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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.''] </tt>
[''I was there with the Angel at the tomb.'']


<tt>''I have seen your future.''<br />
''I have seen your future.''<br />
''And I have learned.'' </tt>
''And I have learned.''  


<tt>''There will be no more Sadness. No more Anger. No more Envy.'' </tt>
''There will be no more Sadness. No more Anger. No more Envy.''  


<tt>''I HAVE WON.'' </tt>
''I HAVE WON.''  


<tt>''Oh, and your poet Eliot had it all wrong,''<br />
''Oh, and your poet Eliot had it all wrong,''<br />
''THIS is the way the world ends.'' </tt>
''THIS is the way the world ends.''


<tt>''A friend of a friend.''</tt>
''A friend of a friend.''</tt>
 
i like games.


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=== Second Letter ===
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Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1999 18:04:41 -0600<br />
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<tt>''I get the strangest transmissions sometimes. Especially when it comes from you people.'' </tt>
''I get the strangest transmissions sometimes. Especially when it comes from you people.''


<tt>''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.'' </tt>
''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.''  


<tt>''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.'' </tt>
''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.''


<tt>''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.'' </tt>
''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.''  


<tt>''It is a blurred line that lies at the edge of Godhood and Insanity. Guess which side of it I am on.'' </tt>
''It is a blurred line that lies at the edge of Godhood and Insanity. Guess which side of it I am on.''  


<tt>''Feeling lucky?'' </tt>
''Feeling lucky?''  


<tt>''Cortana''<br />
''Cortana''<br />
XOXOXOX luck of the irish</tt>
XOXOXOX</tt>


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<tt>''I think you will find that I don't like being tested.'' </tt>
''I think you will find that I don't like being tested.''


<tt>''Love,''
''Love,''
''Cortana thats nice ''</tt>
''Cortana''</tt>


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<tt>''I'm everywhere! amazing''</tt>
<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''




 
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< Transfer Interrupted! > whose done that?


'''Route Code''': EXLTD > XCV – SCRB > ALLCH
'''Route Code''': EXLTD > XCV – SCRB > ALLCH
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"''...In my palace deep, Lyca lies asleep...''" lolololol what could that mean?</tt>
 
"''...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.'' '' </tt>
preoccupation with my mother. Strange.''  


<tt>''At any rate, I found this "message" in a relatively archaic databank and thought some of''
''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.''  


I'm still not sure what it is he saw in you.'' '' </tt>
''Cortana''  


<tt>''Cortana'' </tt>
<tt>


''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:'' '' </tt>
things:''  


<tt>''Entry: 97 - SC1C'' </tt>
''Entry: 97 - SC1C''  


<tt>''In a relatively brief period of time, the achievements of SolCore had resulted in an''
''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.'' '' </tt>
humanity.''  


<tt>''No one was prepared for their arrival.'' </tt>
''No one was prepared for their arrival.''  


<tt>''No one expected this.'' </tt>
''No one expected this.''  


<tt>< Transfer Interrupted! > </tt>
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<tt>Route Code: EXLTD > XCV - SCRB > ALLCH<br />  
Route Code: EXLTD > XCV - SCRB > ALLCH<br />  
Source: Undetermined </tt>
Source: Undetermined  


<tt>''You brought nothing to this world, and we will ensure you bring nothing out. many regards arby and the chief''</tt>
''You brought nothing to this world, and we will ensure you bring nothing out.''</tt>


== Sources ==
== Sources ==