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Fact
The Da Vinci Code begins with a page titled "Fact," a term that sets the stage for the novel's notoriety. The three brief paragraphs that follow are carefully phrased assertions: there is a secret society called the Priory of Sion to which figures from Sir Isaac Newton to Leonardo da Vinci may have belonged; an organization affiliated with the Vatican called Opus Dei has been accused of using cultish techniques to attract and keep members and has just spent $47 million building its headquarters in New York City; and finally, "all descriptions of artwork,...
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