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The '''''Step of Silence''''' is a massive chamber inside the [[Sanctum of the Hierarchs]] located in ''[[High Charity]]'', specially designated for the [[High Prophets]].<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', page 338.</ref> The Step of Silence is a large, round room with an illuminated pedestal in the center. Suspended from the ceiling are hundreds of shards of glass, each a piece of a planet that has been [[Glassing|glassed]] by the [[Covenant]].<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', page 338.</ref> On the perimeter of the room, there is space for three hundred [[Honor Guard]] [[Elites]], should a [[Prophet]] be present.<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', page 339.</ref>

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*During the last chapter of ''[[Halo: First Strike]]''.<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', page 338-9.</ref> The [[High Prophet of Truth]] and [[Tartarus]], [[Chieftain of the Brutes]] discuss the events that took place on [[Installation 04]], as well as the fate of the future [[Arbiter (Character)|Arbiter]], the pilots, and [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]] in this room.<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', page 340.</ref>

*The ''Step of Silence'' can be seen in the [[Halo 2]] during the level [[High Charity (Level)|High Charity]]. If the player looks up in a certain room, they will see dozens of glowing blue and green shards hanging from the ceiling. There are exactly 76 shards in all, 19 shards in 4 rows. Each of these shards represents 1 planet glassed by the Covenant belonging to the [[UNSC]].

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-The '''Step of Silence''' is the [[Covenant]] name for a timeframe of unspecified length in the [[Ages of Reclamation|9th Age of Reclamation]], corresponding to somewhere around [[2552#September|September-October 2552]] in the [[Military Calendar|UNSC Military Calendar]].<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 338''</ref>{{Ref/Note|Although previously assumed by fans to be the name of a location within ''High Charity'', this is not so. In a manner consistent with the other chapter headings, the placement of the phrase "Step of Silence" in the heading for the ''Epilogue'' of ''Halo: First Strike'' indicates that it is part of the time stamp, being separated from the location by a backslash. The location the chapter is set in is consistently stated to be the Sanctum of the Hierarchs in both the heading and the rest of the epilogue itself.}}
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-During the Step of Silence, the [[Prophet of Truth]] discussed the [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE|loss]] of the ''[[Unyielding Hierophant]]'', as well as the failure of [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee at [[Installation 04|Halo]] with [[Tartarus]] in ''[[High Charity]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Sanctum of the Hierarchs]].<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 338-340''</ref>
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+The '''''Step of Silence''''' is a massive chamber inside the [[Sanctum of the Hierarchs]] located in ''[[High Charity]]'', specially designated for the [[High Prophets]].<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', page 338.</ref> The Step of Silence is a large, round room with an illuminated pedestal in the center. Suspended from the ceiling are hundreds of shards of glass, each a piece of a planet that has been [[Glassing|glassed]] by the [[Covenant]].<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', page 338.</ref> On the perimeter of the room, there is space for three hundred [[Honor Guard]] [[Elites]], should a [[Prophet]] be present.<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', page 339.</ref>
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+*During the last chapter of ''[[Halo: First Strike]]''.<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', page 338-9.</ref> The [[High Prophet of Truth]] and [[Tartarus]], [[Chieftain of the Brutes]] discuss the events that took place on [[Installation 04]], as well as the fate of the future [[Arbiter (Character)|Arbiter]], the pilots, and [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]] in this room.<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', page 340.</ref>
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+*The ''Step of Silence'' can be seen in the [[Halo 2]] during the level [[High Charity (Level)|High Charity]]. If the player looks up in a certain room, they will see dozens of glowing blue and green shards hanging from the ceiling. There are exactly 76 shards in all, 19 shards in 4 rows. Each of these shards represents 1 planet glassed by the Covenant belonging to the [[UNSC]].
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