1. Captain's log, stardate 44286.5.
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2. The Enterprise is conducting
a security survey
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3. of the Onias Sector
near the Neutral Zone.
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4. Despite our proximity
to Romulan territory,
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5. the mission
has been quiet and uneventful.
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6. All right, commander, you've got
until your next birthday to get that right.
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7. Some things improve with age.
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8. Maybe your trombone playing
will be one of them.
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9. It's candle time, birthday boy.
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10. Woo! All right.
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11. So, what did you wish for, Will?
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12. Music lessons.
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13. Mr. Data, we must hurry
or we'll miss Commander Riker's party.
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14. Sir, I find it interesting
how much importance humans place
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15. on celebrating the day of their birth.
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16. A day they cannot possibly remember.
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17. Captain, I am detecting some unusual
fluctuations in subspace frequencies.
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18. You better take a look at it,
Mr. Data.
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19. It appears we are being probed, sir.
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20. Source?
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21. The third planet
of the Alpha Onias system.
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22. Our reports list it
as presently uninhabited.
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23. Perhaps reports were incorrect, sir.
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24. Or maybe the rumors
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25. of a secret Romulan base
in this sector are true.
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26. Picard to Commander Riker.
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27. I apologize
for interrupting your celebration,
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28. but I'm going to need
an away team.
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29. Would you report to the Bridge,
please?
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30. Oh, goodness.
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31. Although Alpha Onias III
is a Class-M planet,
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32. our survey teams have listed it
as barren and inhospitable.
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33. Any life signs?
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34. No, sir.
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35. But we have traced
residual energy readings
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36. to a cavern
2 kilometers beneath the surface.
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37. Romulans.
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38. It is possible.
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39. I suppose you'll just
have to go down there and find out.
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40. Geordi, Worf, you're with me.
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41. Number One.
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42. Happy birthday.
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43. I'm detecting high levels
of volcanic gases:
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44. sulfur dioxide, methane,
hydrogen sulfide.
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45. Toxic?
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46. Eh, we're okay for now, but I wouldn't
wanna spend my vacation here.
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47. What about energy readings?
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48. Magnetic clutter is increasing.
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49. I cannot make
an accurate determination.
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50. Same here, commander.
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51. I'm getting
a lot of confusing readings here.
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52. Commander
Riker, please acknowledge.
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53. Riker here.
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54. We're having trouble reading you.
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55. And we're having
similar difficulties reading you.
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56. I'm advising you and your away team
to transport up at once.
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57. That's good advice, commander.
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58. We've got a sudden buildup
of gases here, especially methane.
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59. Transporter room, take us up.
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60. I can't get a solid lock on you, sir.
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61. There's too much interference.
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62. I'm trying again.
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63. Transporter room,
what's happening?
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64. - Report.
- I'm trying again, sir.
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65. Dr. Crusher, he's awake.
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66. - Beverly.
- Will.
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67. You remember me. That's good.
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68. What else do you remember,
captain?
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69. Captain?
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70. Space, the final frontier.
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71. These are the voyages
of the starship Enterprise.
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72. Its continuing mission:
to explore strange new worlds,
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73. to seek out new life
and new civilizations,
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74. to boldly go
where no one has gone before.
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75. Water, 3 Celsius.
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76. How do you feel?
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77. Confused.
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78. That's understandable,
considering what's happened.
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79. What, what has happened?
What happened to Sickbay?
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80. To you? To me?
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81. Sit down, captain.
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82. Captain?
I am Commander William T. Riker.
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83. What is going on here?
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84. Sit. Please?
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85. What is the last thing
that you remember clearly?
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86. Alpha Onias III.
The Enterprise had been probed.
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87. Geordi, Worf and I
transported down to track the source.
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88. But all you found there
was toxic gas.
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89. They barely had time
to get the three of you out.
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90. Will, that happened
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91. 16 years ago.
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92. That's not possible.
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93. With an Altarian virus,
anything is possible.
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94. In fact, we've been expecting this.
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95. Could you be more specific?
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96. That day on Onias III
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97. you were infected
with a strain of Altarian encephalitis,
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98. a retrovirus that incorporates its DNA
directly into the cells of its host.
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99. It can lie dormant for many years
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100. and then suddenly
become active again,
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101. as it did in your case ten days ago.
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102. You have been in a coma, delirious.
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103. Your fever finally broke
this morning.
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104. But what happened to my memory?
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105. Let me show you
a scan of your brain tissue.
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106. When the encephalitis
became active,
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107. it caused
widespread synapse degradation,
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108. interrupting the consolidation
of your memory patterns.
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109. Doctor.
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110. Will, this virus
inevitably causes memory loss
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111. back to the moment
of the original infection.
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112. In your case,
all the way back to Alpha Onias III.
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113. I don't believe this. Is this a dream?
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114. Feel my hand. It is flesh and bone.
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115. This is not a dream,
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116. and you are in fact
Captain William T. Riker,
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117. in command of the Enterprise.
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118. Enterprise. For how long?
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119. Nine years.
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120. If I have lost my memory,
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121. how do I get it back?
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122. Memories are formed
by association.
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123. Smells, sounds
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124. and images from the present
could possibly trigger them.
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125. Like a song reminds you
of an old friend?
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126. Exactly.
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127. In associational therapy,
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128. we expose the patient
to familiar surroundings.
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129. This could stimulate the brain's
neural synapses into regenerating.
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130. Then let's get started. There's nothing
more familiar than the Enterprise.
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131. - Maybe that'll bring back some of my—
- Will.
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132. I said your memory could return.
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133. In many of these cases,
the damage is permanent.
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134. What about Geordi and Worf?
Were they infected too?
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135. Thankfully, no.
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136. Geordi appears
to have been immune.
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137. And the Klingons
don't seem to be affected by the virus.
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138. Speaking of Klingons...
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139. There have been quite a few changes
on the Enterprise
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140. during the last 16 years.
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141. Deck 8.
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142. Belay that order.
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143. We should begin the associational
therapy in your quarters.
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144. Personal recollections
are always the most vivid.
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145. My life is on the Main Bridge.
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146. Always has been.
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147. If anything's
going to jog my memory...
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148. Main Bridge.
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149. Repeat command.
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150. I said, Main Bridge.
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151. Computer's been slow all morning.
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152. A processing attenuator is down.
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153. Commander La Forge has been
running a level 1 diagnostic on it
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154. to isolate the problem.
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155. Geordi.
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156. Oh, it's good to see you
up and about again, sir.
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157. Your eyes.
What happened to your VISOR?
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158. My VISOR?
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159. Oh, I'm sorry, sir.
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160. Dr. Crusher told us
that you might not remember.
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161. I haven't needed a VISOR since I got
these cloned implants, captain.
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162. Captain.
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163. Welcome back, captain.
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164. We were not expecting
to see you on the Bridge so soon.
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165. Commander Data.
You're my first officer?
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166. Do you remember, sir?
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167. Data, I haven't remembered a day
for the last 16 years.
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168. Captain, warbird uncloaking.
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169. On-screen.
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170. Shields up, red alert.
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171. Captain,
we were expecting the Decius.
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172. There is no cause for alarm.
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173. Cancel red alert.
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174. Clearly, I need to be briefed.
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175. Captain, the Decius is hailing us.
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176. The admiral wishes to speak to you.
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177. On-screen.
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178. Will?
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179. Admiral Picard.
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180. Deanna.
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181. How are you feeling?
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182. I've been better.
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183. Not surprising. Altarian viruses
can be a nasty business.
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184. That's an understatement.
I can't even—
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185. We'll discuss this
after we're transported over.
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186. Picard out.
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187. Surely, he'd have said something.
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188. Transporter Room 6.
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189. How are you holding up?
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190. I could get used to the idea
of a Ferengi ensign.
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191. But Admiral Picard
aboard a Romulan warbird?
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192. What is that all about?
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193. I think I should leave
all the explanations to the admiral.
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194. Whenever you're ready, chief.
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195. Captain Riker,
it's good to see you've recovered.
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196. I'm not exactly sure
you'd call it a recovery, sir.
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197. Then there has been
some memory loss?
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198. How much?
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199. Everything after Alpha Onias III.
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200. To lose 16 years.
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201. It's almost beyond belief.
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202. I have trouble believing it myself.
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203. It's overwhelming
to have so much of your life missing.
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204. And it couldn't have happened
at a worse time.
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205. A few more days
of relatively simple negotiation,
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206. the treaty will be signed.
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207. What negotiations? What treaty?
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208. Sorry.
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209. I'll start at the beginning,
which is four years ago.
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210. A Romulan battle cruiser
strayed into Federation space.
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211. Its warp coils had collapsed.
Life support was failing.
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212. You saved them, Will.
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213. You and the Enterprise.
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214. The Romulans were
impressed, to say the least.
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215. After years of distrust and conflict,
they started to talk.
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216. You were our key spokesman
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217. in securing the alliance
with the Romulans.
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218. How far
have these negotiations progressed?
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219. The preliminaries are over.
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220. All we need do now
is escort the Romulan ambassador
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221. to the final session.
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222. Where you will complete
the negotiations and sign the treaty.
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223. Captain...
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224. Admiral.
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225. I am in no condition to negotiate
with the Romulans
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226. or with anyone else.
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227. Will, you're sound of mind and body.
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228. If you are properly briefed,
you'll still be able to fulfill your duty.
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229. With a 16-year gap in my head?
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230. We do need you.
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231. Sir, I'm not fit to resume command.
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232. I appreciate your candor,
but despite your condition,
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233. there is no one better equipped
to deal with the Romulans than you.
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234. When do we leave?
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235. As soon as the ambassador
transports over from the Decius.
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236. We will get through this,
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237. as we have many times before.
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238. I hope so.
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239. Let me take you to your quarters.
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240. Good idea.
I've had enough surprises for one day.
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241. Anything familiar?
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242. Hi, Dad.
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243. And then Mr. Greenburg
asked about the Fornax Disaster.
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244. And I knew the Enterprise
saved all the colonists,
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245. but I didn't know...
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246. Huh, here it is.
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247. But I didn't know the exact stardate
when their sun went nova.
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248. So if you tell it to me, I'll write it down.
And that way I won't forget.
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249. You don't remember me, do you?
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250. I'm sorry.
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251. I need to talk to your father,
Jean-Luc.
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252. Would you mind leaving us alone
just for a moment?
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253. Why didn't you warn me?
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254. Beverly hoped that meeting him
like this might make an impact,
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255. help you remember.
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256. Oh, it made an impact, all right.
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257. Give it time.
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258. Jean-Luc.
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259. Yes, heh.
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260. The admiral was very pleased
when you chose that name.
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261. He's a wonderful boy.
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262. Deanna.
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263. Who's his mother?
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264. She died two years ago.
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265. A shuttle accident.
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266. I'm sorry, Will.
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267. I have no recollection of her at all.
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268. What was she like?
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269. Min was beautiful,
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270. of course.
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271. Strong, intelligent, patient.
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272. Well, if she was married to me,
she had to be patient.
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273. She was an excellent captain's wife.
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274. And a very good ship's counselor.
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275. She took over after I left.
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276. I can't imagine
you leaving the Enterprise.
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277. Admiral Picard offered me
a position at Starfleet Command.
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278. It was a tremendous opportunity.
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279. I couldn't refuse.
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280. But what's important right now,
today,
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281. is that you have a son
who needs you.
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282. Spend time with him.
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283. You may find
part of what you've lost.
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284. Pretty bad, huh?
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285. I've heard better.
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286. I've been practicing,
but I still can't get a good tone.
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287. You're putting too much pressure
on the mouthpiece.
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288. Relax the embouchure.
Don't use any muscles you don't need.
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289. Show me again.
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290. Left hand, right hand.
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291. Sixteen years. You'd think
I would be able to hit that note.
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292. Come on, Dad,
you always make that mistake.
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293. Computer, summarize service record,
Riker, William T., captain.
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294. Begin with the Fornax Disaster.
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295. Please restate question.
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296. Service record, Riker, William T.
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297. Damn it.
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298. - Dad?
- Computer lag.
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299. I can't believe
Geordi's still running his diagnostic.
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300. Is, um, that what you wanted?
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301. Picard to Captain Riker.
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302. The Romulan ambassador is ready
to transport over from the Decius.
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303. On my way. I've got to go.
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304. Sure. Dad.
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305. Everything's gonna be fine.
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306. - Thanks.
- Bye.
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307. Troi tells me you met Jean-Luc.
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308. How's my namesake holding up
to all this?
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309. Better than I am.
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310. We did our best to prepare him.
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311. I'm trying to catch up with all this.
I've still got a long way to go.
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312. A long way.
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313. Just follow my lead
with the ambassador. You'll be fine.
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314. The Decius reports
the ambassador is waiting to transport.
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315. Beam him aboard.
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316. Admiral Picard, Captain Riker.
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317. It's good to see you again.
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318. Ambassador Tomalak,
welcome aboard the Enterprise.
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319. Thank you, admiral.
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320. It is an honor
to be the first Romulan
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321. to freely walk about
a Federation starship.
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322. Ambassador Tomalak?
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323. At Nelvana III, he threatened to take
the hull of the Enterprise home
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324. as a war trophy.
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325. That was a long time ago.
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326. Many things have changed,
including Tomalak.
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327. As soon as we arrive
at your Outpost 23,
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328. the final negotiations
should go quickly.
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329. I agree, ambassador.
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330. All of the difficult issues
have been resolved.
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331. After much debate.
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332. Your Captain Riker
is the kind of negotiator
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333. even the Ferengi should avoid.
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334. But we have come to an agreement
both sides are happy with,
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335. largely thanks to Captain Riker.
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336. And we are grateful, captain.
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337. The new alliance
will greatly benefit my people.
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338. As I hope it will benefit mine.
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339. Oh, it will, captain, it will.
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340. Main Bridge.
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341. The virus you contracted, captain,
have you fully recovered?
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342. I assure you,
Captain Riker is quite well.
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343. He's looking forward to attending
the final negotiations, as planned.
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344. Excellent.
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345. The signing of this treaty
is an historic occasion.
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346. You, of all people,
deserve to be there.
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347. Thank you, ambassador.
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348. So this is the Bridge
of the Enterprise.
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349. And this, I assume,
is your tactical position.
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350. Impressive.
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351. Excuse me.
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352. Admiral, Deanna,
I need a moment with you.
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353. Commander Data,
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354. if you would accompany
the ambassador on his tour.
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355. Certainly, sir.
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356. Excuse us, ambassador.
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357. Ambassador,
you may find this of interest.
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358. These newly refined sensors
are capable
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359. of pinpointing power emissions
of a cloaked warbird even at warp.
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360. You say you trust Tomalak?
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361. I trust the process we have built
with the Romulans
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362. over the past four years.
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363. They have nothing to gain
by betrayal.
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364. Are you sure? You've always said
it's a chess game with the Romulans.
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365. Move, countermove,
guile and deceit.
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366. I sense no such dishonesty
in Tomalak.
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367. His desire for peace is sincere.
He wants this alliance.
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368. There's no cause for concern.
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369. No cause for concern?
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370. We're talking about revealing
the location of Outpost 23,
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371. the key to all of our defenses
in the Neutral Zone.
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372. I'm sorry, Will.
Your information is out of date.
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373. The strategic importance
of Outpost 23 is minimal.
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374. Has been for years.
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375. Dr. Crusher
to Riker. Are you there?
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376. What is it, doctor?
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377. Your son has been injured.
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378. He's been taken to Sickbay.
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379. You'd better come down here
right away.
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380. Dad.
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381. Are you all right?
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382. I'm fine.
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383. What happened?
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384. It's broken, but it's going to be all right
in just a minute.
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385. Now, let's go easy on this arm
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386. for a little while, okay?
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387. How'd this happen?
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388. I was in the gym,
playing Parrises Squares.
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389. Parrises Squares?
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390. I fell off the ramp.
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391. At your age,
you could break your neck.
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392. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to.
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393. Continue the compression attenuator
for another two minutes.
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394. Yes, doctor.
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395. Can I talk to you for a moment?
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396. I'll be right back.
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397. Will, how old were you
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398. when you first started playing
Parrises Squares?
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399. All right, I was probably
a little younger than he is.
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400. It's just that
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401. for all practical purposes,
this is my first day as a father
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402. and he almost kills himself.
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403. He didn't almost kill himself.
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404. He just broke his wrist.
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405. Just like a lot of other boys his age
when they fall.
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406. You're right. It's difficult.
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407. Difficult for you?
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408. What about for Jean-Luc?
Can you imagine how he feels?
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409. You've lost 16 years.
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410. Jean-Luc has lost
a lot more than that.
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411. First his mother, and now his father.
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412. Good as new, captain.
You can take him home.
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413. Thanks.
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414. How's the arm?
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415. It's fine.
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416. Dad, I'm really sorry.
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417. I mean, I know
you have more important things to do.
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418. There's nothing
more important than this, son.
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419. Captain.
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420. Deck 8.
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421. Halt.
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422. I know how hard this is for you.
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423. - It's okay, Dad.
- No, okay's not good enough.
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424. When I was your age,
my own father wasn't there for me.
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425. And I really needed him.
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426. I've often wondered
what kind of father I'd be.
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427. I never felt quite ready.
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428. The idea even scared me a little.
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429. Scared? You?
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430. Yeah.
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431. But I guess I got over it. You're here.
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432. Resume.
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433. It's important to me
that I don't let you down, Jean-Luc.
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434. You never have, Dad.
You've always been there for me.
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435. I'll have to take your word for that.
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436. Because I don't remember any of it.
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437. Your first step, your first tooth.
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438. Nothing.
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439. And I want to remember.
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440. I guess there's only one thing
we can do.
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441. We've got to build
some new memories.
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442. I'm not sure
it's still in the memory banks,
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443. but I used to have a great
fishing program on the holodeck.
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444. The Curtis Creek program?
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445. - You know it?
- Sure.
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446. We've gone to Curtis Creek
lots of times.
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447. - Would you like to go again?
- You bet.
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448. As soon as these negotiations
are out of the way,
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449. you and I are going fishing.
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450. Great.
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451. And then Mom tried to net the fish,
and she fell in the creek too.
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452. And then you tried to pull us both out,
and you fell in.
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453. I'm not sure
I want to remember that.
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454. Mom really liked Curtis Creek.
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455. We went there for picnics and stuff
lots of times.
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456. What was she like?
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457. She was great.
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458. I think of her a lot.
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459. I'd better go change.
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460. Computer.
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461. Display family record,
Riker, William T.
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462. Limit to visual.
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463. Display family record,
Riker, Mrs. William T.
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464. Please restate request.
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465. Damn.
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466. What's wrong, Dad?
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467. The computer
still isn't working properly.
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468. I can't bring up a visual
of your mother.
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469. But I know
Mom's pictures are in there.
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470. Did you give a stardate?
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471. Computer.
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472. Display family record,
Riker, Mrs. William T.
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473. Home file, stardate 58416.
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474. Min.
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475. Minuet.
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476. Mom was beautiful, wasn't she?
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477. Yes.
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478. What's wrong, Dad?
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479. La Forge to Riker.
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480. Riker here.
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481. Please come to the Bridge.
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482. On my Way-
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483. What's the problem?
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484. I've had to shut down
the warp engines, captain.
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485. Why?
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486. Antimatter containment fields
are fluctuating.
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487. There's nothing to worry about.
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488. We're on the edge of the Neutral Zone
at impulse power
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489. and you're not concerned?
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490. I'll have the engines back online
in no time.
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491. Like you tracked down
that faulty processing accelerator?
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492. I'm running a Level 1 diagnostic.
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493. For 30 hours? That would never
take you more than four.
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494. You're incapable of that level
of incompetence, Mr. La Forge.
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495. Worf, where did you get that scar?
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496. In combat.
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497. What battle? When?
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498. Which sector? Which unit?
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499. Mr. Data, if we left immediately,
when would we arrive at Outpost 23?
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500. At warp 1, three days, four hours.
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501. What about at warp 7?
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502. At warp 8?
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503. At warp 9?
What's the matter, Data?
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504. What happened to those
millions of calculations per second?
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505. Pardon me, sir.
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506. I am experiencing subspace
interference which limits my abilities.
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507. - I can't operate as quickly as—
- What did you say?
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508. - I said, I cannot operate—
- No.
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509. That's not it, you said, "I can't."
You used a contraction, didn't you?
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510. Sir, I can explain,
if you would just give me a moment—
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511. No, you can't. Don't even try.
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512. Captain.
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513. Perhaps it would be best
if we discuss this—
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514. Shut up.
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515. I beg your pardon?
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516. I said, shut up.
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517. As in close your mouth
and stop talking.
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518. Will, I sense how upset you are.
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519. You're angry and impatient.
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520. Deanna, back off.
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521. Well, would anyone else
like to speak up?
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522. Or shall we end this charade?
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523. As you wish, Commander Riker.
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524. The charade is over.
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525. The Enterprise, my son,
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526. you created it all.
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527. With the help of our neural scanners
and what you would call a holodeck.
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528. Now please tell me,
how did you discover the truth?
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529. The future we created for you
should have been convincing.
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530. It wasn't.
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531. There was a computer time lag,
for one thing.
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532. Unavoidable.
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533. Our scanners
have a limited response time.
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534. So whenever you strayed
from our expectations...
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535. But surely that was not enough to—
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536. To smash your house of cards?
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537. No.
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538. It was the visual record
of my wife, Minuet.
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539. Bad move.
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540. But we chose someone
from your past who is still alive,
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541. a woman you were
extremely attracted to.
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542. You're mistaken, Tomalak.
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543. Minuet was nothing more
than a computer-generated fantasy
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544. I once experienced
on another holodeck.
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545. Impossible.
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546. In your mind,
that woman exists physically.
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547. Your feelings toward her
remain quite passionate.
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548. She was part
of a very special program.
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549. So much effort,
so little accomplished.
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550. If it was Outpost 23 you were after,
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551. why didn't you use
your neural scanners
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552. to probe my mind?
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553. Our scanners are calibrated
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554. for Romulan brain patterns.
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555. When it comes to human brains,
they are less efficient.
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556. There were gaps in the information
we gathered from your memory.
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557. Gaps?
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558. From what I saw,
I find that hard to believe.
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559. You re-created the Enterprise,
the crew,
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560. every nuance and smell, sound.
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561. With perfect accuracy.
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562. I didn't see any gaps.
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563. I don't buy it, Tomalak.
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564. We are wasting time.
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565. Bring him.
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566. When you and your colleagues
transported to this planet,
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567. you were less than a kilometer
from this base.
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568. Your capture was a simple matter.
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569. My colleagues, where are they?
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570. We allowed them to transport safely
back to the Enterprise.
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571. But your signal was diverted.
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572. They won't stop looking for me,
Tomalak.
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573. They already have.
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574. Please, say hello to your son.
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575. - Jean-Luc.
- That is not his name, of course.
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576. Nor have you ever really met him.
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577. We merely used his image
to augment your program.
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578. What have you done to him?
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579. While I'm gone, please give
careful thought to your situation.
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580. What's your name?
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581. Whoa!
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582. If we're going to get out of here,
you're going to have to trust me.
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583. Easy. I'm not going to hurt you.
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584. Who are you?
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585. How did you get here?
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586. My name is Will.
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587. Ethan.
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588. They brought me here
with my parents.
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589. We were at a research station
at Miridian VI.
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590. Miridian VI?
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591. On the edge of the Neutral Zone?
I thought that was uninhabited.
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592. The station was set up last year.
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593. Then the Romulans came.
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594. It's odd
that the Enterprise wasn't advised.
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595. Where are your parents now?
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596. They took them away.
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597. Do you know why the Romulans
are keeping you here?
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598. No. I just wanna get away.
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599. I'll get us out of here, Ethan.
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600. How?
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601. Even if we do get away,
they'll find us.
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602. They found me
when I escaped before.
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603. - You escaped?
- Yes.
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604. I hid in a secret place for weeks.
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605. They caught me
when I came out to find food.
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606. I want that information, commander.
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607. I want the location of Outpost 23.
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608. Very well.
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609. I have been given permission to use
whatever means are necessary.
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610. - Ethan, no!
- Stop him.
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611. That secret hiding place of yours?
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612. This way.
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613. In here.
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614. Their sensors
should've picked us up.
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615. No. They can't.
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616. I heard them.
There's something in these rocks.
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617. Heavy metals?
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618. Right.
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619. The Romulans forgot
all about this storeroom
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620. when they rebuilt their tunnels.
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621. Here, use these. Help me.
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622. After I escaped last time,
I mapped out all their tunnels.
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623. - Supply depot.
- Mm-hm.
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624. Communications, living quarters
and shuttle bay.
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625. How many guards
in the shuttle bay?
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626. Only two or three.
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627. If we stole a shuttlecraft,
that would get us nowhere,
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628. because the Romulans
could follow their own ship too easily.
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629. But if we broke into
their communications system,
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630. we could send a message
to the Enterprise.
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631. Can't do that.
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632. The transmitter is on a voice-activated
security system only.
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633. Do you know
whose voice activates it?
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634. Only Ambassador Tomalak.
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635. Who?
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636. Tomalak.
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637. Ambassador Tomalak?
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638. Tomalak is a Romulan captain.
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639. The only time
he was ever called ambassador
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640. was in a holodeck fantasy.
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641. How do you know about that?
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642. You, uh... You told me about him.
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643. Who are you?
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644. What is your part in all this?
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645. They found us.
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646. But you said the sensors didn't work
in these tunnels.
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647. Uh, they must have fixed them.
We gotta go.
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648. Where are we gonna go, Ethan?
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649. The shuttle bay. There's still time.
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650. No. I've had enough.
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651. Commander, surrender your weapon.
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652. No more games.
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653. No more fantasies.
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654. I'm not gonna play anymore.
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655. It was never the Romulans.
It was you all along, wasn't it?
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656. There is no question about it, sir.
It is his signal.
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657. Picard to Commander Riker.
Do you read me?
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658. Riker to Picard. I'm here.
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659. Are you all right?
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660. Yes, sir. I'm all right.
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661. What about Geordi and Worf?
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662. We beamed them up
an hour ago. They're fine.
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663. But we lost you in mid-transport.
Where have you been?
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664. What is going on down there?
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665. I'm not sure yet, sir.
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666. But I think I'm about to find out.
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667. Stand by.
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668. What should I call you? Ethan?
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669. Jean-Luc?
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670. It doesn't matter.
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671. This room,
it's more than a holodeck, isn't it?
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672. Much more.
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673. The neural scanners read my mind,
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674. give me anything I want.
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675. Just like they tried to give you
everything you wanted.
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676. Everything I wanted?
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677. You probed the Enterprise.
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678. You lured us here
so you could play games with me.
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679. I didn't want that. You did.
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680. - Why?
- My world was invaded.
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681. My people, killed.
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682. My mother brought me here
so our enemies would never find me.
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683. They found her, didn't they?
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684. She knew that they would never stop
looking for her.
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685. So she made sure I would be safe.
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686. She left the scanners to protect me.
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687. To give me anything I wanted.
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688. Anything?
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689. Then why did you kidnap me?
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690. I wanted you to stay.
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691. It's been so long.
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692. I just wanted somebody real.
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693. I thought that you'd be happy.
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694. I'm sorry.
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695. I have to return to my ship.
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696. Come with me.
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697. You don't have to stay here
anymore.
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698. You don't have to be alone anymore.
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699. My name is Barash.
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700. To me, you'll always be Jean-Luc.
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701. Two to transport.
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