Instrument of Surrender
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Added by Jordan117The Instrument of Surrender was the formal document presented by the leaders of the remaining human nations to the machine ambassador at the last session of the United Nations in New York. The document formally ended the conflict between the two forces and signed away control of the last human territories to the machines of Zero One. Although the machines did sign the surrender (in barcode, at that), it did not appease them, as they had their machine ambassador self-destruct in a nuclear bomb shortly after delivering an ultimatum to the human race:
- "Your flesh is a relic, a mere vessel. Hand over your flesh, and a new world awaits you. We demand it."
- ―Machine ambassador, to the United Nations [src]
When The Second Renaissance: Part II is viewed in high-definition, the text of the document can be discerned. It appears to be modeled after the formal surrender delivered by the Empire of Japan to the Allies at the end of World War II, with just a few key phrases changed. The text is as follows:
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INSTRUMENT OF SURRENDER WE, acting by command of and in behalf of the United Nations of the Human Race, We hereby proclaim the unconditional surrender to the Machine Powers, of the Human We hereby command all Human forces wherever situated, and for all Humans in general, We hereby command the Human General Headquarters to issue at once orders to the We hereby command all civil, military, and naval officials to obey and enforce all We hereby undertake for all Ambassadors of the Human Race, the Human Race and their We hereby command the Governments of all Human Races and the Human General The authority of the Ambassador General of the United Nations and the Human Race to |