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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgVAQlBfezQ '''{''Cutscene''}''']
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgVAQlBfezQ '''{''Cutscene''}''']


[[File:First Signs of Rampancy.jpg|thumb|right|300px|As isolation takes its toll, Guilty Spark demonstrates signs of [[rampancy]].]]  
[[File:First Signs of Rampancy.jpg|thumb|right|300px|As isolation takes its toll, Guilty Spark begins to show early signs of [[rampancy]].]]  


<code>[044657.04.21.21.34.56]</code>
<code>[044657.04.21.21.34.56]</code>
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*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "''Three thousand years'' of system failures, indeed..."
*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "''Three thousand years'' of system failures, indeed..."


''Spark floats through a [[Flood containment facility]]. A [[Flood combat form]] can be seen in a biological storage tank.''
''Spark floats through a [[Flood containment facility]]. A [[Flood combat form]] is contained in a biological storage tank.''


*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "In the mean time, I've exhausted all scheduled research activities assigned by the Council. Once those experiments were complete, I shut down all [[Sentinel]] function and put myself into a state of significant hibernation to measure performance of the Installation with - negligible - upkeep..."
*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "In the mean time, I've exhausted all scheduled research activities assigned by the Council. Once those experiments were complete, I shut down all [[Sentinel]] function and put myself into a state of significant hibernation to measure performance of the Installation with - negligible - upkeep..."
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<code>[044657.04.23.01.17.22]</code>
<code>[044657.04.23.01.17.22]</code>


[[File:The Crash Site.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The unknown vessel in Sector 1215.]]
[[File:The Crash Site.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The unknown vessel in [[Sector 1215]].]]


'''<code>UPDATING REPORT</code>'''
'''<code>UPDATING REPORT</code>'''


*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "It has been 26 hours since the sentients landed in Sector 1215, and so far they have not attempted to exit the remains of their vessel."
*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "It has been 26 hours since the sentients landed in [[Sector 1215]], and so far they have not attempted to exit the remains of their vessel."


''A schematic of the crashed vessel is shown.''
''A schematic of the crashed vessel is shown.''
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3sAky4kTlA '''{''Cutscene''}''']
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3sAky4kTlA '''{''Cutscene''}''']


[[File:FloodPlanetCEA.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A Flood-infested planet, moments before the Halo effect strikes.]]
[[File:Spark Fantasy.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Guilty Spark imagines an identical monitor next to him to combat loneliness.]]


<code>[89875.11.11.15.41.13]</code>
<code>[89875.11.11.15.41.13]</code>
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''His eye starts to flash red as [[rampancy]] sets in.''  
''His eye starts to flash red as [[rampancy]] sets in.''  


*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "Alone. Alone. Alone. Alone."  
*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "''Alone. Alone. Alone. Alone.''"  


''Spark is floating above the edge of a desolate cliff.''  
''Spark is floating above the edge of a desolate cliff.''  
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*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "I am naïve to think I understood what this Installation meant. We were all so naïve."  
*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "I am naïve to think I understood what this Installation meant. We were all so naïve."  


''A cloud of Sentinels are finalizing the Halo's construction. A nearby Forerunner silently observes from a ship's window.''  
''A cloud of Sentinels are finalizing the Halo's construction. A Forerunner silently observes from a nearby ship's window.''  


*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "Looking back, we should have done a few things differently."  
*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "Looking back, we should have done a few things differently."  
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*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "For one thing, we should have installed two caretakers per installation."  
*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "For one thing, we should have installed two caretakers per installation."  


''Guilty Spark imagines an identical monitor flying next to him. The duplicate disappears after flying into a cloud, leaving Spark alone.''  
''Guilty Spark imagines an identical monitor flying next to him. The duplicate vanishes after flying into a cloud, leaving Spark alone.''  


*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "Because I am alone, I am losing focus. And that is very, very dangerous for a system such as myself."  
*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "Because I am alone, I am losing focus. And that is very, very dangerous for a system such as myself."  
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<code>[051207.06.07.06.11.02]</code>
<code>[051207.06.07.06.11.02]</code>


[[File:HaloFiring.png|thumb|right|300px|The Halo effect sweeps through the galaxy as one is activated.]]
[[File:HaloFiring.png|thumb|right|300px|Halo is unleashed, its lethal wave expanding through space.]]


''One of the Halo rings is activated. Energy converges at the ring's center as the Forerunner's ultimate weapon fires.''
''One of the Halo rings is activated. Energy converges at the ring's center as the Forerunner's ultimate weapon fires.''
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<code>[044657.04.21.21.34.56]</code>
<code>[044657.04.21.21.34.56]</code>


[[File:Keyes Salute Memory.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Attempting to hold on to his memories, Keyes imagines himself standing at attention.]]
[[File:Keyes Salute Memory.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Holding on to what remains of his identity, Keyes imagines himself standing at attention.]]


''Fade in to Jacob Keyes' eyes. They are shut, with a pained expression.''
''Fade in to Jacob Keyes' eyes. They are shut, with a pained expression.''
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*Terminal 7's description is a reference to the Latin saying ''[[Wikipedia:Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?|quis custodiet ipsos custodes?]]'' (''"who watches the watchmen?"'').  
*Terminal 7's description is a reference to the Latin saying ''[[Wikipedia:Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?|quis custodiet ipsos custodes?]]'' (''"who watches the watchmen?"'').  
* Captain Keyes' mental struggle as he is slowly assimilated by the [[proto-Gravemind]] is an adaptation of a passage from ''[[Halo: The Flood]]''. Several additions are present to integrate the scene with more recent canon - specifically, memories of his daughter, [[Miranda Keyes|Miranda]], and her mother, [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]].
* Captain Keyes' mental struggle as he is slowly assimilated by the [[proto-Gravemind]] is an adaptation of a passage from ''[[Halo: The Flood]]''. Several additions are present to integrate the scene with more recent canon - specifically, memories of his daughter, [[Miranda Keyes|Miranda]], and her mother, [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]].
*Each terminal (excluding terminal 11) have a five-character Forerunner code that appear briefly at the end of each terminals (excluding Terminal 11). The characters correspond directly with the Latin alphabet. In order from the first terminal, they are as such: "343GS", "HALO4", "SPARK", "FLOOD", "EARTH", "DEMON", "RINGS", "ARRAY", "HUMAN", and "HAVEN".
*A Forerunner five-character code appears briefly at each terminal's end (excluding Terminal 11). The characters correspond directly with the Latin alphabet. In order from the first terminal, they are as such: "343GS", "HALO4", "SPARK", "FLOOD", "EARTH", "DEMON", "RINGS", "ARRAY", "HUMAN", and "HAVEN".


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