Halo: Amicitia Dictata

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ONE

I SUSPECT WE WILL CONTINUE TO COMPETE WITH THE ELITES AND OTHER SPECIES FOR INFORMATION ABOUT FORERUNNER RELICS, BUT THAT TECHNOLOGY AND ITS LEGACY IS PLAINLY AT THE CENTER OF OUR CHANCE FOR RECOVERY. YOU ARE NO LONGER WORKING FOR HISTORY AS AN INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE, BUT RATHER TO ENSURE THAT HUMANITY HAS A HISTORY.

(DR. WILLIAM ARTHUR IQBAL, IN A LETTER DESCRIBING THE IMPORTANCE OF EXPLORING AND STUDYING FORERUNNER ARTIFACTS. EXCERPT FROM HALO: EVOLUTIONS VOLUME ONE.)