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The nervous systems of all beings are targeted by the Halos and destroyed, rendering them useless to the Flood; however, the Halo effect does not disintegrate biomass, leaving the victims' bodies mostly intact.<ref>'''Halo 3''', ''Terminal 6'' (''"I toss around [37,654 tonne] dreadnoughts like they were fighters; dimly aware of the former crews being crushed to liquescence."'')</ref> Left untreated, lifeforms killed by the pulse will decay in great masses, which could lead to ecological devastation spread by a miasma of rotten biomatter. Therefore, [[Lifeworker]]s sprayed target biospheres with a [[solute]] that would cause any animal killed by the Array to instantly decay into its component molecules,<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''String Two''</ref> resulting in flash-desiccation.<ref name="terminal8"/> Due to the Forerunners' use of solute, 21st century paleo-archeological studies gave no indication of the mass extinction caused by the Array's firing. However, in [[2332]] the [[Ross-Ziegler Blip]] revealed a tiny aberration in Earth's fossil records.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''"From the Office of Dr. William Arthur Iqbal"'', ''page 519''</ref> | The nervous systems of all beings are targeted by the Halos and destroyed, rendering them useless to the Flood; however, the Halo effect does not disintegrate biomass, leaving the victims' bodies mostly intact.<ref>'''Halo 3''', ''Terminal 6'' (''"I toss around [37,654 tonne] dreadnoughts like they were fighters; dimly aware of the former crews being crushed to liquescence."'')</ref> Left untreated, lifeforms killed by the pulse will decay in great masses, which could lead to ecological devastation spread by a miasma of rotten biomatter. Therefore, [[Lifeworker]]s sprayed target biospheres with a [[solute]] that would cause any animal killed by the Array to instantly decay into its component molecules,<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''String Two''</ref> resulting in flash-desiccation.<ref name="terminal8"/> Due to the Forerunners' use of solute, 21st century paleo-archeological studies gave no indication of the mass extinction caused by the Array's firing. However, in [[2332]] the [[Ross-Ziegler Blip]] revealed a tiny aberration in Earth's fossil records.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''"From the Office of Dr. William Arthur Iqbal"'', ''page 519''</ref> | ||
The only known ways to avoid the effects of the pulse are to seek shelter in a [[shield world]] or to escape outside the range of the Array.<ref name="great journey"/> However, the effects can be nullified by using a ring in an incomplete state. When [[Installation 08]] was fired in an incomplete state, [[John-117]] | The only known ways to avoid the effects of the pulse are to seek shelter in a [[shield world]] or to escape outside the range of the Array.<ref name="great journey"/> However, the effects can be nullified by using a ring in an incomplete state. When [[Installation 08]] was fired in an incomplete state, [[John-117]] survived aboard the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}, and native animals on Installation 00 also survived the firing. Flood aboard [[High Charity]] also survived the firing, but [[Installation 00]]'s Sentinels were able to contain those that survived with a [[containment shield]] around the ruined structure. | ||
===Protocol=== | ===Protocol=== | ||
