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Оглавление“Have you heard of the devil’s chord, Annja?”
Interesting conversation change. But Annja could go with it. “Of course. It was a tritone of musical notes that the church banned from being played or used in musical scores in the Middle Ages. It was thought to be evil because it’s dissonant.”
“Diabolus in musica,” Roux recited.
“The devil in music,” Annja translated. “I’m not a musician, but I do know the chord is played quite a bit nowadays. The heavy metal bands pounced on the forbidden motif, liking the evil connotation, but a lot of other musicians have used it, too.”
“It’s not so evil.”
“It’s certainly not worthy of excommunication or death. So what does a bit of music have to do with
a cross that once belonged to Joan of Arc?”
“Nothing. And everything.”
Intrigued, Annja propped her elbows on the table, ready for the rest of the story.
