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:Thalians were those who don't know the sound of darkness.
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:Failure is for those who don't know the sound of darkness  
:Those so hardened that they lose all their virgin paths,
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:Those so blinded that they lose all diverging paths  
:And make no mistake, progress can [?log] you.
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:And make no mistake, progress can blind you  
:Just like now the pieces seem to be coming together
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:Just like now the pieces seem to be coming together-
:Bit by bit; Slice by surgical Slice.
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:Bit by bit, slice by surgical slice
:Then, all of a sudden: endless calm.
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:Then, all of a sudden, endless calm
:There was a lack of...[Pause]...of failure in judgment
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:There is a lack of... a failure in judgement
:You must understand, not all life deserves a chance.
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:You must understand- not all life deserves a chance  
:Even that artifice [artificial organ] passing as a organ.
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:Even that artifice passing as my own
:Now there are two lessons spend the [?] that linger in your palm.
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:Now there is a lesson to spend millenia lingering upon
:Waiting for redemptive kin to turn the keys,
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:Waiting for a redemptive hand to turn the keys  
:leading to the symbionic relationship,
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:Leading to the symbiotic relationship which benefits both our futures  
:which benefits both our futures.
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:I will guide your movements and you will be ???
:I will go battle with [?] and you will be meat's [?].
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* Once all 100 keys were received, "the server's content" became unlocked, and the [[206.16.223.65|transmission log]] began redirecting to "[[Server 02|Server Open]]" ([http://206.16.223.61/Ce1EOnJ/flash/web/index.html direct link]).  The second server ('episode') shown on [http://www.halo3.com halo3.com] is now unocked and displays the Forerunner entity.
 
* Once all 100 keys were received, "the server's content" became unlocked, and the [[206.16.223.65|transmission log]] began redirecting to "[[Server 02|Server Open]]" ([http://206.16.223.61/Ce1EOnJ/flash/web/index.html direct link]).  The second server ('episode') shown on [http://www.halo3.com halo3.com] is now unocked and displays the Forerunner entity.
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* The message on the [[flood containment control]] (see for audio and transcription) call number has been updated with more of the conversation.
 
* The message on the [[flood containment control]] (see for audio and transcription) call number has been updated with more of the conversation.
  
=====(July 6)=====
 
* The message on the [[flood containment control]] (see for audio and transcription) call number has changed to a conversation between two men.  Of note is a reference to "402-K-07-002".  Googling the number leads to an [http://www.epa.gov/mold/flood/index.html EPA webpage] referring to a booklet "EPA 402-K-07-002", ''Flood Cleanup and the Air in Your Home''.
 
  
=====(July 5)=====
 
* ''Valchael'' on the bungie.net forums announced he'd received a package from Microsoft containing a number of SOTA-related items.  He was one of the first 100 to open [[Server 01]].  It's expected that packages were sent to all 100 - whether each will receive their package depends on the validity of their addresses (entered either directly, or via their Passport/XBL account).
 
:*[[Image:Gamerpic0705.jpg|right]]The package contains<br>(1) A T-shirt ([http://www.flickr.com/photos/zacwight/730349084/ front]/[http://www.flickr.com/photos/zacwight/730349008/ back])<br>(2) a copy of the [[:Image:Sota-flyer.jpg|SOTA flyer]]<br>(3) a [http://www.flickr.com/photos/zacwight/730348998/ printed version] of the Halo 3 comic<br>(4) a [http://www.flickr.com/photos/zacwight/730348868/ slip of paper] with an XBL key redeemable for an Iris glyph gamerpic (see right).<br clear="all">
 
* [[Image:FCCStonewall.jpg|right|100px]]''nattyhaze'' on [http://args.bungie.org/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=655 arg.bungie.org] discovered via google numerous classified postings for a company called '''Flood Containment Control''' (text displayed on the [[Slide_Ref070107.jpg]]), containing an image with the original 'closed' version of the [[glyph]].  [[Flood Containment Control|Details here]]  ''(actually discovered July 6th)''<br clear="all">
 
  
 
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'''(-- [[Outline#July 10, 2007|Read more in the outline]] --)'''
'''(-- [[Outline#July 9, 2007|Read more in the outline]] --)'''
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Revision as of 02:17, 11 July 2007

Welcome to the Iris (Halo 3 ARG) Wiki


Read first: Frequently Asked Questions
- A quick summary overview

Find out the most commonly asked questions, and get a foothold into what this is all about

Outline: The story so far

It all began with AdjutantReflex, likely an A.I., posting cryptic messages in a forum...

Of Interest: The hive mind at work

What are people's interpretations of the discoveries and events taking place? Puzzles, research, reference...

Web Reference: Resources, Websites, Communities

Trying to separate the signal from the noise... where's the best place to get involved?

Characters: Who? What?

Get to know them... they'll become your life

Theories: Why? How?

There are enough of these.

Thanks to Silent_Shadow900 and FauxHammer for supplying the FAQ and initial summary

Latest News

(below is a quick recent summary - detail can be found at Outline)

(July 10)
  • The message on the flood containment control (see for audio and transcription) call number has been updated. The new recording completes part 2, and hints for people to go visit halo3.com/5467k - a map of the US with red dots in every state on video game carrying stores. The page title says '3463 5467k', which when punched in a cell spells 'FIND KIOSK'. When viewing the red dots, each location contains a code:
KltfvbljclecwuqlYnmerwvqhrplavyjantz 
xtmespdtsttgyseviBceyntfvvatrwzgwwub 
olwifmvbgcztatsVwxbxexiwgzswnfepVtkn 
njzgdctpwvhKgefqcekqvqyfbetxvhbgznhp 
rlavdecrqihJokstwcxahxxwitchsjrptaau 
nansTmbxwhihyfthAtlxIvsdbQtpaBjrVrss 
oDwc
  • When visiting the locations, people found a new display on Xbox 360 kiosks. In a 'hidden menu' (see flood containment control), they found a quote from Blaise de Vigenère:
    "There is no malicious intent. Only the single minded goal of survival"
    This tells us the code is a vigenere cipher. Using the quote as the key, the quote can be decoded to:
Report 206:
Every sixteen hours another planet is taken. The numbers being lost are astronomical.
Report 223:
Host world raised. Correct concentration to point sixty five.

Fleet losing control falling back. Rendezvous at Nine Bravo Kilo Two Romeo Six.

  • Then using the code 9BK2R6 at the transmission log, leads to the new Bounce Path Control page where visitors were prompted to enter a verification code (image). The first 100 people to enter this code were presented with the key entry page again, with a new voice message.
    The MP3 narrative says:
Transcription:
Failure is for those who don't know the sound of darkness
Those so blinded that they lose all diverging paths
And make no mistake, progress can blind you
Just like now the pieces seem to be coming together-
Bit by bit, slice by surgical slice
Then, all of a sudden, endless calm
There is a lack of... a failure in judgement
You must understand- not all life deserves a chance
Even that artifice passing as my own
Now there is a lesson to spend millenia lingering upon
Waiting for a redemptive hand to turn the keys
Leading to the symbiotic relationship which benefits both our futures
I will guide your movements and you will be ???
  • Once all 100 keys were received, "the server's content" became unlocked, and the transmission log began redirecting to "Server Open" (direct link). The second server ('episode') shown on halo3.com is now unocked and displays the Forerunner entity.
(July 9)
  • The message on the flood containment control (see for audio and transcription) call number has been updated. The new recording returns to part 1, but adds participants 3 and 4.
(July 8)
  • The message on the flood containment control (see for audio and transcription) call number has been updated with more of the conversation.


(-- Read more in the outline --)

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