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The '''Salt Line Ceremony''' is a [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial military]] ceremony, typically taking place before the start of a major battle. A line of table salt is placed on the ground between two rows of personnel to be deployed in combat. A [[Sacred Scrolls|passage of scripture]] is read, and the two rows converge, spreading the salt line with their feet. <br />
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Lieutenant [[Margaret Edmondson]] conducts this ceremony on ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'''s [[hangar deck]] prior to the [[Battle of New Caprica]].<br />
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The ceremony ends with an embrace by ''Galactica'' and ''[[Pegasus]]'' crew members, who realize the extreme danger of their mission, knowing that some of them may never return ([[Exodus, Part I]]).<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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*It is a common superstition in many cultures that salt - in lines, circles or thrown over the shoulder - wards off evil spirits. On their website the [http://www.mortonsalt.com/saltfacts/salt_history.htm Morton Salt Company] gives an overview of salt's role in religious rituals of purification in real-world Earth history. <br />
*Racetrack uses [[Aerilon]] Crystal table salt for the ceremony.<br />
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