Editing Step of Silence

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The '''Step of Silence'''<ref>[[Halo: First Strike]], page 338.</ref> is a massive chamber inside the [[Sanctum of the Hierarchs]] of ''[[High Charity]]'', specially designated for the [[High Prophets]]. The Step of Silence is a large, round room with an illuminated pedestal in the center. Suspended from the ceiling are hundreds of shards of glass, each a piece of a planet that has been [[Glassing|glassed]] by the [[Covenant]]<ref>[[Halo: First Strike]], page 338.</ref>. On the perimeter of the room, there is space for three hundred [[Honor Guard]] [[Elites]], should a [[Prophet]] be present<ref>[[Halo: First Strike]], page 339.</ref>. 

The first time the [[High Prophet of Truth]] and [[Tartarus]] are ever mentioned in the [[Halo universe]] is when they are in the Step of Silence, which is the last chapter of [[Halo: First Strike]]<ref>[[Halo: First Strike]], page 338-9.</ref>. They discuss the events that took place on [[Installation 04]], as well as the fate of the future [[Arbiter]] and [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]]<ref>[[Halo: First Strike]], page 340.</ref>. The Step is also possibly seen in [[Halo 2]] when the player enters the room after the Prophet of Truth announces the message about the Flood not withstanding the might of the Covenant. If the player looks up, he/she will see dozens of glowing blue shards hanging from the ceiling. There is exactly 76 shards in all with 19 of them in each of the 4 rows as of in Halo 2.

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-The '''Step of Silence''' is the [[Covenant]] name for a timeframe of unspecified length in the [[Ages of Reclamation|9th Age of Reclamation]], corresponding to somewhere around [[2552#September|September-October 2552]] in the [[Military Calendar|UNSC Military Calendar]].<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 338''</ref>{{Ref/Note|Although previously assumed by fans to be the name of a location within ''High Charity'', this is not so. In a manner consistent with the other chapter headings, the placement of the phrase "Step of Silence" in the heading for the ''Epilogue'' of ''Halo: First Strike'' indicates that it is part of the time stamp, being separated from the location by a backslash. The location the chapter is set in is consistently stated to be the Sanctum of the Hierarchs in both the heading and the rest of the epilogue itself.}}
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-During the Step of Silence, the [[Prophet of Truth]] discussed the [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE|loss]] of the ''[[Unyielding Hierophant]]'', as well as the failure of [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee at [[Installation 04|Halo]] with [[Tartarus]] in ''[[High Charity]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Sanctum of the Hierarchs]].<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 338-340''</ref>
+The '''Step of Silence'''<ref>[[Halo: First Strike]], page 338.</ref> is a massive chamber inside the [[Sanctum of the Hierarchs]] of ''[[High Charity]]'', specially designated for the [[High Prophets]]. The Step of Silence is a large, round room with an illuminated pedestal in the center. Suspended from the ceiling are hundreds of shards of glass, each a piece of a planet that has been [[Glassing|glassed]] by the [[Covenant]]<ref>[[Halo: First Strike]], page 338.</ref>. On the perimeter of the room, there is space for three hundred [[Honor Guard]] [[Elites]], should a [[Prophet]] be present<ref>[[Halo: First Strike]], page 339.</ref>.
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+The first time the [[High Prophet of Truth]] and [[Tartarus]] are ever mentioned in the [[Halo universe]] is when they are in the Step of Silence, which is the last chapter of [[Halo: First Strike]]<ref>[[Halo: First Strike]], page 338-9.</ref>. They discuss the events that took place on [[Installation 04]], as well as the fate of the future [[Arbiter]] and [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]]<ref>[[Halo: First Strike]], page 340.</ref>. The Step is also possibly seen in [[Halo 2]] when the player enters the room after the Prophet of Truth announces the message about the Flood not withstanding the might of the Covenant. If the player looks up, he/she will see dozens of glowing blue shards hanging from the ceiling. There is exactly 76 shards in all with 19 of them in each of the 4 rows as of in Halo 2.
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