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A disturbing object --artfully encoded with five symbols--is discovered in the Capitol Building. Langdon recognizes the object as an ancient invitation . . . one meant to usher its recipient into a long-lost world of esoteric wisdom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Langdon's beloved mentor, Peter Solomon--a prominent Mason and philanthropist --is brutally kidnapped, Langdon realizes his only hope of saving Peter is to accept this mystical invitation and follow wherever it leads him. Langdon is instantly plunged into a clandestine world of Masonic secrets, hidden history, and never-before-seen locations--all of which seem to be dragging him toward a single, inconceivable truth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the world discovered in \u003cb\u003eThe Da Vinci Code\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eAngels \u0026amp; Demons\u003c\/b\u003e, Dan Brown's novels are brilliant tapestries of veiled histories, arcane symbols, and enigmatic codes. 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