Mankind in its present state has been around for a quarter of a million years, yet only the last 4,000 have been of any significance.

So, what did we do for nearly 250,000 years? We huddled in caves and around small fires, fearful of the things that we didn't understand. It was more than explaining why the sun came up, it was the mystery of enormous birds with heads of men and rocks that came to life. So we called them 'gods' and 'demons', begged them to spare us, and prayed for salvation.

In time, their numbers dwindled and ours rose. The world began to make more sense when there were fewer things to fear, yet the unexplained can never truly go away, as if the universe demands the absurd and impossible.

Mankind must not go back to hiding in fear. No one else will protect us, and we must stand up for ourselves.

While the rest of mankind dwells in the light, we must stand in the darkness to fight it, contain it, and shield it from the eyes of the public, so that others may live in a sane and normal world.

We secure. We contain. We protect.
— The Administrator



人类到如今已经繁衍了250000年，只有最近的4000年是有意义的。

所以，我们在将近250000年中在干嘛？我们躲在山洞中，围坐在小小的篝火边，畏惧那些我们不懂得的事物——那些关于太阳如何升起的解释，那些人头鸟身的怪物，那些有生命的石头。所以我们称他们为“神”和“恶魔”，并向他们祈求宽恕和祈祷拯救。

之后，他们的数量在减少，我们的数量在增加。当我们恐惧的事物越来越少，我们开始更理智的看待这个世界。然而，不能解释的事物并没有消失，好像宇宙故意要表现出荒谬与不可思议一样。

人类不能再生活在恐惧中。没有东西能保护我们，我们必须保护我们自己。

当其他人在阳光下生活时，我们必须在阴影中和它们战斗，并防止它们暴露在大众眼中，这样其他人才能生活在一个理智的，普通的世界中。

我们控制，我们收容，我们保护。
— The Administrator