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On the last page (page 4) of the [[Halo 3: The Cradle of Life]] comic there are three comic strips that can be clicked on over and over and/or dragged to reveal mysterious numbers. These numbers are as follows: Strip One - 206., Strip Two - 16. over 223., Strip Three - 65. These numbers were later discovered to be an IP address by Bungie.net forum goers. By typing http://206.16.223.65/ into the url box, people would be linked to a webpage owned by Microsoft with a message saying that you do not have permission to view this page.  
[[File:206.16.223.65_-_Day_1.png|thumb|The countdown website's first appearance.]]
The IP address of the site has been traced to "Microsoft Way - Redmond, Washington".
'''Transmission Log''', also known as '''206.16.223.65''', was a website tied to the first episode of [[Iris]] called "[[The Unknown Helper]]". Found on the last page of the ''[[Halo 3: The Cradle of Life]]'' comic, the Transmission Log featured a countdown on it that was running down in base 7 integers to the June 21, 2007. Periodically the text changed, giving updates that seemingly related to the status of [[Adjutant Reflex]] who was interacting with users on [[Bungie.net]].
Later in the evening, the webpage opened to reveal an alien looking website with the text:


==Overview==
[[Image:206.16.223.65_-_Day_1.png|thumb|The countdown website's first appearance.]]
On June 18 the site had a "System Breach" where the countdown speed increased, and on 1 PM Eastern Standard time the timer on the countdown ran down to 0. It was shortly replaced by a much longer, much slower moving countdown. And then replaced later with a stationary countdown with the numbers '001 012 034 053' on June 19. On June 20 the site redirected users to the [[Bounce Path Control]] and by extension the first [[Server]].
 
==Content==
''In the following series of text changes on the countdown website; "''0''" represents the numbers in the countdown. From left to right, the four three-digit numbers represented days, hours, minutes and seconds.''
 
===June 14 (Evening)===
[[File:206.16.223.65_-_Day_1.png|thumb|The countdown website's first appearance.]]
'''''Iris Initiated - Vio Transmit + 3 588 000'''''
'''''Iris Initiated - Vio Transmit + 3 588 000'''''


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'''''000 000 000 000 Remaining'''''
'''''000 000 000 000 Remaining'''''
{{Clear}}


===June 14 (Midnight)===
 
[[File:206.16.223.65_-_Day_2.png|thumb|The countdown website's second appearance.]]
("''0''" represents the numbers in the countdown. From left to right, the four three-digit numbers represented days, hours, minutes and seconds.)
 
 
When bookmarked, the page will be named by default "Transmission Log". Nobody yet knows what the webpage is counting down to and it is strange that the countdown will skip numbers with the digits 7, 8 and 9 (for example, it will countdown like 32, 31, 30, 26, 25, 24, etc. It will also countdown like 102, 101, 100, 66, 65, 64, etc.). It is also strange that the "minutes" and "seconds" (and possibly "hours") columns of the timer start at the number "113". However, the digit skipping could be explained by the possibility that the timer is counting in Base [[List of "Seven" references in Halo|Seven]] instead of Base Ten. If this is true, the timer is counting down to midnight on Thursday, June 21, 2007. June 21 happens to be summer solstice.
A clear reference to this is made with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonehenge Stonehenge cromlech] quoted on the [[Society of the Ancients]] website. The cromlech in United Kingdom is made to be aligned with the sun on the summer solstice.
 
 
 
 
(In the following series of text changes on the countdown website; "''0''" represents the numbers in the countdown. From left to right, the four three-digit numbers represented days, hours, minutes and seconds.)
 
 
[[Image:206.16.223.65_-_Day_2.png|thumb|The countdown website's second appearance.]]
The text on the webpage changed around midnight on June 14, 2007 to:
 
'''''Rotate Transition Point /negative/'''''
'''''Rotate Transition Point /negative/'''''


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'''''000 000 000 000 Remaining'''''
'''''000 000 000 000 Remaining'''''
{{Clear}}


===June 15===
 
[[File:206.16.223.65_Day_3.png|thumb|The countdown website's third appearance.]]
 
[[Image:206.16.223.65_Day_3.png|thumb|The countdown website's third appearance.]]
The text on the webpage changed around midnight on June 15, 2007 to:
 
'''''/confirm bounce alignment/'''''
'''''/confirm bounce alignment/'''''


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'''''000 000 000 000 Remaining'''''
'''''000 000 000 000 Remaining'''''
{{Clear}}


===June 16===
 
[[File:206.16.223.65_Day_-_4.png|thumb|The countdown website's fourth appearance.]]
[[Image:206.16.223.65_Day_-_4.png|thumb|The countdown website's fourth appearance.]]
The text on the webpage changed again around midnight on June 16, 2007 to:
 
'''''Transmission Interruption - Go Dark /negative/'''''
'''''Transmission Interruption - Go Dark /negative/'''''


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'''''000 000 000 000 Remaining'''''
'''''000 000 000 000 Remaining'''''
{{Clear}}


===June 17===
 
 
The text on the webpage changed again around midnight on June 17, 2007 to:
 
'''''Iris Transmission Complete.'''''
'''''Iris Transmission Complete.'''''


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'''''000 000 000 000 Remaining'''''
'''''000 000 000 000 Remaining'''''
{{Clear}}


===June 18===
 
The text on the webpage changed again around mid-afternoon on June 18, 2007 to:
 
'''''System Breach.'''''
'''''System Breach.'''''


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'''''000 000 000 000 Remaining'''''
'''''000 000 000 000 Remaining'''''
{{Clear}}


===June 19 (Morning)===
The timer also sped up considerably. People say it's 17 seconds for every minute that elapses.
[[File:206.16.223.65_-_Day_6.jpg|thumb|The countdown website's seventh appearance.]]
 
 
[[Image:206.16.223.65_-_Day_6.jpg|thumb|The countdown website's seventh appearance.]]
The text on the webpage changed again at midnight on June 19, 2007 to:
 
'''''/system override/'''''
'''''/system override/'''''


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'''''000 000 000 000 Remaining'''''
'''''000 000 000 000 Remaining'''''
{{Clear}}


===June 19 (Afternoon)===
 
At 1 PM Eastern Standard time the timer on the [http://206.16.223.65/ countdown website] ran down to 0. It was shortly replaced by a much longer, much slower moving countdown. And then replaced later with a stationary countdown with the numbers
'001 012 034 053'.
 
On June 19, the text above the countdown changed again:
 
'''''/Systemic failure. Root cause unknown./'''''
'''''/Systemic failure. Root cause unknown./'''''


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'''''000 000 000 000 Remaining'''''
'''''000 000 000 000 Remaining'''''
{{Clear}}


===June 19 (Evening)===
The countdown has now stopped at '''''001 012 034 053'''''. It is unknown if and when it will restart.
 
 
 
In the evening of June 19, all text disappeared from the page. All that currently remains is the still-frozen countdown timer:
 
 
'''''001 012 034 053 Remaining'''''
'''''001 012 034 053 Remaining'''''
{{Clear}}


==Coordinates==
 
[[File:MtElgonCaldera.jpg|thumb|200px|Mount Elgon Caldera.]]
 
If the countdown timer numbers "001-012-034-053" are treated as GPS coordinates 1.12, 34.53, it results in a location in South Africa, the point is in the middle of the largest caldera in the world, at the tip of Mount Elgon, also home to some "unusual caves", and not far from Voi.
 
{{Clear}}
[[Image:MtElgonCaldera.jpg|thumb|200px|Mount Elgon Caldera]]
BoonIsha at unfiction noted that the stopped countdown timer of "001-012-034-053", when treated as GPS coordinates 1.12, 34.53 result in a location in South Africa. Further investigation reveals that the point is in the middle of the largest caldera in the world, at the tip of Mount Elgon, also home to some "unusual caves", and not far from Voi.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
On the morning of June 21st, all notion of the time disappeared and it now redirects you to a new IP address. It redirects to: http://206.16.223.61/E5h2JK/flash/web/index.html and this site has a screen asking you if you live in North America or Europe, and asks for your birth date. After gaining entrance to the site, a flash animation appears and a Forerunner looking robot comes from out of a hallway and starts floating and spinning in front of you. The user has the ability to spin the robot in any horizontal direction. When you bookmark this page it is labeled as "Server 5 Open". This is almost definitely in relation to the the 5 servers on the Halo 3 webpage. The robot is clearly Forerunner in design and upon further inspection, has the same symbol on it's back as the one in the [[Iris]] page.If you click on some of the symbols, it allows you to download 4 different documents. 2 text files and
2 pictures. One of the symbols enables a flash animation.
 
[[Image:Slide_Ref070107.jpg|left|thumb|230px|Flood examination?]][[Image:StarImage1.jpg|left|thumb|230px|hidden constellation?]]
 
23rd June
If the image named "Slide_Ref070107" which has a posible date of 5th july 2007 is trying to link to something either happening on the site or could lead to anoughter clue in the new books said to release in july. this may possibly be the release date or may refer to a certain date in the books "Four-Issue Miniseries Featuring All-New Adventures and Artwork Launches July 2007" this may be the next part of the Iris marketing campaign.
 
[[Image:Forerunner.JPG|thumb]]
 
==Message==
THIS IS MY FINAL ENTRY, AND I AM LEFT WITH ONE HOPE
 
THAT ONE DAY, SOMEONE, ANYONE IS AROUND TO WITNESS THIS WARNING
 
'''[Just after this message blinks, it appears to be another message that is seen just for an instant, this hidden mesaage starts with IF YOU ARE THAT WITNESS, AND IT SEEMS THAT WE PINNED ALL OF OUR HOPES ON THIS SINGLE SUICIDAL PLAN.]'''
{//}
 
KNOW THAT A THOUSAND OTHER PLANS WERE TRIED AND FAILED
['''After this message appears, on rare ocassions, another hidden message appears, starting with MILLIONS OF BRAVE AND HONORED SOULS DIED TRYING TO AVERT THIS DESPERATE, TERRIBLE SOLUTION.]'''{//}
 
KNOW THAT ENERGETIC AND TENACIOUS AS LIFE IS
 
IT HAS AN ANTITHESIS JUST AS POWERFUL
 
IT IS THAT THING THAT WE MUST OBLITERATE


==Sources==
==Sources==
*http://www.halo3.com/comic/
*http://www.halo3.com/comic/
*http://206.16.223.65/ (formerly the countdown website)
*http://206.16.223.65/ (formerly the countdown webpage)
 
 
==Related Links==
*[[Iris]]
*[[AdjutantReflex]]
*[[Forerunner Email]]
 


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