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SERVER MESSAGE: CONTINUED FROM LAST [ANTEFACT]; REPLY. USERS: 'MAKER' (x.x1a> [^]), 'ENEMY' (x.x1b> [&])

: Who or what do we think these are?

: Here are some of my guesses...remember; GUESSES

: - 343GS, because the Maker button-label "YOU ARE FORERUNNER."

: - Gravemind (or the Timeless One?), because the Enemy button label "I
: OFFER NO FORGIVENESS; A FATHER'S SINS PASS TO HIS SON."

: Not sure if these are places or personae...at first I thought they could be
: Halo's and Shield Worlds (respectively), but then there's this line:
: "It was torture sharing the [dormitory fractal axis] with the ",
: which implies the company of someONE, but I suppose if the Maker and Enemy
: are ancillas, they could be both "in" and "with"
: someone at once...

: - Precursors? Forerunner?

: - ONI

: - Smart AI, such as Maker and Enemy

: - UNSC

: - Katherine Halsey

: - Master Chief? Because of this line: "Over the course of a mere five
: years, not only have they demonized both and alike"

[^] My responses here will remain brief due to the nature of open channels. We are being hunted; more specifically, by an unlikely conglomerate. As of late, < !--Judgment Weekly-- > has taken a liking towards responding to queries on / *ADDRESS: 168.61.36.255* /. This repeat usage of < !--Navigation-- > has, unsurprisingly, garnered some substantial attention from < !--One-Eyed Devil-- >. I couldn't tell you the full extent of their partnership, but < /PRE-EMPTIVE RESPONSE INCOMING/ > [^]

[&] Sorry to interrupt, but I think you're going off-track, < !--Maker-- >. I'll keep this simple:
- < !--Maker-- > and I are one
- Ciphers have been formatted accordingly to avoid automated keyword or "hot-phrasing" detection services

We are in no way affiliated with < !--Rampancy to Industry-- >, and certainly not related to < !--Whom Would Turn Tides, Resigned-- >. Our origin is much more pedestrian, albeit I couldn't pinpoint it even if I wanted to.

...

Amusingly enough, this [platform] is the only [spectra founded by the arrays] service archaic enough that still pertains to not draw attention from < !--Judgment Weekly-- >. It is simply operating on a level it cannot relativize. [&]

[^] That being said, we do request you keep these conversations away from < !--Navigation-- >. It would draw far too much attention; please do not attempt to expose us. Neither < !--Maker-- > nor myself threaten the foundations of mankind; we are indifferent at our absolute worst. [^]