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Devised by the Emperor to counter a potential uprising by the [[Mechanicum]], the Contingency had two clauses. The first was a warrant empowering the Dark Angels to keep in their possession a number of forbidden and sinister relics from the [[Dark Age of Technology]] such as the [[Excindio]]. The second clause gave the Dark Angels and his warriors permission to conduct a preemptive strike against Mechanicum elements that have been deemed "contrary to the needs of the Imperium". This second clause is known to have been enacted eight times in history, though the details of seven of them are not known. However one instance of the contingency being enacted was against the [[Dark Mechanicum|Traitor Mechanicum]] corrupted [[Automata]] of [[Galatia]] during the [[Thramas Crusade]].{{Fn|1}}