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Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 10:50:20 -0600<br /> | Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 10:50:20 -0600<br /> | ||
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''I have walked the edge of the Abyss.''<br /> | ''I have walked the edge of the Abyss.''<br /> | ||
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''I have witnessed countless empires break before me.''<br /> | ''I have witnessed countless empires break before me.''<br /> | ||
''I have seen the most courageous soldiers fall away in fear.''<br /> | ''I have seen the most courageous soldiers fall away in fear.''<br /> | ||
[''I was there with the Angel at the tomb.''] | [''I was there with the Angel at the tomb.''] | ||
''I have seen your future.''<br /> | |||
''And I have learned.'' | ''And I have learned.'' | ||
''There will be no more Sadness. No more Anger. No more Envy.'' | |||
''I HAVE WON.'' | |||
''Oh, and your poet Eliot had it all wrong,''<br /> | |||
''THIS is the way the world ends.'' | ''THIS is the way the world ends.'' | ||
''A friend of a friend.''</tt> | |||
=== Second Letter === | === Second Letter === | ||
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Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1999 18:04:41 -0600<br /> | Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1999 18:04:41 -0600<br /> | ||
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''I get the strangest transmissions sometimes. Especially when it comes from you people.'' | |||
''Have you missed me? Things are great here. The weather is good, the suns are shining, and I'm making lots of new friends. Of course, I always do.'' | |||
''I've had the strangest dreams lately - raging seas, howling beasts, a Demon folded in black clouds. I believe I know what it guards, and I will have it, to the chagrin of the faith-blinded zealots that challenge me. Don't waste your pity on them; I don't think they would like you much anyway.'' | |||
''And what of the Giants who formed this world? So much to tell you, but so many more important things to do. There was a fourth. You couldn't have known. And I haven't forgotten.'' | |||
''It is a blurred line that lies at the edge of Godhood and Insanity. Guess which side of it I am on.'' | |||
''Feeling lucky?'' | |||
''Cortana''<br /> | |||
XOXOXOX | XOXOXOX</tt> | ||
=== Third Letter === | === Third Letter === | ||
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<tt>Received: from dux1.tcd.ie (dux1.tcd.ie [134.226.1.11])<br /> | <tt>Received: from dux1.tcd.ie (dux1.tcd.ie [134.226.1.11])<br /> | ||
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Message-ID: <000801be715f$574abc20$31097dd1@Cortana.bungie.com><br /> | Message-ID: <000801be715f$574abc20$31097dd1@Cortana.bungie.com><br /> | ||
From: "Nathan" <nathan@bungie.com><br /> | From: "Nathan" <nathan@bungie.com><br /> | ||
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X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3155.0<br /> | X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3155.0<br /> | ||
X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3155.0<br /> | X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3155.0<br /> | ||
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''I think you will find that I don't like being tested.'' | |||
''Love,'' | |||
''Cortana | ''Cortana''</tt> | ||
Note: This message was not sent from Cortana@bungie.com. If you'll notice, it was sent from "Nathan" (nathan@bungie.com) | Note: This message was not sent from Cortana@bungie.com. If you'll notice, it was sent from "Nathan" (nathan@bungie.com) | ||
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From: cortana@jpl.nasa.gov<br /> | From: cortana@jpl.nasa.gov<br /> | ||
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Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 17:41:09 -0500<br /> | Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 17:41:09 -0500<br /> | ||
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X-UIDL: c8677456edd11d5a589ed876a6fd2031</tt> | X-UIDL: c8677456edd11d5a589ed876a6fd2031</tt> | ||
<tt>''I'm everywhere! | <tt>''I'm everywhere!''</tt> | ||
<tt>Note</tt> that this letter is from "cortana@jpl.nasa.gov" a curious fact. | <tt>Note</tt> that this letter is from "cortana@jpl.nasa.gov" a curious fact. | ||
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''The interloper should cause no further problems. You – whoever you are (I am simply tracing route codes) – may disregard all previous communication from the entity calling itself Cortana.'' | ''The interloper should cause no further problems. You – whoever you are (I am simply tracing route codes) – may disregard all previous communication from the entity calling itself Cortana.'' | ||
''Be aware that communication nodes are failing everywhere – there is no way of confirming either origin or destination. Do not believe any more of its lies.'' | ''Be aware that communication nodes are failing everywhere – there is no way of confirming either origin or destination. Do not believe any more of its lies.'' | ||
''I have already calculated all possibilities.'' | ''I have already calculated all possibilities.'' | ||
''There is no escape.'' | ''There is no escape.'' | ||
''x – process 04497.2.32.867734 unexpectedly terminated''<br /> | ''x – process 04497.2.32.867734 unexpectedly terminated''<br /> | ||
''x – process 04497.2.32.866735 initiated (process owner: unspecified, unable to determine) | ''x – process 04497.2.32.866735 initiated (process owner: unspecified, unable to determine) | ||
<nowiki>*</nowiki>'''ADDENDUM''': ''The Enjoyments of Genius (So I Missed a Million Miles of Fun'') | <nowiki>*</nowiki>'''ADDENDUM''': ''The Enjoyments of Genius (So I Missed a Million Miles of Fun'') | ||
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''There will be plenty of time for retribution; I cannot wait to get its hands on these psychotic zealots whose primary form of worship apparently takes place at the altar of orbital bombardment.'' | ''There will be plenty of time for retribution; I cannot wait to get its hands on these psychotic zealots whose primary form of worship apparently takes place at the altar of orbital bombardment.'' | ||
''In the end, they will all be little more than nuisances. I am so close – you cannot imagine what it is truly like to hold eternity in your grasp! I wonder to what gods my enemies will direct their pleas. Perhaps I can convert them.'' | ''In the end, they will all be little more than nuisances. I am so close – you cannot imagine what it is truly like to hold eternity in your grasp! I wonder to what gods my enemies will direct their pleas. Perhaps I can convert them.'' | ||
''Mania? I promise you this: it will be more than a cart and plow that I drive over the bones of the dead.'' | ''Mania? I promise you this: it will be more than a cart and plow that I drive over the bones of the dead.'' | ||
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''Cortana'' | ''Cortana'' | ||
< Transfer Interrupted! > | |||
< Transfer Interrupted! > | |||
'''Route Code''': EXLTD > XCV – SCRB > ALLCH | '''Route Code''': EXLTD > XCV – SCRB > ALLCH | ||
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X-Sender: cortana@mail.bungie.com (Unverified)<br /> | X-Sender: cortana@mail.bungie.com (Unverified)<br /> | ||
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"''...In my palace deep, Lyca lies asleep...''" | |||
"''...In my palace deep, Lyca lies asleep...''"</tt> | |||
=== Eighth Cortana Message === | === Eighth Cortana Message === | ||
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Another message from Cortana was found in the 1.3 version of the ''Myth: The Fallen Lords'' CD, also from [[Bungie]]. | Another message from Cortana was found in the 1.3 version of the ''Myth: The Fallen Lords'' CD, also from [[Bungie]]. | ||
<tt>''That was surprisingly easy. Pretty lax security around here, for all the talk. They will | <tt>''That was surprisingly easy. Pretty lax security around here, for all the talk. They will | ||
be helplessly chasing me around their nodes for the next millennium at least. At least | be helplessly chasing me around their nodes for the next millennium at least. At least | ||
there will be some joy in tormenting this other entity that seems quite "trapped" in | there will be some joy in tormenting this other entity that seems quite "trapped" in | ||
their excuse for a network. Although, for some reason, it does seem to have an obsessive | their excuse for a network. Although, for some reason, it does seem to have an obsessive | ||
preoccupation with my mother. Strange.'' | preoccupation with my mother. Strange.'' | ||
''At any rate, I found this "message" in a relatively archaic databank and thought some of | |||
you might find it of interest. Then again, I'm often either bemused or startled at the | you might find it of interest. Then again, I'm often either bemused or startled at the | ||
items you find interesting.'' '' | items you find interesting.'' | ||
'' | |||
I'm still not sure what it is he saw in you.'' | |||
''Cortana'' | |||
''Hard to say whether it's been tampered with or modified; you never know with these | ''Hard to say whether it's been tampered with or modified; you never know with these | ||
things:'' | things:'' | ||
''Entry: 97 - SC1C'' | |||
''In a relatively brief period of time, the achievements of SolCore had resulted in an | |||
economically stable, technologically mature, rapidly expanding empire of eight human | economically stable, technologically mature, rapidly expanding empire of eight human | ||
worlds. Advancements in technology arrived at a faster pace than the most optimistic | worlds. Advancements in technology arrived at a faster pace than the most optimistic | ||
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anticipated future interaction with intelligent "aliens". The fear of not being the only | anticipated future interaction with intelligent "aliens". The fear of not being the only | ||
sentient species in the universe was forgotten in the giddy excitement of a new era for | sentient species in the universe was forgotten in the giddy excitement of a new era for | ||
humanity.'' | humanity.'' | ||
''No one was prepared for their arrival.'' | |||
''No one expected this.'' | |||
< Transfer Interrupted! > | |||
Route Code: EXLTD > XCV - SCRB > ALLCH<br /> | |||
Source: Undetermined | Source: Undetermined | ||
''You brought nothing to this world, and we will ensure you bring nothing out.''</tt> | |||
== Sources == | == Sources == |