Vinci
Code
,
agent
extraordinaire
,
and
trusted
friend
.
I
cannot
fully
express
my
gratitude
to
the
exceptional
team
at
Doubleday
,
for
their
generosity
,
faith
,
and
superb
guidance
.
Thank
you
especially
to
Bill
Thomas
and
Steve
Rubin
,
who
believed
in
this
book
from
the
start
.
My
thanks
also
to
the
initial
core
of
early
in
-
house
supporters
,
headed
by
Michael
Palgon
,
Suzanne
Herz
,
Janelle
Moburg
,
Jackie
Everly
,
and
Adrienne
Sparks
,
as
well
as
to
the
talented
people
of
Doubleday
s
sales
force
.
For
their
generous
assistance
in
the
research
of
the
book
,
I
would
like
to
acknowledge
the
Louvre
Museum
,
the
French
Ministry
of
Culture
,
Project
Gutenberg
,
Bibliothèque
Nationale
,
the
Gnostic
Society
Library
,
the
Department
of
Paintings
Study
and
Documentation
Service
at
the
Louvre
,
Catholic
World
News
,
Royal
Observatory
Greenwich
,
London
Record
Society
,
the
Muniment
Collection
at
Westminster
Abbey
,
John
Pike
and
the
Federation
of
American
Scientists
,
and
the
five
members
of
Opus
Dei
(
three
active
,
two
former
)
who
recounted
their
stories
,
both
positive
and
negative
,
regarding
their
experiences
inside
Opus
Dei
.
My
gratitude
also
to
Water
Street
Bookstore
for
tracking
down
so
many
of
my
research
books
,
my
father
Richard
Brown
mathematics
teacher
and
author
for
his
assistance
with
the
Divine
Proportion
and
the
Fibonacci
Sequence
,
Stan
Planton
,
Sylvie
Baudeloque
,
Peter
McGuigan
,
Francis
McInerney
,
Margie
Wachtel
,
André
Vernet
,
Ken
Kelleher
at
Anchorball
Web
Media
,
Cara
Sottak
,
Karyn
Popham
,
Esther
Sung
,
Miriam
Abramowitz
,
William
Tunstall
-
Pedoe
,
and
Griffin
Wooden
Brown
.
2
And
finally
,
in
a
novel
drawing
so
heavily
on
the
sacred
feminine
,
I
would
be
remiss
if
I
did
not
mention
the
two
extraordinary
women
who
have
touched
my
life
.
First
,
my
mother
,
Connie
Brown
fellow
scribe
,
nurturer
,
musician
,
and
role
model
.
And
my
wife
,
Blythe
art
historian
,
painter
,
front
-
line
editor
,
and
without
a
doubt
the
most
astonishingly
talented
woman
I
have
ever
known
.
3
FACT
:
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4
The
Priory
of
Sion
a
European
secret
society
founded
in
1099
is
a
real
organization
.
In
1975
Paris
s
Bibliothèque
Nationale
discovered
parchments
known
as
Les
Dossiers
Secrets
,
identifying
numerous
members
of
the
Priory
of
Sion
,
including
Sir
Isaac
Newton
,
Botticelli
,
Victor
Hugo
,
and
Leonardo
Da
Vinci
.
5
The
Vatican
prelature
known
as
Opus
Dei
is
a
deeply
devout
Catholic
sect
that
has
been
the
topic
of
recent
controversy
due
to
reports
of
brainwashing
,
coercion
,
and
a
dangerous
practice
known
as
«
corporal
mortification
.
»
Opus
Dei
has
just
completed
construction
of
a
$
47
million
World
Headquarters
at
243
Lexington
Avenue
in
New
York
City
.
6
All
descriptions
of
artwork
,
architecture
,
documents
,
and
secret
rituals
in
this
novel
are
accurate
.
7
Louvre
Museum
,
Paris
10
:
46
P
.
M
.
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8
Renowned
curator
Jacques
Saunière
staggered
through
the
vaulted
archway
of
the
museum
s
Grand
Gallery
.
He
lunged
for
the
nearest
painting
he
could
see
,
a
Caravaggio
.
Grabbing
the
gilded
frame
,
the
seventy
-
six
-
year
-
old
man
heaved
the
masterpiece
toward
himself
until
it
tore
from
the
wall
and
Saunière
collapsed
backward
in
a
heap
beneath
the
canvas
.
9
As
he
had
anticipated
,
a
thundering
iron
gate
fell
nearby
,
barricading
the
entrance
to
the
suite
.
The
parquet
floor
shook
.
Far
off
,
an
alarm
began
to
ring
.
10
The
curator
lay
a
moment
,
gasping
for
breath
,
taking
stock
.
I
am
still
alive
.
He
crawled
out
from
under
the
canvas
and
scanned
the
cavernous
space
for
someplace
to
hide
.