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== History == | == History == | ||
=== Ancient history === | === Ancient history === | ||
Shortly before the firing of the | Shortly before the firing of the Halo rings, the [[Forerunner]] known as the [[Librarian]] ordered the construction of the portal beneath a savanna in what would later become [[Kenya]]. The Librarian knew that the portal would not be complete before the Halos were fired, and thus construction would continue for at least a century after the [[Earth]] was reseeded. She built the portal with the hope that humanity would one day find it and reap the benefit of the legacy the Forerunners left on the [[Installation 00|lesser Ark]]. Using a [[Gargantua-class transport]], sent by [[343 Guilty Spark]] at her request, the ship along with the necessary components mined from the Earth were used to build the portal.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''String 37''</ref> At some point after this event, an ancient African elder named [[N'chala]] witnessed the Portal's construction by [[Strato-Sentinel]]s. | ||
=== Discovery === | === Discovery === |