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*A viral language of pure meaning. A concept familiar to Xûr, who defines ''"[doing] what you say"'' as speaking it.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Xûr, Agent of the Nine]]: [[Xûr, Agent of the Nine#Destiny 2|Quotes]]''</ref>  
*A viral language of pure meaning. A concept familiar to Xûr, who defines ''"[doing] what you say"'' as speaking it.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Xûr, Agent of the Nine]]: [[Xûr, Agent of the Nine#Destiny 2|Quotes]]''</ref>  
*Imprints of a transcendent entity left behind after its complete destruction.<ref group=note>This is likely a reference to [[wikipedia:Plato|Plato]]'s [[wikipedia:Allegory_of_the_Cave|Allegory of the Cave]].<br/>
*Imprints of a transcendent entity left behind after its complete destruction.<ref group=note>This is likely a reference to [[wikipedia:Plato|Plato]]'s [[wikipedia:Allegory_of_the_Cave|Allegory of the Cave]].<br/>


:In this allegory, Plato explains that the inhabitants of the cave are prisoners, trapped inside with no knowledge of, nor have any desire to escape to, the outside world. Behind them a fire burns; objects passed through its light cast a shadow on the cave wall. A prisoner one day escapes their shackles and leaves the cave to find the sun, which shines more brightly than a campfire and overwhelms him; armed with this knowledge of the new reality he returns to try and convince his fellow men to escape but they steadfastly refuse.<br/>
:In this allegory, Plato explains that the inhabitants of the cave are prisoners, trapped inside with no knowledge of, nor have any desire to escape to, the outside world. Behind them a fire burns; objects passed through its light cast a shadow on the cave wall. A prisoner one day escapes their shackles and leaves the cave to find the sun, which shines more brightly than a campfire and overwhelms him; armed with this knowledge of the new reality he returns to try and convince his fellow men to escape but they steadfastly refuse.<br/>

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