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[[file:Arboretum 01.png|thumb|200px|left|Lit runic carvings in Chozo Ruins.]] | [[file:Arboretum 01.png|thumb|200px|left|Lit runic carvings in Chozo Ruins.]] | ||
In addition to the trademark simplistic, unobtrusive, natural materials that make up the Ruins, other distinctive Chozo designs make them unique. Smooth, carved [[Half Pipe]]s, testaments to the painstaking craftsmanship of Chozo builders, appear in several chambers. Mammoth, sometimes luminescent, etchings of ancient Chozo runes are situated decoratively on walls, platforms, and floors throughout the Ruins. Complex [[Runic Symbol]]s and translucent, holographic runic messages capable of producing nonpolluting, self-sustaining illumination are also found here.<ref>{{cite|That which fouls the waters seeks the Sun.|Hologram|Metroid Prime}}</ref><ref>{{cite|The Great Poison comes from Tallon's core.|Hologram|Metroid Prime}}</ref><ref>{{cite|Only the holder of twelve shall face the Worm.|Hologram|Metroid Prime}}</ref><ref>{{cite|The Great Poison corrupts all, even the Chozo.|Hologram|Metroid Prime}}</ref> | Scan data in the Ruins indicates that the structures of Chozo Ruins are ancient and cannot be dated by regular scientific methods.<ref>{{cite|These pillars have collapsed from erosion. Carbon dating cannot determine he age of these structures.|Scan Data|Metroid Prime}}</ref> In addition to the trademark simplistic, unobtrusive, natural materials that make up the Ruins, and the extreme delicacy used to avoid upsetting the preexisting environment,<ref>{{Cite|Walls appear to have been constructed with extreme delicacy around tree limbs.|Scan Data|Metroid Prime}}</ref> other distinctive Chozo designs make them unique. Smooth, carved [[Half Pipe]]s, testaments to the painstaking craftsmanship of Chozo builders, appear in several chambers. Mammoth, sometimes luminescent, etchings of ancient Chozo runes are situated decoratively on walls, platforms, and floors throughout the Ruins. Complex [[Runic Symbol]]s and translucent, holographic runic messages capable of producing nonpolluting, self-sustaining illumination are also found here.<ref>{{cite|Passageway to Shrine|Hologram|Metroid Prime}}</ref><ref>{{cite|That which fouls the waters seeks the Sun.|Hologram|Metroid Prime}}</ref><ref>{{cite|The Great Poison comes from Tallon's core.|Hologram|Metroid Prime}}</ref><ref>{{cite|Only the holder of twelve shall face the Worm.|Hologram|Metroid Prime}}</ref><ref>{{cite|The Great Poison corrupts all, even the Chozo.|Hologram|Metroid Prime}}</ref> Other sources of light include small, blue orbs embedded in walls.<ref>{{cite|These blue orbs seem to be simple light sources.|Scan Data|Metroid Prime}}</ref> | ||
Decorative art includes their statuaries, some in their own likeness and others that honor celestial bodies,<ref>{{cite|Chozo sculpture crafted in honor of Tallon's star.|Scan Data|Metroid Prime}}</ref> and even crude etchings of "birdlike" creatures.<ref>{{cite|This etching resembles a birdlike creature.|Scan Data|Metroid Prime}}</ref> | |||
While the Chozo on Tallon IV chose to live without advanced technology, metal hallways connecting two areas through large rock masses are sometimes used, and hallways lined with large pipes venting steam evidence some sort of steam powered system in the area, though its function is not specified. | While the Chozo on Tallon IV chose to live without advanced technology, metal hallways connecting two areas through large rock masses are sometimes used, and hallways lined with large pipes venting steam evidence some sort of steam powered system in the area, though its function is not specified. | ||
