1. Captain's log, stardate 44085.7.
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2. Due to a medical emergency,
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3. we have been forced to cut short
a two-day liberty on Ogus II
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4. and set course for Starbase 416.
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5. It seems a young man's practical joke
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6. has come dangerously close
to a lethal conclusion.
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7. Well, Mr. Potts,
why don't we start at the beginning?
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8. We were at the arcade, sir.
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9. And I brought this balloon with me
filled with red pillion dye.
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10. Willie's always making fun of me,
I figured I'd get him back.
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11. Hey, slow down.
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12. We programmed the game
for an ordinary láser duel.
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13. You know, 21 points.
Four points for a—
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14. Yes, I'm familiar with the game.
Go on.
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15. We went out to the forest
behind the east arcade.
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16. I told Willie that his láser pistol
looked kind of funny.
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17. Almost like a real one.
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18. When I went behind the trees, I put
the balloon into my vest, and then—
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19. And then you made your 9-year-old
brother believe that he'd killed you?
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20. - Yes, sir.
- And then he ran away?
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21. Yes, sir.
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22. And while he was hiding,
he ate the fruit of a cove palm.
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23. It was just a joke, sir.
I didn't think this was gonna happen.
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24. Are you aware of the infectious nature
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25. of the parasites
which inhabit the cove palm?
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26. I am now, sir.
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27. Are you also familiar with the terms
that I agreed to keep you boys
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28. on the Enterprise
when your parents went on sabbatical?
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29. That we'd stay out of trouble, sir.
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30. - Mr. Data.
On my way, sir.
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31. Think about it, Mr. Potts.
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32. While you're at it,
think what may have happened
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33. had we not been this close
to a starbase medical facility.
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34. Were you able to contact
the boy's parents?
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35. They have been made fully aware
of the situation, sir.
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36. Good. Escort this young man
to the quarantine anteroom.
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37. Perhaps he could assist us
in lifting his brother's spirits.
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38. Aye, sir.
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39. He really could die.
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40. Fortunately, we are only two days
away from Starbase 416
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41. and their laboratory can isolate—
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42. Can isolate what, sir?
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43. Their laboratory can isolate what,
commander?
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44. Sir, I know I made a mistake
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45. and I can tell you're angry,
but if you're not gonna talk to me...
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46. Space.
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47. The final frontier.
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48. These are the voyages
of the Starship Enterprise.
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49. Its continuing mission:
to explore strange new worlds,
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50. to seek out new life
and new civilizations.
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51. To boldly go
where no one has gone before.
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52. Back so soon, Mr. Data.
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53. La Forge to bridge.
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54. Go ahead, commander.
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55. Captain, we've completed
our dilithium vector calibrations.
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56. We are currently
at warp four-point-five.
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57. You're clear to increase
to warp seven.
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58. Very good, Geordi.
Let me know if you—
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59. Captain, did you request
a course correction?
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60. I didn't say we could increase speed
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61. to warp nine-point-one, sir.
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62. New course set for heading
three-four-one, mark two-two-one.
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63. - Course set by whom?
- Not by me, commander.
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64. What's going on?
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65. Data, who programmed
the new coordinates?
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66. Warp nine-point-three, commander.
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67. I don't advise this, captain.
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68. If we're going to maintain
our realignment progressions,
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69. we shouldn't be pushing
warp eight for at least an hour.
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70. Commander.
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71. Evacuate bridge.
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72. Deck 1 life support failure
in 30 seconds.
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73. Turbolifts 2, 3, 4. Everyone.
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74. - Transfer helm to Engineering, Geordi.
Aye, sir.
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75. La Forge,
let's get a diagnostic sweep under way.
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76. Evacuate bridge.
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77. Deck 1 life support failure
in 20 seconds.
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78. Reassemble in Engineering.
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79. Evacuate bridge.
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80. Deck 1 life support failure
in 10 seconds.
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81. Deck 1 life support
has been terminated.
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82. Our velocity is holding steady
at warp nine-point-three.
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83. - Do you wish to override?
- No, not yet.
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84. Computer, isolate cause
of life support failure.
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85. Atmosphere
conditioning pumps on Deck 1
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86. - are operating in negative mode.
- How can that be?
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87. There are seven independent
safety interlocks to prevent that.
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88. Captain,
I believe we've found the problem
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89. - but it really doesn't make sense.
- Bring the Enterprise to a full stop.
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90. Aye, sir. Full stop, ensign.
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91. It's not responding, sir.
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92. I'm gonna have to do this
at a manual level, sir.
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93. Wes.
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94. We're still at the altered heading,
holding at warp nine-point-three.
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95. Captain, force fields
have been established
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96. on all main bridge turbolift doors
and service crawlways.
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97. Computer,
locate Lieutenant Commander Data.
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98. Commander Data
is on the main bridge.
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99. What the hell is he up to?
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100. Number One,
take a security team up to Deck 2.
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101. Try and break through from below.
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102. - Commander.
- Everything's locked up, captain.
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103. We have no control of impulse
or warp engines from here.
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104. Navigation's not responding either, sir.
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105. Picard to main bridge.
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106. Commander Data, do you hear me?
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107. I repeat. Mr. Data, do you hear—?
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108. Computer. Recognize Data,
lieutenant commander.
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109. Alpha One clearance.
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110. Priority clearance
recognition, Alpha One.
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111. Maintain minimum auxiliary power and
disengage subspace communication.
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112. Acknowledged.
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113. He is on the bridge, sir.
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114. Mr. La Forge.
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115. Prepare for saucer separation.
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116. - Sir, we're at warp nine-point-three.
- I'm aware of the risks, ensign.
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117. When the umbilical splits,
we should regain primary control.
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118. - Do you agree?
- Yes, sir.
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119. The saucer module should fall
out of warp within two minutes.
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120. Be prepared to sweep back,
pull it in with a tractor beam.
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121. Aye, sir.
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122. Initiate auto sequence.
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123. Computer,
recognize Picard, Jean-Luc.
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124. Alpha Two clearance.
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125. Priority clearance
recognition, Alpha Two.
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126. Cancel separation sequence.
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127. Sequence canceled.
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128. Isolate all remaining
command functions
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129. and accept related orders and inquiries
from main bridge only.
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130. The separation sequence
has been aborted, captain.
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131. Computer, recognize Jean-Luc Picard,
Alpha Two priority,
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132. and re-establish separation procedure
immediately.
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133. Orders regarding command functions
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134. are no longer accepted
from your present location.
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135. And what location
are they accepted from?
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136. Interface terminals
on main bridge only.
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137. You're the only one who has clearance
to localize command functions.
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138. It seems Commander Data
has acquired it as well.
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139. The isolinear subprocessor
extends 3.5 meters.
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140. I've got a clear path
to panel J14-Baker.
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141. What's that going to do for us?
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142. J14-Baker backs onto
Science Station 2, commander.
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143. Have they reinverted
the environmental control sequencer?
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144. Yes, sir.
Life support has been re-established.
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145. Then, you and Casey
get up here. Let's get to it.
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146. Computer.
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147. Configure a perimeter field charge,
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148. Sections 9-K through 12-T.
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149. What the hell was that?
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150. He's activated a force field, sir.
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151. Great. Just great.
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152. - Chief O'Brien.
O'BRIEN: Yes, captain.
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153. We had better disable
the site-to-site transporter function.
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154. When we get
wherever we're going,
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155. I don't want Mr. Data
beaming off the bridge.
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156. I'll get right to it, sir.
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157. - Dr. Crusher.
Yes, captain.
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158. Is your quarantine intact?
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159. So far Sickbay force fields
don't seem to have been affected.
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160. - The boy?
- He's all right.
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161. But he's not going to stay all right.
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162. Sir, we have to get this ship
to a starbase medical facility.
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163. It seems that Mr. Data has other plans
for the Enterprise right now.
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164. Oh, come on, I can't believe that.
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165. Everybody's played a practical joke
on somebody at one time or another.
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166. Not me.
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167. Not even a little one?
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168. How about April Fools'?
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169. I can't believe
that you're telling me
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170. that you've never tried to pull
something even on April Fools' Day?
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171. What for? It's never funny
to the one getting fooled.
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172. Well, I'm sure your brother didn't
intend for it to get this out of hand.
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173. Certainly not to the degree it has.
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174. Take a deep breath.
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175. What's so funny about making
someone think you killed them?
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176. Take a deep breath.
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177. Have you been drinking
all the water I asked you to?
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178. - Yes.
- Well, keep it up.
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179. There might be a slight delay
in reaching starbase and I want—
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180. There, you see?
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181. How can I tell him
when he's not gonna listen to me?
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182. Why don't you try, Jake?
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183. It's just a waste of time.
He won't listen.
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184. Computer, prepare to transport me
directly to the following coordinates.
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185. Site-to-site transport interlocks
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186. have been manually deactivated.
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187. Can you override?
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188. Negative.
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189. Show me the shortest route
to Transporter Room 1.
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190. Computer, prepare to activate
cascade force field sequence
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191. in the following progression.
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192. No matter what we try,
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193. the computer will only accept
commands from the bridge, sir.
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194. He has blocked
every subspace channel, sir.
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195. We cannot even call for help.
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196. Have you tried tracing back
navigation inputs?
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197. We don't even know
what star system we're in, sir.
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198. The only way we knew we'd come out
of warp was by looking out a window.
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199. O'BRIEN:
O'Brien to Captain Picard.
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200. Go ahead, chief.
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201. O'BRIEN:
Captain, he's up to something.
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202. - What now?
- He discovered the site-to-site lockout.
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203. I wouldn't be surprised if he tried
to make it to a transporter room now.
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204. Mr. Worf, I want security teams
along all the main passageways
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205. and in every transporter room.
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206. And see if the computer
will be good enough
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207. to give us the precise stun setting
to disable Mr. Data.
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208. Yes, sir.
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209. Computer, estimate the time from this
location to Starbase 416 at warp nine.
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210. Inquiries regarding
command functions
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211. are no longer accepted
from your present location.
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212. Computer, establish a security code
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213. for access to all functions
previously transferred to bridge.
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214. Enter code.
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215. 1734-6732-1476 Charlie
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216. 3278-9777-643 Tango
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217. 732 Victor 731
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218. 1788-8732-47
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219. 6789-7643-76.
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220. Lock.
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221. Security code intact
for all specified inquiries and orders.
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222. Computer, initiate cascade sequence.
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223. Accepting instructions
from Commander Data en route.
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224. Now.
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225. He's out.
Security team approaching location.
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226. Intersection 8-J. Aft port.
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227. Establish.
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228. I order you to stop.
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229. Computer, begin scan-phase.
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230. No, no, it's too close.
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231. This has gone far enough, Data.
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232. Computer, 3-meter cross-seal.
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233. I wouldn't advise that, sir.
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234. The phase coils don't take well
to ricochets.
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235. What's he doing?
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236. He's reactivating
the site-to-site transport interlocks.
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237. Does that mean he'll be able to—?
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238. Ah.
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239. Aha.
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240. Ah.
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241. You're right on time.
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242. Open.
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243. One of these,
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244. and one of these.
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245. There you are.
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246. I fail to recall how I arrived here.
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247. I sent for you.
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248. In a manner of speaking.
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249. And who are you, sir?
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250. Data to Enterprise.
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251. Enterprise, do you read me'?
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252. I always loved that face.
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253. Please, sit down.
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254. We were headed for a medical facility.
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255. I was taking the boy's brother
to Sickbay and—
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256. I'm sure your starship will be back
for you soon. Please, sit down.
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257. I must find a way to contact
the Enterprise.
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258. Tell me, do I look somewhat, uh,
familiar to you?
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259. You do bear a resemblance
to Dr. Noonian Soong,
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260. - the cyberneticist who constructed me.
- Ha-ha-ha.
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261. But Dr. Soong was killed shortly
afterward by the Crystalline entity.
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262. Ah. There we are.
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263. This is your lucky day, Data.
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264. You've found your long lost father
and he's alive.
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265. What do you think of that?
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266. But the colony was destroyed.
There were no survivors.
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267. I, uh...
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268. I never felt too comfortable
living anywhere
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269. without a prearranged route of escape.
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270. I admit, I, uh...
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271. I wouldn't have guessed I'd be running
from a giant snowflake, but, uh...
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272. It is really you.
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273. Captain,
the quarantine field in Sickbay.
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274. You have access to it?
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275. When he transferred
force field control to the bridge,
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276. he must have only specified
the fields he was planning to initiate.
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277. The quarantine field
was already operating.
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278. Under normal circumstances,
we could divert that field energy
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279. and use it to cancel the force field
protecting the bridge.
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280. But we have to retain
the medical quarantine.
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281. Determine the absolute minimum
field energy Dr. Crusher needs
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282. and use the rest to get me
onto my bridge.
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283. How are you this morning?
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284. Not so great.
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285. I'm having trouble standing up.
I get sort of dizzy.
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286. You heard the old story
about the man who goes to his doctor?
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287. He says, "Doctor, it hurts
when I raise my arm like this."
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288. The doctor says,
"Then don't raise your arm like that."
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289. So if I get dizzy standing up—
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290. Then don't stand up.
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291. Okay, doc, we're ready.
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292. If all goes well,
you shouldn't notice a thing.
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293. Make sure it goes well, commander.
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294. Your brother tells me
that you still won't speak to him.
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295. So?
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296. It's hard on him too.
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297. He feels very guilty
about what happened.
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298. He's your brother.
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299. Why is everyone so worried
about him?
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300. I'm the one who's sick.
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301. I'm the one who's gonna die.
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302. Hey, nobody is going to die, Willie.
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303. Do you hear me? Nobody.
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304. Captain, we are in.
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305. We're on our way, lieutenant.
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306. Computer, restore tactical station.
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307. Deactivation
of command function overrides
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308. requires Alpha Two clearance.
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309. Beverly thinks it's going to be tight.
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310. Let's hope he didn't take us
too far off-course.
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311. Let's hope.
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312. It won't answer to my clearance, sir.
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313. Computer,
this is Captain Picard.
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314. Return all command functions
to their stations.
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315. Alpha Two clearance recognized.
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316. Please enter security code.
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317. Security code?
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318. Data.
I was afraid of something like this.
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319. Sensors are operative.
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320. Well, at least that's something.
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321. What have you got?
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322. No fix on Data.
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323. But I am picking up a single life form
on the surface, sir. It appears human.
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324. That's a human that has the answers
to a lot of questions.
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325. - Something else.
- What is it?
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326. A small vessel. Entering orbit.
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327. I detect no life forms aboard, sir.
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328. Mm-hm. Good.
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329. Good, good, good.
Keep it up, keep it up.
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330. Old Tom Handy swore
you'd never master that.
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331. Uh, Data, Data, whistle for me.
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332. Yeah, well, all right.
That's enough, sit down, sit down.
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333. Ah. Beautiful. Beautiful.
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334. You know, I've been able to keep track
of you from time to time.
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335. You've become something
of a celebrity in cybernetic circles.
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336. Uh, Data...
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337. Why Starfleet?
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338. Sir?
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339. I gave you the ability to choose
whatever you wanted.
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340. To do whatever you wanted.
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341. Why Starfleet?
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342. It was Starfleet officers
who rescued me.
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343. Oh. So you decided to emulate
your emancipators, huh?
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344. How disappointing.
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345. What choice of vocation would
have met with your approval, sir'?
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346. Well, I often hoped
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347. you might
become a scientist.
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348. Perhaps even a cyberneticist.
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349. To follow in your footsteps,
as it were?
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350. I see nothing wrong with that.
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351. May I ask you a question, sir?
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352. Certainly. Anything you like.
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353. Why did you create me?
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354. Why does a painter paint? Hmm?
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356. You know what Michelangelo
used to say?
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357. That the sculptures he made
were already there before he started,
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358. hidden in the marble.
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359. All he needed to do was, whoosh,
remove the unneeded bits.
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360. It wasn't quite that easy with you, Data.
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361. But the need to do it,
my need to do it,
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362. was no different
than Michelangelo's need.
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363. Now, let me ask you a question.
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364. Why are humans so fascinated
by old things?
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365. Old things?
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366. Old buildings, churches, walls,
ancient things, antique things.
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367. Tables, clocks, knick-knacks. Why?
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369. There are many possible explanations.
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370. If you brought a Noophian to Earth,
he'd probably look around and say,
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371. "Tear that old village down,
it's hanging in rags.
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372. Build me something new,
something efficient."
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373. But to a human,
that old house,
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374. that ancient wall,
it's a shrine.
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375. Something to be cherished.
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377. Perhaps for humans,
old things represent a tie to the past.
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378. Well, what's so important
about the past?
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379. People got sick. They needed money.
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381. Humans are mortal.
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382. They seem to need a sense
of continuity.
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383. Aha.
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384. Hmm. Why?
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385. To give their lives meaning,
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386. a sense of purpose.
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387. Oh. Well...
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388. And, uh, this continuity,
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389. does it only run one way,
backwards to the past?
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390. I suppose it is a factor
in the human desire to procreate.
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391. Oh. So you believe
that having children
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392. gives humans a sense of immortality,
do you?
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393. It is a reasonable explanation
to your query, sir.
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394. And to yours as well, Data.
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395. Lore.
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396. Looks like we have
ourselves a family reunion.
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397. Open.
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398. I implore you, do not reactivate him.
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399. Don't be ridiculous, Data.
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400. Lore is far from the maniacal android
you have made him out to be.
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401. In any case, he'll obey me.
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402. He always did.
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403. But he admitted to an alliance
with the Crystal entity.
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404. To gain its favor,
he betrayed the colonists
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405. and would have betrayed
the Enterprise as well, had I not—
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406. Shh.
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407. One more.
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408. That should do it.
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409. Shh-shh-shh.
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410. So you're still alive.
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411. I'm surprised you woke me.
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412. Why didn't you just take me
apart again and be done with it?
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413. That is why the two of you
captured me, isn't it?
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414. Data had nothing to do with this, Lore.
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415. And nobody captured you.
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416. Not exactly, that is.
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417. You see, both of your brains
contain a simple homing device.
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420. Uh, well, until you walked
through that door,
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421. I had no idea
you'd ever been reassembled.
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422. No thanks to you.
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423. But thanks to you,
dear brother,
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424. I spent nearly two years
drifting in space.
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425. If it hadn't been
for a fortunate encounter
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426. with a Pakled trade ship,
I'd still be out there.
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427. I had no alternative. You would
have destroyed the Enterprise.
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428. Well, since I seem to be
an uninvited guest at your little party,
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429. I'll leave you with your beloved son
and be on my way.
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430. Lore, wait.
There are questions I can answer.
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431. You'll have no chance
to ask them later.
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432. You see, I'm dying.
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433. Yeah, I'm dying.
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434. Dying from what, sir?
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435. Wait a minute.
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436. Wait a minute.
What do you mean you're dying?
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437. You look fine.
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438. You're not that old. You look fine.
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439. What is this? Some kind of a trick?
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440. I wish it were.
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441. We have control of sensors,
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442. life support and auxiliary power,
captain.
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443. - Nothing more.
- The code, Mr. La Forge?
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444. We can't even locate the file address.
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445. That would tell us how many digits
we're talking about.
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446. Not that it would really help much.
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447. - I want something that will really help.
And quickly too.
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448. Willie Potts has 24 hours, 36 tops.
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449. If it goes much longer than that,
the only thing left for Starbase 416
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450. will be to do a postmortem.
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451. Geordi, if the computer's programmed
to allow Data to transport down,
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452. it would figure that
it'd allow him to beam back up.
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453. - Right?
- It would figure.
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454. Data would have left a trace imprint
when he beamed down?
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455. Sure, everybody does.
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456. So, what would be involved
in pulling that trace
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457. and finding a way to make the
computer think someone else is Data?
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458. Maybe a few someone elses?
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459. We'd have to access
the transport controller,
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460. reset it to a testing mode.
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461. Convince it that it's still back in school
accepting simulated inputs.
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462. Not gonna be easy
without the main computer.
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463. But I suppose we could network
a few tricorders together.
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464. - Try, Mr. La Forge.
- Yes, sir.
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465. You did what you had to do?
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466. What kind of answer is that?
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467. The only one I can give you.
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468. You were not functioning properly.
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469. Lore told me the colonists envied him
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470. because you made him
so completely human.
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471. I wouldn't exactly have used
the word envious, Data.
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472. You disassembled me.
You took me apart.
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473. Lore also told me that the colonists
petitioned you to replace him
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474. with a less perfect android.
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475. Oh.
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476. The last thing you should think
of yourself as, Data, is less perfect.
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477. The two of you are virtually identical,
except for a bit of programming.
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478. It was a lie.
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479. Another lie.
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480. I would have proven myself
worthy to you
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481. if you'd just given me a chance.
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482. But it was easier just to turn your back
and build your precious Data.
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483. You were the first.
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484. You meant as much to me
as Data ever did.
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485. But you were unstable.
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486. The colonists were not envious of you,
they were afraid of you.
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487. - You were unstable.
- I am not less perfect than Lore.
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488. Why didn't you just fix me?
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489. It was within your power to fix me.
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490. It wasn't as easy as that.
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491. The next logical step
was to construct Data.
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492. Afterward, I planned to get back
to you, to fix you.
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493. Heh. Next logical step?
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494. I am not less perfect than Lore.
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495. I am not less perfect than Lore.
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496. Enough. Both of you, sit down.
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497. Sit down.
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498. For all these years,
I've been plagued by what went wrong.
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499. With all of your complexities, Lore.
Your nuances.
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500. Basic emotion seemed
almost simple by comparison.
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501. But the emotion turned and twisted,
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502. became entangled with ambition.
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503. Lore, if I had known you
were no longer sitting in pieces
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504. on some distant shelf...
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505. If I had known that I could simply
press a button and bring you here,
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506. I would have spent those years trying
to make things right for you as well.
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507. But all I knew of was Data.
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508. So I worked long and hard.
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509. And now, I believe I've succeeded.
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510. This...
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511. This...
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512. This is why I brought you here, Data.
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513. Basic emotions.
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514. Simple feelings, Data.
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515. Your feelings.
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516. I've imagined how hard
it's been for you,
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517. living amongst beings
so moved by emotion.
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518. I don't have to imagine.
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519. I know how hard it's been.
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520. You'd be surprised, Data.
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521. Feelings do funny things.
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522. You may even learn to understand
your evil brother.
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523. To forgive him.
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524. We will be more alike, Data, you and I.
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525. You'll see.
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526. I'm happy for you.
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527. - I question your sincerity, Lore.
- Oh.
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528. Perhaps with this,
you'll learn to be more trusting, Data.
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529. Your brother has had good reason
to be bitter.
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530. But, sir, Lore was responsible for—
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531. He wasn't given the chance
that you and I were given.
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532. To live.
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533. But now, I'm sure he understands
why I did what I had to do.
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534. If there were only time, Lore.
What a shame.
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535. The procedure is quite simple.
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536. Hmm. I'm tired. I need to rest first.
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537. I'm tired.
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538. They're sure this is going to work?
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539. Nobody knows the transporters
better than O'Brien and La Forge.
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540. They've managed more than a sleight
of hand with our authorization codes.
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541. They can insert them
into the recall loop?
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542. The computer should think
all three of us are Data.
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543. I just hope we don't all beam back
looking like Data.
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544. O'BRIEN:
Whenever you say, sir.
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545. Bring him home, Number One.
Energize.
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546. Data?
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547. The sons of the prophet
Were valiant and bold
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548. And quite unaccustomed to fear
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549. But of all the most reckless
Or so I am told
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550. Was Abdul Abulbul Amir
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551. - How do you feel?
- I've always loved that ditty.
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552. I could never quite get
the cadence right.
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553. Thank you, father.
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554. You called me father.
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555. Well, what would you prefer
I called you? Often Wrong?
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556. What did Lore tell you about that?
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557. That is what the colonists called you,
isn't it?
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558. Often Wrong Soong.
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559. It's a very sloppy rhyme.
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560. Wrong Soong. Wrong Soong.
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561. It just doesn't work. Let's see.
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562. Data, how are you feeling?
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563. Often Wrong's got a broken heart
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564. Can't even tell his boys apart
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565. Lore.
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566. Well, well, well. You're not as feeble
as I thought you were.
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567. This won't work. Those circuits,
they weren't designed for you.
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568. - Where's Data?
- Where's Data?
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569. You didn't fill Data with substandard
parts, did you, old man?
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570. No, that honor was bestowed
upon me.
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571. You owe me, old man.
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572. Not him, me.
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573. It wasn't meant for you.
You're not listening to me.
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574. It must be removed.
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575. Nice try, Often Wrong.
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576. Nice try.
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577. I don't know exactly what it's doing,
but its doing something.
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578. I didn't know you were alive. If I had—
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579. There were brave men aplenty
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580. All well known to fame
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581. Who served in the ranks of the Czar
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582. The human is here.
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583. And Data?
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584. No way of knowing.
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585. Set them on stun.
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586. Down here.
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587. It's all right, take it easy.
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588. This is Dr. Noonian Soong.
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589. That's impossible. Soong's dead.
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590. No, I'm telling you. Look at this stuff.
It's Soong all right.
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591. Here. Let me.
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592. Would you mind telling me
what's going on here?
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593. - He surprised me.
- Commander.
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594. What has happened here?
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595. Doctor. Dr. Soong.
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596. So alike.
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597. He's so...
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598. I couldn't tell you apart.
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599. There was only one chip.
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600. I tried to tell him but...
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601. I couldn't...
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602. I wanted— I couldn't build another one.
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603. Tried to tell who?
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604. - Damn it, Data, what's going on?
- Lore, sir.
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605. He was inadvertently summoned here
by the same signal
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606. which activated my homing circuitry.
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607. It seems that after nearly two years
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608. in interstellar space, he was—
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609. Mr. Data, there's a very sick boy
on the Enterprise
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610. who's not getting any better.
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611. We're dead in the water
until you get us out of here.
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612. It's all right.
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613. Access your third nested memory file
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614. and execute instruction
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615. five-one-five-five.
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616. That will clear your memory block.
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617. I was unaware of having caused
any inconvenience, sir.
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618. We'll discuss it later, Mr. Data.
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619. Doctor, you're coming with us too.
You need to get to Sickbay.
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620. Young man,
I've lived here a long time.
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621. I have no plans to die anywhere else.
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622. But, sir,
our medical facility may be able to—
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623. Go, go, go, Data, go.
Go with your friends.
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624. May I say goodbye to Dr. Soong, sir?
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625. Alone, sir.
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626. Everybody dies, Data.
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627. Well, almost everybody.
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628. Do you believe that we are,
in some way, alike, sir?
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629. In many ways, I'd like to believe.
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630. Then it is all right for you to die,
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631. because I will remain alive.
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632. You know that
I cannot grieve for you, sir.
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633. You Will.
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634. In your own way.
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635. Goodbye. Goodbye, Data.
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636. Goodbye, father.
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637. Captain's log, stardate 44091.1.
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638. We have been at Starbase 416
for three days.
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639. Young Willie Potts is responding well
to treatment
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640. and has been returned
to the Enterprise.
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641. The transfer went well?
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642. He'll remain in quarantine
for another week or two,
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643. but he's out of the woods.
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644. Splendid.
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645. Well, Mr. Data, I see your gift to them
is well received.
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646. Yes, sir. The boys appear to have
reconciled their differences.
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647. They're brothers, Data.
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648. Brothers forgive.
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