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Against
the
hum
of
the
bulletproof
wheels
beneath
them
,
Langdon
quickly
explained
to
Sophie
everything
he
had
heard
about
the
keystone
.
Allegedly
,
for
centuries
,
the
Priory
’
s
biggest
secret
–
the
location
of
the
Holy
Grail
–
was
never
written
down
.
For
security
’
s
sake
,
it
was
verbally
transferred
to
each
new
rising
sénéchal
at
a
clandestine
ceremony
.
However
,
at
some
point
during
the
last
century
,
whisperings
began
to
surface
that
the
Priory
policy
had
changed
.
Perhaps
it
was
on
account
of
new
electronic
eavesdropping
capabilities
,
but
the
Priory
vowed
never
again
even
to
speak
the
location
of
the
sacred
hiding
place
.
«
But
then
how
could
they
pass
on
the
secret
?
»
Sophie
asked
.
«
That
’
s
where
the
keystone
comes
in
,
»
Langdon
explained
.
«
When
one
of
the
top
four
members
died
,
the
remaining
three
would
choose
from
the
lower
echelons
the
next
candidate
to
ascend
as
sénéchal
.
Rather
than
telling
the
new
sénéchal
where
the
Grail
was
hidden
,
they
gave
him
a
test
through
which
he
could
prove
he
was
worthy
.
»
Sophie
looked
unsettled
by
this
,
and
Langdon
suddenly
recalled
her
mentioning
how
her
grandfather
used
to
make
treasure
hunts
for
her
–
preuves
de
mérite
.
Admittedly
,
the
keystone
was
a
similar
concept
.
Then
again
,
tests
like
this
were
extremely
common
in
secret
societies
.
The
best
known
was
the
Masons
’
,
wherein
members
ascended
to
higher
degrees
by
proving
they
could
keep
a
secret
and
by
performing
rituals
and
various
tests
of
merit
over
many
years
.
The
tasks
became
progressively
harder
until
they
culminated
in
a
successful
candidate
’
s
induction
as
thirty
-
second
-
degree
Mason
.
«
So
the
keystone
is
a
preuve
de
mérite
,
»
Sophie
said
.
«
If
a
rising
Priory
sénéchal
can
open
it
,
he
proves
himself
worthy
of
the
information
it
holds
.
»
Langdon
nodded
.
«
I
forgot
you
’
d
had
experience
with
this
sort
of
thing
.
»
«
Not
only
with
my
grandfather
.
In
cryptology
,
that
’
s
called
a
‘
self
-
authorizing
language
.
‘
That
is
,
if
you
’
re
smart
enough
to
read
it
,
you
’
re
permitted
to
know
what
is
being
said
.
»
Langdon
hesitated
a
moment
.
«
Sophie
,
you
realize
that
if
this
is
indeed
the
keystone
,
your
grandfather
’
s
access
to
it
implies
he
was
exceptionally
powerful
within
the
Priory
of
Sion
.
He
would
have
to
have
been
one
of
the
highest
four
members
.
»
Sophie
sighed
.
«
He
was
powerful
in
a
secret
society
.
I
’
m
certain
of
it
.
I
can
only
assume
it
was
the
Priory
.
»
Langdon
did
a
double
take
.
«
You
knew
he
was
in
a
secret
society
?
»
