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 Around the same time, the recently-appointed [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]] traveled to the Library on a mission to retrieve what the Covenant referred to as the "Sacred Icon". Dropped into the exterior side of the Sentinel wall from [[Tartarus]]' [[Phantom]], the Arbiter battled his way through swathes of Flood and Sentinels to find the anti-gravity gondola that would carry him to the other side. By removing the containment plugs, he then lowered the [[containment shield]] guarding the [[Quarantine Zone]], enabling him to enter the Library proper. Unfortunately, this also allowed the Flood to spread further, adding to the magnitude of the outbreak.<ref name="icon"/>
-After traversing through the quarantine zone, both the UNSC forces and the Arbiter used gondolas to enter the Library's inner section, with the humans making it first. The inner section of the Library was largely identical to Installation 04's, though significantly more brightly lit than the dim interior of Alpha Halo's Library. At this point, the elevator in the central shaft had already descended to the bottom level, but the energy field allowing one to walk over the shaft and retrieve the Index was not active. This forced Commander Keyes to use a Flood tentacle to reach out and retrieve the Index, nearly falling to her death in the process if not for Sergeant Johnson's aid. After arriving in the Index chamber, the Arbiter engaged the humans, knocking Johnson unconscious, before Tartarus and his Jiralhanae forces arrived and took the humans prisoner, removing the Index from Keyes' possession. Tartarus then [[Great Schism|betrayed]] the Arbiter, pushing him into the central shaft of the Library using the [[Fist of Rukt]]. After being thrown to his death by Tartarus, the Arbiter was rescued by the [[Gravemind]], who existed beneath the bottom level of the Libary.<ref name="quarantine"/>
+After traversing through the quarantine zone, both the UNSC forces and the Arbiter used gondolas to enter the Library's inner section, with the humans making it first. The inner section of the Library was largely identical to Installation 04's, though significantly more brightly lit than the dim interior of Alpha Halo's Library. Sometime prior, the elevator in the central shaft had descended to the bottom level, but the energy field allowing one to walk over the shaft and retrieve the Index was not active. This forced Commander Keyes to use an inert Flood tentacle to reach out and retrieve the Index, nearly falling to her death in the process if not for Sergeant Johnson's aid. After making it into the Index chamber, the Arbiter engaged the humans, knocking Johnson unconscious. It was then that Tartarus and his Jiralhanae forces arrived and took the humans prisoner, also removing the Index from Keyes' possession. Tartarus then [[Great Schism|betrayed]] the Arbiter, pushing him into the central shaft of the Library using the [[Fist of Rukt]]. After being thrown to his death by Tartarus, the Arbiter was rescued by the [[Gravemind]], who existed beneath the bottom level of the Library.<ref name="quarantine"/>
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