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34 Popular Culture Review The second seemingly minor plot shift is the omitting of the clear implication in the novel that Langdon and Sophie are going to have a physical relationship in the future. She invites herself to accompany him to his next lecture in Florence, Italy. She kisses him, “her eyes full of promise” (449). “It’s a date,” Langdon answers. The romantic implication at the novel’s e