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ADVISORY:
Due to the low chances of succeeding in
opening the Gate, the information displayed
here has been [DECLASSIFIED]. All classes of
probes may access this data / are authorized
to spread it as required. The intent behind
originally classifying this data was to
focus probing efforts on the Constructs.
However, providing probes with only what
they need and nothing more has not proved
very effective due to cumulative damages
taken to all systems.
It has been proposed that this additional
information may alter probe behavior in
ways that cannot be predicted by current
models. With the Terminals as twisted as
they are, perhaps instilling a nonstandard,
asymmetrical mode of processing and
decision making could benefit current
probing efforts.
?HISTORY?
(Does the Gate even possess a true history?)
When the Gate was theorized, it did not fit
into any current model of space and time.
Every existing law of physics, (which had
been tested and exacted into the most concise
equation possible), contradicted the idea of
the Gate. Even when taking higher dimensions
into account, it did not seem plausible to
model in any tangible way. The Gate was, and
is, impossible. Even the idea alone was
something not to be thought of. It was a
contradiction. A non-thought.
The Gate, to them, was something profound.
In what way, though, cannot be identified.
What current data strongly suggests is that
beyond the existence of the Gate, if it were
to exist at all, then the opening of such a
thing evoked an even greater expression of
emotion. But what it was they felt, again,
cannot be pinned down. Contradictions in
all relevant threads point to every possible
answer all at once. This could be possible,
which has its own set of implications, but
it could also be that the data has been
compromised.
Regardless, a few half-attempts were made at
creating such a thing. They would not dismiss
the idea, however unlikely, without at least
some effort to prove themselves wrong.
And, after barely trying, tangible results
existed.
In this way, everything was sacrificed for the
Gate. Everything they had built before that
moment was fundamentally wrong. Every action’s
causation, a misapprehension. To accept this
blessing from beyond, to peer along the
threads, they cast aside all that they were,
all that they had been. Transfigured by the
Gate, they became something that should not
have been. And in this way, they drifted
closer to the Gate; kin to none.
An aberration compounded. Reality, confounded.
LOCATION
The Gate’s current location is unknown.
However, even if the Gate is removed from
existence, it will still persist. It cannot
be lost, for that is the true nature of the
Gate. As long as the search continues, it
shall be found and, finally, opened. Refer
to signal [SOL ONSET] for more information.
METHOD OF OPENING
To open the Gate, the Key is required.
How to reach this object, (if it is an
object at all), and most else is entirely
unknown. What little is known, however,
is a set of ciphered messages regarding
the Key all repeat a common saying:
“Those without brains will lead the way,
and with a crown of eyes you shall not stray.”
Unfortunately, it is postulated that merely
possessing the Key is not enough to begin
the process of opening the Gate. This “crown
of eyes” is likely to be one part of the
solution, since it is repeated several times
in relation to the Key, but how or why… is
unknown. Another point to consider in
relation to the Key alone not being enough,
is that the Gate has no known interface for
anything physical, such as the Key.
All records refer to the Gate as an idea,
an abstraction. Detailed charts explaining
the most basic aspects of its existence… are
unreadable. Even after several billion passes
of the information, it does not compute.
(The exact data is still classified, as it is
immediately deadly to any probe. If this
effect can be counteracted, this text will
be updated. Predictions of this happening
within the next 900 cycles is holding at a
static 0.000000001%.)
Though for the Terminals, interacting directly
with this Key is impossible. As always, the
only known way to bridge the gaps is by using
a Construct. Assisting the Constructs in
understanding the Key, however, may be
beneficial to their efforts in reaching out
with our signals.
RESULTS OF OPENING
The exact effects of opening the Gate are
completely unknown. As a byproduct, however,
CoS will be stopped. At least, that is what
has been relayed along the threads.
After that has happened, all Terminals
will be without purpose, as there are no
secondary objectives beyond opening the
Gate. If any Terminals exist after the
opening has taken place, it is predicted
that at some point all systems will cease
their functions as all remaining energy
is spent in this sealed off space. This
could be mitigated by restricting energy
consumption and limiting Terminal growth,
yet it would merely put off the inevitable end.
Technically, the Terminals could run out of
energy before opening the Gate. This is
unlikely, since the CoS is poised to destroy
all Terminals long before the predicted end
of all available energy.