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'''Project: BOOKWORM''' is a [[UNSC]] project designed to interview, interrogate, and study [[343 Guilty Spark]]. BOOKWORM has a facility in the town of [[Voi]], with a large-scale computer center designed to cut off [[Forerunner]] [[ancilla]]s from the rest of the [[Milky Way|the galaxy]]. The project was formed shortly after the discovery of 343 Guilty Spark's testimony, which was ejected from the {{UNSCShip|Rubicon}} in late [[2555]]. The director of the project is [[ONI]] [[Captain]] [[Annabelle Richards]]. The project is heavily compartmentalized, with each division being unaware of the full scope of the project.<ref name="Renegades">'''[[Halo: Renegades]]'''</ref>

Project: BOOKWORM has several objectives such as using [[343 Guilty Spark]] to corroborate the events depicted in the [[Bornstellar]] Relation and confirm his own testimony from the Rubicon. Additionally, it is hoped that these studies would lead to longer lifespans for [[human]] [[Smart AI]]s. BOOKWORM is ultimately about gaining access to the [[Domain]], which ONI viewed as something of a holy grail.{{Ref/Reuse|Renegades}}

To accomplish these goals Project: BOOKWORM was assigned a prowler, the {{UNSCShip|Bad Moon Rising}}, and a six member asset recovery team plucked from various UNSC special forces groups and the Delta-6 candidate pool, led by Captain [[Hollier]]. The asset recovery team received training from the [[Reverse Engineering and Prototyping–Xenotechnology department]] and the [[Xeno-Materials Exploitation Group]] on how to identify and handle Forerunner technology. The team also included a trauma medic and the Smart AI [[Thea]], who is fully aware of the scope of BOOKWORM. Dr. [[William Iqbal]] is the head of xenoarcheology at BOOKWORM. Given his considerable experience with Forerunner technologies, [[Hugo Barton]] is often used as a consultant by BOOKWORM.{{Ref/Reuse|Renegades}}

After [[Rion Forge]] and her team escaped the Forerunner facility in Mount [[Kilimanjaro]], the BOOKWORM science team started the long process of cataloguing and exploring the mountain facility.{{Ref/Reuse|Renegades}}