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"
Four
elements
?
"
Vittoria
said
.
"
There
are
over
a
hundred
.
"
"
Not
in
the
1600s
,
"
Langdon
reminded
her
.
"
Early
alchemists
believed
the
entire
universe
was
made
up
of
only
four
substances
:
Earth
,
Air
,
Fire
,
and
Water
.
"
The
early
cross
,
Langdon
knew
,
was
the
most
common
symbol
of
the
four
elements
—
four
arms
representing
Earth
,
Air
,
Fire
,
and
Water
.
Beyond
that
,
though
,
there
existed
literally
dozens
of
symbolic
occurrences
of
Earth
,
Air
,
Fire
,
and
Water
throughout
history
—
the
Pythagorean
cycles
of
life
,
the
Chinese
Hong
-
Fan
,
the
Jungian
male
and
female
rudiments
,
the
quadrants
of
the
Zodiac
,
even
the
Muslims
revered
the
four
ancient
elements
…
although
in
Islam
they
were
known
as
"
squares
,
clouds
,
lightning
,
and
waves
.
"
For
Langdon
,
though
,
it
was
a
more
modern
usage
that
always
gave
him
chills
—
the
Mason
’
s
four
mystic
grades
of
Absolute
Initiation
:
Earth
,
Air
,
Fire
,
and
Water
.
Vittoria
seemed
mystified
.
"
So
this
Illuminati
artist
created
four
pieces
of
art
that
looked
religious
,
but
were
actually
tributes
to
Earth
,
Air
,
Fire
,
and
Water
?
"
"
Exactly
,
"
Langdon
said
,
quickly
turning
up
Via
Sentinel
toward
the
archives
.
"
The
pieces
blended
into
the
sea
of
religious
artwork
all
over
Rome
.
By
donating
the
artwork
anonymously
to
specific
churches
and
then
using
their
political
influence
,
the
brotherhood
facilitated
placement
of
these
four
pieces
in
carefully
chosen
churches
in
Rome
.
Each
piece
of
course
was
a
marker
…
subtly
pointing
to
the
next
church
…
where
the
next
marker
awaited
.
It
functioned
as
a
trail
of
clues
disguised
as
religious
art
.
If
an
Illuminati
candidate
could
find
the
first
church
and
the
marker
for
Earth
,
he
could
follow
it
to
Air
…
and
then
to
Fire
…
and
then
to
Water
…
and
finally
to
the
Church
of
Illumination
.
"
Vittoria
was
looking
less
and
less
clear
.
"
And
this
has
something
to
do
with
catching
the
Illuminati
assassin
?
"
Langdon
smiled
as
he
played
his
ace
.
"
Oh
,
yes
.
The
Illuminati
called
these
four
churches
by
a
very
special
name
.
The
Altars
of
Science
.
"
Vittoria
frowned
.
"
I
’
m
sorry
,
that
means
noth
—
"
She
stopped
short
.
"
L
’
altare
di
scienza
?
"
she
exclaimed
.
"
The
Illuminati
assassin
.
He
warned
that
the
cardinals
would
be
virgin
sacrifices
on
the
altars
of
science
!
"
