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{{Quote|The Writ of Union is written—it cannot be unwritten.|Ancient Covenant declaration<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''Excerpt''</ref>}} | {{Quote|The Writ of Union is written—it cannot be unwritten.|Ancient Covenant declaration<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''Excerpt''</ref>}} | ||
The '''Writ of Union''' is the founding charter of, and an oath of service to, the [[Covenant]].<ref>'''[[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack]]''', ''Volume One''</ref> It was drafted as a peace treaty between the [[San'Shyuum]] and the [[Sangheili]] at the end of [[War of Beginnings|dogmatic conflict]] between the two species ([[938 BCE]] to [[852 BCE]]). The document was ratified by the [[Council of Concordance]], ushering in the [[Ages of Reconciliation|First Age of Reconciliation]].<ref name="Encyclopedia">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 30''</ref> | The '''Writ of Union''' is the founding charter of, and an oath of service to, the [[Covenant]].<ref>'''[[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack]]''', ''Volume One''</ref> It was drafted as a peace treaty between the [[San'Shyuum]] and the [[Sangheili]] at the end of [[War of Beginnings|dogmatic conflict]] between the two species ([[938 BCE]] to [[852 BCE]]). The document was ratified by the [[Council of Concordance]], ushering in the [[Ages of Reconciliation|First Age of Reconciliation]].<ref name="Encyclopedia">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 30''</ref> The Writ is composed in the form of a rhyming poem. | ||
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