1. Another Coco-no-no?
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I think I've had enough already.
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3. Yeah. Yeah, me too.
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4. Ooh.
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5. I almost forgot.
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6. - Geordi.
- Hmm.
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I can turn down the breeze.
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9. No, uh, it's been
a lovely program and—
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11. - You're a terrific guy.
- Yeah.
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21. I beg your pardon, Wesley?
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22. Geordi had that big date
with Christy tonight.
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the perfect program.
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25. Uh-oh.
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26. Commander
Data to the Bridge immediately.
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27. Acknowledged.
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28. We're picking up a signal.
Coordinates 211, mark 61.
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31. Confirmed, sir.
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after all this time?
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34. Well, hardly possible, Number One.
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36. Approaching source, captain.
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over a thousand years ago.
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45. Space, the final frontier.
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of the starship Enterprise.
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to explore strange new worlds,
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and new civilizations,
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to chart the battle
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52. in which the Menthars and Promellians
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we have found a relic.
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that has withstood the centuries.
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- I would prefer it
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a security sweep of the ship first.
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This one's mine.
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every conceivable risk.
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of climbing inside the bottle?
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63. Sir?
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64. The ship in the bottle.
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when I was a child.
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I had a Promellian battle cruiser too.
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68. - Ready to beam down to the vessel?
- Locked onto the Bridge.
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70. There is adequate oxygen
for life support, commander.
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71. It is exactly as they left it,
Number One. In the bottle.
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Oh, good Lord.
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- Not sure.
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90. It's a model of simplicity.
Elegant, functional.
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and it worked.
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92. Don't you have anything stronger
than this, Guinan?
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93. - Yes.
- Would it help?
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You're a woman, right?
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103. I'm attracted to bald men.
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104. - Seriously?
- Seriously.
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106. Maybe because a bald man was kind
to me once when I was hurting.
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108. Mm-hm.
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109. I'd like to do that.
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110. Well, I take care of myself
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111. Heh. I mean take care
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113. I can field strip a fusion reactor.
I can realign a power transfer tunnel.
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114. Why can't I make anything work
with a woman like Christy?
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I don't know what to say.
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116. You're doing fine with me.
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117. - You're different.
- No, you're different.
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119. That's my point.
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120. What is it, Wes?
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is acting a little weird.
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122. Define "weird."
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123. I'm getting fluctuating
waveguide readings.
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124. - Run a maintenance sweep.
- Right.
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125. Activating power pack, captain.
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126. Mr. Worf, be sure we get tricorder
images of their tactical display.
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127. Aye, sir.
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128. The source of the distress signal
appears to be coming from up there.
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129. Let's put an end
to their last cry for help.
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130. Captain.
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131. I believe this is
an information storage device.
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132. A crude analog
of our own isolinear optical chip.
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the mechanical clock.
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137. Is there any way to see
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139. I believe I can supply power
to its playback unit,
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141. I will attempt to amplify the image
with my tricorder.
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142. I am Galek Sar, captain
of the Promellian cruiser Cleponji.
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143. I wish anyone
who finds this record to know
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144. my crew has behaved
courageously.
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145. I want it recorded for all time
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146. that I alone am responsible
for the fate that befell us.
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147. I have failed as a captain
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148. and as the man responsible
for all the souls aboard my ship.
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149. Picard to Enterprise.
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150. Go ahead, captain.
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151. I think we have seen
all there is to see here.
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152. At Mr. O'Brien's leisure,
we're ready to return.
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153. Aye, sir.
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154. Thrilling.
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155. That was absolutely thrilling.
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156. And I was right, Number One.
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157. There were ghosts
on board that old ship.
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158. - One of them actually spoke to us.
- A friendly one, I hope.
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160. The captain's final message,
praising his crew.
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161. I hope you'll be as thoughtful
when the time comes.
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162. Mr. Data,
advise the Astral-Five Annex.
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163. This should be catalogued,
scheduled for retrieval.
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164. Aye, sir.
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165. I'm sorry, captain.
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166. It's just a rare pleasure
to see this side of your personality.
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167. Mr. Crusher, set course
for the original coordinates.
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168. Yes, sir.
Captain.
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169. We are experiencing a 2-percent drop
in energy reserves. Compensating.
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170. We were having
some problems while...
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171. Readouts indicate
we are being bombarded
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172. - with a field of high-intensity radiation.
- Shields up.
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to 5 percent.
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174. - Yellow alert.
Aye, sir.
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175. Energy loss increasing, sir.
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176. Mr. Crusher, reverse course.
Full impulse power.
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177. No response, sir.
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178. Increase speed to warp 1.
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179. Engines aren't responding, captain.
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180. Mr. La Forge,
we need warp power now.
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181. Matter/antimatter mixture ratio
settings at optimum balance.
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corresponding to specified norms.
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183. Magnetic plasma transfer to warp field
generators per program specs.
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184. Commander, we should be going
like a bat out of hell.
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185. Power loss now
at 12 percent, captain.
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186. Red alert.
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187. Radiation intensity
increasing.
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188. We'd better slow these engines down
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189. before we burn out
the reaction chamber.
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190. Slow to idle, Geordi.
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192. We've fallen into the same snare
that killed them?
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194. With the engines idling,
the energy loss has been limited,
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195. but our reserves will be depleted
in less than three hours.
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196. We won't be able to
hold our shields in place.
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197. Mr. Worf, have you been able
to identify the source of the radiation?
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198. No, sir. The radiation field is so strong,
it interferes with our sensors.
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for the energy loss?
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200. - No, sir.
- Is there anything in the history books,
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202. There are many fascinating records
of Menthar battle strategy.
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203. They were exceptionally innovative.
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204. In fact, they were the first to use
the Kavis Teke elusive maneuver,
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which is comparable to Napoleon's—
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207. - No, sir.
- I recommend that I return
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209. They didn't have much success
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210. But they knew who
their enemy was better than we do.
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211. They may have known what caused
the trouble, just not how to get out of it.
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212. Agreed. Mr. Worf,
what would be the impact
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218. Data, you join Riker on the away team.
Find out what happened on that ship.
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our power levels,
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Affirmative.
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224. So it kept us from forming
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225. That is correct.
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227. Doctor Leah Brahms. Engineer.
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228. Graduate of the Daystrom Institute
Theoretical Propulsion Group.
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229. Galaxy-class starships.
Team 7. Junior member.
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230. Junior member? Heh.
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on propulsion.
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menu, visual records
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235. Voice entries.
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236. Theoretical propulsion logs,
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237. Federation starship Enterprise,
Galaxy-class.
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238. Heading, Subspace.
Author, Leah Brahms.
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239. Geordi La Forge.
How you doing, doc?
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240. Specify program.
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241. Yeah, down to work.
You're absolutely right.
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242. I recommend we evacuate and seal off
all non-operational areas,
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243. and group the families and crew
on the odd-numbered decks.
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244. - Proceed.
I'd also like to set up
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246. After the shields fall,
how long before fatal exposure?
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247. Thirty minutes.
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248. After that,
there's nothing that can be done.
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250. Captain,
we may have found something.
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251. There's a file of memory coils here.
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252. They are identical to the coil
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254. That's what we were thinking.
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255. Mr. Data,
are they in working condition?
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256. I believe so, sir.
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257. We can enhance them through the
image processor in the ship's computer.
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258. - Good. Return at once.
Aye, sir.
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259. Computer, generate a cross-section
image of the dilithium crystal chamber.
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260. What about reorienting the crystal?
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261. It is possible to reorient the crystal.
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262. The key lies in adjusting
the lattice structure direction.
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263. This modification will be integrated
into the next class starship.
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264. Sorry, can't wait.
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265. You and me, Leah, we got just
two hours to figure this thing out.
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266. You know what I need to do?
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267. I need to get inside there.
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268. I need to be able to
turn that thing inside out.
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269. Computer, is there a cross-section
image we can replicate on a holodeck?
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270. Select menu.
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271. Design specifications
or prototype schematic.
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272. Prototype? Elaborate.
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prototype schematic at Utopia Planitia.
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stardate 40174.
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275. Perfect. Recreate it in Holodeck 3.
Stay with me, doc.
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276. Ready, computer?
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277. Holodeck 3 program is ready.
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280. Oh, this is incredible.
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283. was designed at outpost designated
Seran T-1, stardate 40052.
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best engineering minds
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286. Heh. Oh, that's the visiting
dignitary talk.
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287. What's the inside story?
Off the record.
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288. Access denied.
Personal logs are restricted.
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289. Pfft. Great, another woman who won't
get personal with me on the holodeck.
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290. Leah, I want to find a way
to supplement the energy supply
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the matter/antimatter paths?
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293. Theoretically, yes.
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294. The system should be able
to accept more reactants
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- Huh.
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296. Well, this is your baby.
Show me which ones.
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Affirmative.
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298. You asked Doctor Brahms
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299. which system could accept
reactants at a faster rate.
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300. By accessing available imagery,
an adequate facsimile was possible.
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301. Oh.
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302. I did do that, didn't I?
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303. Okay, well,
it's good to see you, Leah.
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305. Systems L-452 through L-575
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306. providing all other systems
are calibrated to an equal factor.
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307. Then if we use
multiple injector streams,
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308. hitting more than one crystal facet,
we could do it.
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309. We could hold our own.
Leah, you're beautiful.
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310. - La Forge to Picard.
Go ahead.
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311. Captain, we've found a way to extend
the matter/antimatter energy supplies.
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312. Well done, Mr. La Forge.
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313. Can you give us enough power
to get us out of here?
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314. Sorry, we haven't addressed
that one yet.
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315. First priority was
to maintain the shields.
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317. We'll get to work on it right away, sir.
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318. Pass my congratulations
to the rest of your team.
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319. Thanks, captain.
We're all smiles down here.
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of the Promellian captain.
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323. But most of them have decayed
and cannot be repaired.
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325. On most there are brief sections
which may yield some information.
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326. Well, do the best you can, Data.
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327. Let's just hope
we can get the section we need.
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328. He must have logged
the cause of the ship's death.
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329. What captain wouldn't?
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331. I don't think
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332. Four-five-two
through system L-575.
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333. Adjustments
to dilithium crystal chamber complete.
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334. Impact analysis, computer.
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335. Warp energy
has increased 14 percent.
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336. Reactants per unit time
remaining steady.
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337. Yes. All right!
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338. Computer, do you have any,
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339. you know, personality on file
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340. Starfleet personality profile analysis,
stardate 40056.
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341. Did she ever debate at the intergalactic
caucuses on Chaya 7?
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342. Dr. Brahms attended Chaya 7
caucuses on the following stardates:
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representation of Dr. Brahms?
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a 9.37-percent margin of error
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from the facsimile.
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348. I can live with that.
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349. Do it.
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350. Dr. Brahms?
- Geordi, it's me, Leah.
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351. Don't start calling me Doctor Brahms
or I'll call you Commander La Forge.
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352. Right.
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353. Now, we've managed
to maintain energy,
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in this realignment forever
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355. without burning out components,
so we need to move quickly.
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357. Uh,yeah,yeah, yeah.
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been stripped of all propulsion
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360. We cannot move
and we cannot fight.
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361. The ship is being lashed
with lethal radiation
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concealed in the rubble surrounding—
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364. Aceton assimilators
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366. Generators.
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367. Ah. It would not be difficult
to modify them
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368. to convert energy into radiation.
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369. The Menthars hide them
in floating debris.
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370. An unsuspecting ship flies in.
Instant booby trap.
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371. And now we're supplying the devices
with the energy to kill us.
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372. - No, no, no!
- Will you listen to me?
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373. You can't boost
the warp power that way.
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374. You can increase the speed
of the parallel subspace field processor
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375. - to gain a quicker response time—
- I wanna give us enough power
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376. to strengthen the shields
and barrel out of here, not blow us up.
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377. It's my design we're talking about.
I did the calculations myself.
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380. It's gonna go...
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382. I am not used to having people
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384. Okay, look.
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on a static model.
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387. It's got tens of thousands
of light years on it.
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388. - True.
- Damn right.
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that the circuit paths are sealed.
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391. You're good.
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392. Very good.
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393. I know my ship. Inside and out.
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inside and out.
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395. Because a lot of me is in here.
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could be present
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- That's what's wrong with designers.
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398. - We never get out in space.
- Hmm.
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399. Well, you're there now.
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404. Computer, save program.
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405. How many devices do we think
we're dealing with, Mr. Data?
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take several hundred thousand, sir.
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Must have been some deterioration.
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calculate that, but it is likely.
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in a specific part of the field?
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411. Well, there is a 0.1 percent dip
in the strength of the radiation field
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416. We might even lose a few circuits
in the new configuration.
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417. - How critical will the losses be?
- Not enough to shut down our engines,
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418. but if we don't make it,
I don't know that I can hold the shields.
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419. There is also the possibility
that the phasers will supply
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420. the assimilators
with what they need most: energy.
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421. You know, I imagine
a very similar discussion
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422. taking place on our neighbor ship
over a thousand years ago.
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423. Let's hope our decisions
are more successful than theirs were.
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424. Mr. La Forge, I want you
to return to Engineering
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425. and continue with your efforts
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426. Mr. Worf,
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427. prepare the phasers.
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428. Phasers locked on coordinates.
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429. Fire.
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430. Nothing.
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431. Radiation levels increasing.
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432. Eight percent, 10 percent.
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433. Energy reserves
are dropping rapidly, sir.
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434. Damn you.
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435. Wouldn't that increase the output
of the subspace processors
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436. to gain a quicker response time?
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437. The processors can handle
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438. Yeah, but how do we reconfigure?
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439. COMPUTER'. Energy reserves
reaching critical stage.
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440. Standard procedure requires
termination of all simulations.
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441. Computer,
override standard procedure.
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442. Override authority restricted.
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443. What? Computer!
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444. The crystal lattice is breaking down.
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445. We'll have to pick up repairs
when we can reach a starbase.
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446. The optimist of the group.
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447. How long do we have shields
based on current calculations?
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448. Under two hours.
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449. And the radiation field
has increased by 17 percent.
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450. So, what impact will that have
on fatal exposure?
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451. Down to 26 minutes.
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452. If we resist, we die.
If we don't resist, we die.
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453. Mr. La Forge, have we shut down
all non-essential energy usage?
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454. Yes, sir.
In fact, I need to get some back.
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455. I'm running a program
on Holodeck 3.
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456. For what purpose?
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457. Well, I've gone back to the beginning
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458. to the earliest construction entries
of the Enterprise. I've created a...
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459. Well, a propulsion design model
to assist me.
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460. I believe we're making progress.
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461. Computer,
reinstate Holodeck 3 program.
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462. COMPUTER'.
Holodeck 3 program is reinstated.
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463. Mr. La Forge,
your best suggestion in one hour.
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464. Picard out.
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465. Computer,
resume Holodeck 3 program.
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466. COMPUTER'.
Enter when ready.
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467. There isn't much time left.
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468. Somehow we have to generate
enough energy to get out of here,
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469. but we've got a booby trap
that eats energy for breakfast.
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470. How do we fool it, block it,
shut it down, anything?
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471. Okay, we know that
for every move the Enterprise makes,
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472. there's a counter-movement
by the energy field.
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473. Can we use that
to our advantage somehow?
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474. Maybe.
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475. There must be a time differential
between the force and counter-force.
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476. If we can just make quick continuing
adjustments in the linkups
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477. before the counter-force reacts, we
might just be able to move this bucket.
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478. Yeah. Yes!
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479. Leah, do you like Italian food?
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480. Like it?
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481. - Wait till I make you my fungilli.
- Heh.
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482. Okay, fusion reactor uplink
to navigation processor.
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483. Hmm, tsk.
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484. Then we have to adjust the vector
processor and the drive coils.
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485. This is impossible.
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486. Mm. Mm.
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487. Don't do that.
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488. I'm sorry.
I thought it would feel good.
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489. I don't wanna feel that good
right now.
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490. - What time is it?
- Coming up on 1600 hours.
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491. Oh, God, what am I supposed
to tell the captain?
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492. It's possible
and yet it's not possible.
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493. Everything we've done
says we can't adjust that fast,
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494. but if we could, it might work.
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495. - I could do it.
- Ah. Data couldn't even do it.
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496. It'll take a hundred, maybe a thousand
adjustments every second.
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497. How are you gonna do it?
It's humanly impossible.
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498. I'm not human.
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499. You, uh...
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500. You mean, the computer could do it.
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501. Captain.
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502. Captain, this is, uh...
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503. This is a holographic simulation
of one of the propulsion experts
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504. who designed the Enterprise engines,
Leah Brahms.
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505. We...
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506. I've been examining the
force/counter-force response times
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507. trying to see if we could create linkage
at maximum power.
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508. - And?
- There's, uh...
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509. There's a chance we could
maneuver out of this trap
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510. if we turn the ship over
to the computer.
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511. - What kind of a chance?
I don't know yet.
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512. We could program it
and try it out on a few simulated runs.
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513. And this is the only way?
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514. I think so, sir.
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515. Come.
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516. Any word from La Forge?
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517. He's come up with something
that may give us a chance.
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518. If we agree to stay out of it.
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519. He proposes to turn total control
of the ship over to the computer,
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520. because it is capable of making
quicker adjustments
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521. than any human being.
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522. Computers have always impressed me
with their ability to take orders.
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523. I'm not nearly as convinced
of their ability to creatively give them.
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524. You know, Number One,
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525. you missed something
not playing with model ships.
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526. They were the source
of imaginary voyages,
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527. each holding
a treasure of adventures.
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528. Manning the earliest spacecraft.
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529. Flying an aeroplane with only
one propeller to keep you in the sky.
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530. Can you imagine that?
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531. Now the machines are flying us.
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532. COMPUTER'.
End simulation. Fatal exposure.
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533. Computer, reduce thrust levels
another 4 percent.
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534. Adjust trajectory angle
to compensate.
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535. Begin simulation again.
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536. - There you go. We got out.
- Repeat simulation, same levels.
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537. COMPUTER'.
End simulation. Fatal exposure.
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538. See? Same variables, only this time
the computer didn't quite make it.
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539. COMPUTER". Deflector shield
failure. Lethal radiation levels.
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540. Fatal exposure in 26 minutes.
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541. - It might work.
- And it might not.
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542. I can't ask Captain Picard
to turn the ship over to a computer.
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543. It's all we've got.
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544. Picard to La Forge.
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545. Captain, two minutes.
Give me just two minutes.
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546. There is another way, captain.
Two minutes, please.
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547. Two minutes, Mr. La Forge.
Picard out.
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548. - Geordi, there's no other way.
- No, no, no, wait. Listen.
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549. Turn it completely around, literally.
Come at it from the opposite direction.
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550. God, it's so simple,
it might even work.
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551. Okay, computer, new simulation.
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552. Everything we've tried to do has been
based on overpowering the trap.
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553. More energy, faster adjustments.
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554. But that's exactly what we can't do,
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555. because that's what
we're supposed to do.
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556. That's the booby trap.
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557. The answer lies
in our own computer.
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558. The mind, the best piece
of engineering we'll ever need.
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559. But didn't your researches indicate
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560. a thousand adjustments per second
will be required?
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561. But not if we shut everything off.
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562. One blast of everything we've got left
for a microsecond
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563. to beat the inertia
and then we shut it all down
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564. except for minimal life support
and two thrusters.
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565. No impulse engines. No computer.
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566. One propeller, captain.
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567. COMPUTER". Deflector shield
failure. Lethal radiation levels.
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568. Fatal exposure in 12 minutes.
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569. Have you analyzed the risk factor?
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570. The numbers say it's even money.
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571. It's no better than turning it over
to the computer, but no worse either.
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572. But I say forget the numbers.
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573. There's no way the computer
can compensate for the human factor.
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574. - The intuition, the experience.
- And the wish to stay alive.
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575. Make it so.
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576. I've run the simulations, captain.
If you want, I'll take the Conn.
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577. Thank you, Mr. La Forge,
but you've done your job.
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578. Now I must do mine.
I relieve you, Mr. Crusher.
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579. Yes, sir.
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580. All hands, this is Commander Riker.
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581. We are about to engage
impulse engines for a short burst.
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582. Inertia dampeners are on manual.
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583. They may not fully compensate
for the acceleration.
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584. So brace yourselves.
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585. COMPUTER". Deflector shield
failure. Lethal radiation levels.
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586. - Fatal exposure in—
- Computer,
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587. discontinue radiation warning
until further notice.
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588. - It's all yours, sir.
- Thank you, Number One.
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589. Firing impulse engines.
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590. Impulse engines are down.
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591. Shutting down all systems.
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592. Velocity is 135 meters per second.
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593. We will be entering the debris field
in eight seconds.
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594. Starboard thruster firing.
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595. Coming to heading 340, mark 10.
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596. Thruster is on.
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597. Captain, that large mass to
the port may contain an assimilator.
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598. Port thrusters firing.
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599. No reaction from the assimilator.
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600. Made it over the first hurdle.
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601. Sir, object to port.
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602. Port thruster is firing.
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603. Sir, the gravitational attraction
of the various masses
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604. has reduced our velocity
by 8 percent.
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605. By my calculations,
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606. we no longer have sufficient
momentum to clear the debris field.
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607. Thank you, Mr. Data.
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608. The asteroid's gravitation
is drawing us closer.
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609. Velocity is increasing.
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610. Velocity is still increasing.
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611. Now at 219 meters per second.
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612. Starboard aft thruster.
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613. You have used the asteroid's
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614. Excellent.
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615. We're out. We got through.
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616. You have the Conn, Mr. Crusher.
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617. - Yes, sir.
Initiate full restart.
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618. - Put all systems back online.
With pleasure, sir.
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619. Number One,
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620. make sure that booby trap
doesn't bother anyone again.
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621. Mr. Worf, ready photon torpedoes.
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622. Set to detonate on impact
with the Promellian vessel.
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623. Aye, sir.
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624. You know, I've always thought
that technology
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625. could solve almost any problem.
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626. It enhances the quality of our lives,
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627. lets us travel across the galaxy,
even gave me my vision.
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628. But sometimes
you just have to turn it all off.
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629. Even the gypsy violins.
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630. Violins?
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631. Different program.
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632. - We made a good team.
- Mm-hm.
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633. Mm-hm.
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634. Maybe we can do it again sometime.
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635. I'm with you every day, Geordi.
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636. Every time you look at this engine,
you're looking at me.
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637. Every time you touch it, it's me.
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638. Computer, exit holodeck.
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