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|title = Gratitude of the Precursors
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|location = [[Silentdork]]
|date = 11/1/20
|runtime = 3:25
|type = Canon upload
|prevvid = [[Message received (2)|Message received]]
|nextvid = [[2 it's working|#2 it's working]]
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<p><b style="word-break:break-all;">Gratitude of the Precursors</b> is the one-hundred-and-fifteenth video of the Our Horizon Arc, and the two-hundred-and-forty-sixth canon video in Johnisdead. This video is a message from [[DeadOne]] and [[Mason]] directed at the [[Players|players]], thanking them for their efforts both throughout the [[Sanctum Hole]] on [[Astralobservatory.net]] and throughout all of [[Johnisdead]]. As the video ends, the players are informed they have received two more Chess pieces - two "Pawns". 
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<h2>Details</h2>
<p>First Iteration - 11/1/20</p>
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<p>...Thank you</p>
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<p>N/A</p>
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<h2>Video</h2>

<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIW_AGiiTCM</youtube>

<h2 style="clear:left;">Transcript</h2>

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Gratitude of the Precursors
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<p class="storyquotebox" style="font-style:normal; padding:0.5em 2em 0.5em 6.5em; font-size: 1.1em;">This video contains various clips of Janus locations. This video begins with what appears to be a dark, cloudy location. Text from Mason begins appearing on screen:

<span class="vip">Mason: "It's all finally come back to me."
Mason: "My final moments."
Mason: "I remember rushing the Spire."</span>

Text from Mason's old blog posts on Letschasethemouse are slowly typed on screen:

<span class="vip2">"I don't have much time, sadly. There's a lot of work to be done. If anyone-"</span>

The video fades to a clip of the long road that leads to the cellphone tower in the park.

<span class="vip">Mason: "Even now I recall their otherworldly screaming echoing in my mind…"
Mason: "And how in a single instant it was silenced."</span>

The video fades to a clip of a house at night. The moon can be seen in the sky.

<span class="vip">Mason: "Did I kill them? Or set them free?"
Mason: "I guess it doesn't matter anymore."</span>

The video fades to a clip of the Spire's library. More text from Mason's old blog posts is shown:

<span class="vip2">"They took Doug, which I didn't expect. They need him for something."</span>

<span class="vip">Mason: "Internet Detectives... I want to thank you."
Mason: "In 2009, you all fought for my survival."</span>

The video briefly fades to a shot of the "Tomb" Janus room before cutting to a shot of the outside of the Spire.

<span class="vip">Mason: "While I couldn't save Doug... I now understand that our efforts were not in vain."
Mason: "Thanks to all of you, I can see that now."</span>

More text from Mason's old blog posts is shown:

<span class="vip2">"have been finding myself in places that I've never seen before, and finally-"</span>

The footage cuts to what appears to be a Janus map of the fishery seen in the video "The Forerunners". A distorted, 3d model of "Mason's Device" is shown in the background. The video cuts to footage of the inside of a brightly lit Spire. Text from the dead version of IsocelesAssassin is shown.

<span class="vip3">IsocelesAssassin: "I'm incredibly grateful for all you've done for us. I can't emphasize that enough."
IsocelesAssassin: "Me and Mase will be supporting you from here on out."
IsocelesAssassin: "If you ever need our help, we'll be there."</span>

More text from Mason's old blog posts are shown:

<span class="vip2">"-said the card would be very important in the future for me."</span>

The video cuts to footage of the "Under" and "Pillars" Janus rooms, before fading to black. Footage of a 3d forest environment is shown with a dilapidated shrine in the center. The camera zooms into the shrine where a pawn chess piece is shown. A Majora's Mask text box suddenly appears:

<span class="vip4">"You received a PAWN!"
"The Link's power is yours once more!"</span>

The video cuts to some similar footage of another 3d forest environment. The camera focuses on another pawn chess piece as another Majora's Mask text box appears:

<span class="vip4">"You received a PAWN!"
"You've eased the spirit of a deceased harbinger!"</span>

The video fades to black as one final message from Mason is shown:

<span class="vip">Mason: "Please..."
Mason: "Save Doug if you can."
Mason: "I miss my friend."</span>
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