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A cryptex. They are used to keep secrets. It's da Vinci's design. You write the information on a papyrus scroll which is then rolled arounda thin glass vial of vinegar. If you force it open, the vial breaks, vinegar dissolves papyrus, and your secret is lost forever. The only way to access the information is to spell out the passwordwith these five dials, each with 26 letters. That's 12 million possibilities. I've never met a girlwho knew that much about A cryptex. Saunière made one for me once
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SOPHIE GASPS
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A cryptex
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They are used to keep secrets
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It's da Vinci's design
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You write the information on a papyrus scroll
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which is then rolled around a thin glass vial of vinegar
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If you force it open the vial breaks
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vinegar dissolves papyrus
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and your secret is lost forever
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The only way to access the information
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is to spell out the password with these five dials each with 26 letters
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That's 12 million possibilities
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I've never met a girl who knew that much about a cryptex
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Saunière made one for me once
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Movie Summary
A murder inside the Louvre, and clues in Da Vinci paintings, lead to the discovery of a religious mystery protected by a secret society for two thousand years, which could shake the foundations of Christianity.
Actors
Sophie Neveu
Robert Langdon
