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'''''"What do you remember of your operation in the [[Gorgonoid Mine]]?"'''<br><br>'''"Not to be impertenant sir, but where's that?"'''''<br>''-Unknown subject undergoing mind-cleansing.''{{Fn|2a}}}}
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'''Mind-wipe''', (also called referred to as '''mind-sweeping''', '''mind-purging''', or '''mind-scrubbing''') is a process frequently used by the [[Inquisition]] to remove memories from an individual.{{Fn|1a}} The best way to keep a secret is to force an individual to forget it, at least if execution isn't preferable. Knowing one of any number of secrets in the Imperium often comdemns an individual to mind-wipe by the Inquisition.{{Fn|2b}} This process is also utilised by the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] and [[Space Marines]].
The Inquisition uses this process with varying degrees of frequency and used at their own discretion on various [[acolytes]] and hecnhman{{Fn|1a}} or on more elite assets like [[Eversor Assassins]].{{Fn|1b}} Inquisitors will mind-wipe or execute individuals exposed to the knowledge of [[Daemons]] at their own discretion, whether it be a [[guardsman]] or [[planetary governor]].{{Fn|1c}}
Some Inquisitors often use the brutally invasive mind-cleansing and mental reprogramming techniques. Often times the most effective way to repair a damaged mind that has experienced severe mental trauma is to force it to forget the trauma suffered in the first place.
==Sources==
*1: [[Dark Heresy Second Edition: Core Rulebook]]:
**{{Endn|1a}}: pg. 7
**{{Endn|1b}}: pg. 298
**{{Endn|1c}}: pg. 415
*2: [[Dark Heresy: Ascension]]:
**{{Endn|2a}}: pg. 46
**{{Endn|2a}}: pg. 82
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