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Thel 'Vadam convinced Rtas 'Vadum to exercise restraint when glassing. Thus, only an area of Africa was glassed instead of a much wider area.<ref name="H3Flood"/> | Thel 'Vadam convinced Rtas 'Vadum to exercise restraint when glassing. Thus, only an area of Africa was glassed instead of a much wider area.<ref name="H3Flood"/> | ||
Shortly after the initial skirmishes with the Flood, the Flood-infested ''High Charity'' jumped out of slipspace in Earth's orbit. The planetoid station entered Earth's atmosphere, flew through the Portal and crashed into the Ark. Miraculously, Earth escaped contamination, as the Gravemind reserved | Shortly after the initial skirmishes with the Flood, the Flood-infested ''High Charity'' jumped out of slipspace in Earth's orbit. The planetoid station entered Earth's atmosphere, flew through the Portal and crashed into the Ark. Miraculously, Earth escaped contamination, as the Gravemind reserved its Flood forms for its assault on the Ark. If any Flood did manage to make landfall, they were dealt with by remaining UNSC forces by the end of the [[Battle of Installation 00]]. | ||
==Aftermath== | ==Aftermath== | ||