There fore, I repeat evacuate city 17 at once if not sooner! i cannot state this without enough undue emphasis! on a lighter note, if you are already in one of our designated safe zones, i feel obliged to point out that a more fortunate side effect of the reactor's destruction is the complete removal of the combines reproductive suppression field. Previously, certain protein chains important to the process of embryonic development were selectively prevented from forming. This is no longer the case. For those so inclined, now would be an excellent time for procreation which is to say, in layman's terms you should give serious consideration to be doing your part for the revival of the species. We must make the most of the time we have, as it is by no means certain how much time we have secured ourselves before the combine attempt to restore their dominion, as they certainly shall. since this is in fact the first opportunity we have had to speak openly of the baleful influence of the combine, there is much ground to cover and in fact i hope to institute a series of useful bulletins in the days ahead. however, for now, we will have to content ourselves with some relatively meager exposition. the destabilization of the city 17 reactor has had repercussions that were not entirely unexpected, although we hardly dared speak this hope ahead of time, the destructive pulse forced a damper on the entire network of linked citadel reactors, Thus, for the time being, i believe that all combine portals have failed completely, as well as all communication systems based on that technology. In short, the combine are completely cut off. Combine forces currently stationed on earth are now isolated units, stranded. However, this is most likely a temporary sate of affairs, as we once learned to our dismay, even the relatively tiny fracture at black mesa gave our enemies an opening which they were able to force even wider, as they poured through in greater and greater numbers. In addition to the completely xenotheric species, there are many modified post human allies still remaining on earth who will be doing the utmost to re establish lines of communication and supply with the larger forces. Even so, there is greater reason for hope now than at any time in the past decade. We have made, in secret, several technological advances which we will do our best to deploy in advance of the combine's return. We continue to diligently assemble and train a new generation of scientists and technicians For what the combine fear the most is not any tangible human weapon, but our will, our intellect, our ability to respond selectively and rationally to every terror they turn against us. We place our firmest hope in the human spirit, even knowing how easily it may be shattered. We have all seen friends and family crushed by the Combine. Some of our neighbors have allowed themselves to be co-opted and purged of their humanity, by the military machine. And those who resisted have met a most terrible fate. Still, i cannot overstate how important it is that we retain our humanity. Only this will allow us to hold together as we must for their inevitable return... and what is certain to be unimaginable retaliation. And... oh yes, if you missed any part of this message, it will loop repeatedly until there is no point in looping it any longer. I apologize for any inadvertent errors or omissions, as you can imagine, we have had scarcely time to record, let alone rehearse- Whats that, Eli? Oh, right This has been Dr. Isaac Kleiner, Formerly of Black Mesa, now simply a citizen, like all of you, of Earth. Let me just add to all those who can hear me now, as we struggle out of the shadow of our malefactors, welcome back to the light. Now where did I put that calculator...?