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-The '''Palace of Pain''' was a location on one of the twelve original [[Halo Array|Halo installations]], specifically the one that the [[Forerunner]] [[Contender-class artificial intelligence|artificial intelligence]] [[05-032 Mendicant Bias]] was tasked with overseeing during his mission to destroy [[the Flood]]. During the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], the Palace of Pain became the stronghold of [[the Timeless One]], the last surviving [[Precursor]].<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/Halo-Primordium-Greg-Bear/dp/0765323974/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1311822205&sr=1-3 '''Amazon.com''' - ''Halo: Primordium'' product description]</ref>
+As understood by [[Tudejsa|the People]] transplanted on [[Installation 07]], the '''Palace of Pain''' was a place of unspeakable horror where the [[Forerunner]]s took [[human]]s and experimented on them. Few humans ever returned, and those who did were often "sick" and either died or were killed by the others as a result. However, some returned apparently unharmed.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''pages 67-68''</ref>
+In actuality, what the humans knew as the "Palace" was in fact the many [[Flood research facility|Flood research facilities]] on the ring, controlled by the [[Contender-class artificial intelligence|artificial intelligence]] [[05-032 Mendicant Bias]] under the supervision of [[the Primordial]].<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 358''</ref> In the facilities, they experimented on the effects of [[the Flood]] on humans, specifically the supposed immunity exhibited by some of them; however, this "immunity" turned out to be the result of the Flood's ability to choose whether to infect or not.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 364''</ref>
 ==List of appearances==
-*''[[Halo: Primordium]]'' {{1st}}
+*''[[The Forerunner Saga]]''
+**''[[Halo: Primordium]]'' {{1st}}
 ==Sources==
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 [[Category:Halos]]
-[[Category:Places]]