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1、FORBLYTHEAcknowledgmentsMyprofoundthankstothreedearfriendswithwhomIhavethegreatluxuryofworking:myeditor,JasonKaufman;myagent,HeideLange;andmycounselor,MichaelRudell.Inaddition,IwouldliketoexpressmyimmensegratitudetoDoubleday,tomypublishersaroundtheworld,and,ofcourse,tomyreader
2、s.Thisnovelcouldnothavebeenwrittenwithoutthegenerousassistanceofcountlessindividualswhosharedtheirknowledgeandexpertise.Toallofyou,Iextendmydeepappreciation.Toliveintheworldwithoutbecomingawareofthemeaningoftheworldislikewanderingaboutinagreatlibrarywithouttouchingthebooks.The
3、SecretTeachingsofAllAges————————————FACT:In1991,adocumentwaslockedinthesafeofthedirectoroftheCIA.Thedocumentisstilltheretoday.Itscryptictextincludesreferencestoanancientportalandanunknownlocationunderground.Thedocumentalsocontainsthephrase“It’sburiedouttheresomewhere.”Allorgan
4、izationsinthisnovelexist,includingtheFreemasons,theInvisibleCollege,theOfficeofSecurity,theSMSC,andtheInstituteofNoeticSciences.Allrituals,science,artwork,andmonumentsinthisnovelarereal.————————————PrologueHouseoftheTemple8:33P.M.Thesecretishowtodie.Sincethebeginningoftime,the
5、secrethadalwaysbeenhowtodie.Thethirty-four-year-oldinitiategazeddownatthehumanskullcradledinhispalms.Theskullwashollow,likeabowl,filledwithbloodredwine.Drinkit,hetoldhimself.Youhavenothingtofear.Aswastradition,hehadbegunthisjourneyadornedintheritualisticgarbofamedievalhereticb
6、eingledtothegallows,hisloose-fittingshirtgapingopentorevealhispalechest,hisleftpantlegrolleduptotheknee,andhisrightsleeverolleduptotheelbow.Aroundhisneckhungaheavyropenoose—a“cable-tow”asthebrethrencalledit.Tonight,however,likethebrethrenbearingwitness,hewasdressedasamaster.Th
7、eassemblyofbrothersencirclinghimallwereadornedintheirfullregaliaoflambskinaprons,sashes,andwhitegloves.Aroundtheirneckshungceremonialjewelsthatglistenedlikeghostlyeyesinthemutedlight.Manyofthesemenheldpowerfulstationsinlife,andyettheinitiateknewtheirworldlyranksmeantnothingwit
8、hinthesewalls.Hereallmenwereequals,swornbrotherssharingamysti
