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'''"Eden"''' was a term used to describe a beautiful garden the [[Librarian]] made on [[Earth]], not far from the [[Excession|Portal]] to the [[Installation 00|Ark]]. The Librarian described the garden in her final message to her husband, the [[IsoDidact]], before she ceased all communications. The message was recorded in a [[Terminal (Halo 3)|terminal]] found on [[Installation 00]].<ref>'''Halo 3''', [[Terminal (Halo 3)|Terminal Six]]</ref> | '''"Eden"''' was a term used to describe a beautiful garden the [[Librarian]] made on [[Earth]], not far from the [[Excession|Portal]] to the [[Installation 00|Ark]]. The Librarian described the garden in her final message to her husband, the [[IsoDidact]], before she ceased all communications. The message was recorded in a [[Terminal (Halo 3)|terminal]] found on [[Installation 00]].<ref>'''Halo 3''', [[Terminal (Halo 3)|Terminal Six]]</ref> | ||
It is important to note that "Eden" would not have been the actual name used by the Librarian. The Librarian's transmissions were discovered using translation software so advanced that it incorporates idioms from the reader's own experience.<ref name= "pedia165">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia | It is important to note that "Eden" would not have been the actual name used by the Librarian. The Librarian's transmissions were discovered using translation software so advanced that it incorporates idioms from the reader's own experience.<ref name= "pedia165">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe]]''', ''page 165''</ref> Thus words such as "Eden", "fairy tale," or "[[Maginot Line]]" became the default usage in [[Forerunner]] terminals and transmissions when read by [[human]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|pedia165}} Since there is no direct translation for the original Forerunner words, the software utilizes the closest human equivalents (shown in brackets in the [[Terminal (Halo 3)|terminals]]); in this case, "Eden" idiomatically [[list of references to religion in Halo|refers]] to the biblical Garden of Eden, often used as a symbol for an earthly paradise. | ||
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