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{{quote|[[Installation 04|This ring]] contains significant dangers, and even with [[human|your]] [[Reclaimer|assumed legacy]], I must verify the presence and pitch of your geas before allowing full access.|[[343 Guilty Spark]] in a transmission to the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''' - ''Terminal 1''</ref>}} | {{quote|[[Installation 04|This ring]] contains significant dangers, and even with [[human|your]] [[Reclaimer|assumed legacy]], I must verify the presence and pitch of your geas before allowing full access.|[[343 Guilty Spark]] in a transmission to the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''' - ''Terminal 1''</ref>}} | ||
'''''Geas''''' (pronounced ''geSH'' | '''''Geas''''' (pronounced ''geSH''), also called '''genesong''',<ref name="reclaimer"/> was a [[Forerunner]] term that referred to a genetic command imposed on an organism or species. Under the influence of a ''geas'', an organism could be given a set of subconscious orders that would either be specific to that organism, or passed on to their children, in some cases lasting several generations. Only highly skilled Forerunner [[Lifeworker]]s, such as the [[Librarian]], were capable of creating a ''geas''. Forerunner students of the [[Mantle]] also hypothesized that the [[Precursor]]s may have imposed a ''geas'' on the Forerunners themselves.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 49''</ref> | ||
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