1. Captain's log, stardate 45494.2.
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2. We're investigating
a series of subspace signals
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3. that may indicate intelligent life
in the Epsilon Silar system.
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4. We are within sensor range.
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5. The characteristic response
to the Kriskov Gambit
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6. is to counter
with the el-Mitra Exchange,
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7. particularly since I have already
taken both of your rooks.
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8. By missing that opportunity,
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9. you have left your king vulnerable.
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10. We'll see.
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11. As you wish, counselor.
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12. Check.
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13. Intriguing.
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14. You have devised a completely
unanticipated response
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15. to a classic attack.
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16. You will checkmate my king
in seven moves.
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17. Data, chess isn't just a game
of ploys and gambits.
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18. It's a game of intuition.
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19. Hmm.
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20. You are a challenging opponent,
counselor.
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21. Thanks.
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22. But don't think a compliment's
going to get you out of our bet.
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23. You owe me one Samarian Sunset,
made in the traditional style,
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24. as only you can make it, Data.
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25. I will honor our agreement.
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26. Raise your arm to the side.
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27. - Is that it?
- I'm afraid so.
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28. What do you think?
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29. Well, it looks like you tucked
when you should have flattened out.
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30. Something like that.
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31. Turn your head to the left.
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32. Ow.
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33. Some tearing of the ligaments.
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34. - Nothing we can't take care of.
- Good.
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35. If I remember correctly,
the last time you graced my Sickbay,
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36. you were diving off
the Cliffs of Heaven on Sumiko IV.
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37. - Holodeck Program 47-C.
- Same thing.
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38. Only that time, I flattened out
when I should have tucked.
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39. Well, as your doctor,
I would like to recommend
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40. the Emerald Wading Pool
on Cirrus IV.
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41. It's a lot safer.
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42. Navigators on this ship have been
doing flight-handling assessments
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43. the same way for years, ensign.
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44. And I found a better way.
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45. Bridge.
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46. Do you mind if we discuss changes
in procedure before you make them?
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47. If I had to come to you in advance
and ask you to do it my way...
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48. - I might have said yes, maybe.
- No.
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49. The point is, I didn't get the chance.
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50. The point is, with all due respect,
commander,
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51. you are trying to turn me
into your idea of the model officer.
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52. The rules on this ship
do not change
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53. just because Ro Laren
decides they do.
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54. We are picking up
a subspace signal, captain.
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55. Sensors indicate
a small spacecraft ahead.
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56. Configuration is unfamiliar.
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57. Nothing in our database
comes close.
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58. Within visual range.
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59. On-screen.
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60. Analysis, Mr. Worf.
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61. No discernible armament.
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62. Reading one life form aboard.
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63. Hail the vessel.
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64. No response.
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65. We're being scanned.
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66. But it's not like any sensor system
I've ever seen.
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67. Should we raise shields?
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68. No. Let's, uh...
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69. Let's begin this
with a show of good faith.
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70. Sir, the scans are now
matching the frequency
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71. of our optical data network.
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72. It could be an attempt to access
our computer system.
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73. Scanning intensity has increased
by 1,500 percent.
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74. Shields up.
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75. One Samarian Sunset,
made in the traditional style.
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76. It's beautiful.
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77. I hope you enjoy it.
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78. I hope you enjoy it.
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79. The scanning signal
has penetrated our shields.
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80. Computers are going down.
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81. Take evasive action.
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82. The helm's not responding.
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83. What happened?
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84. What the hell?
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85. I don't know who any of you are.
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86. Nor do I.
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87. I don't...
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88. I don't even remember who I am.
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89. Space, the final frontier.
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90. These are the voyages
of the starship Enterprise.
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91. Its continuing mission:
to explore strange new worlds,
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92. to seek out new life
and new civilizations,
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93. to boldly go where no one
has gone before.
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94. It looks like we're all
in the same boat.
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95. Make that the same starship.
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96. But who are we?
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97. And what are we doing here?
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98. It looks like I'm the pilot.
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99. We're not going anywhere now.
The helm's dead.
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100. But you still know how to work it.
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101. Yes.
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102. This console
has tactical configuration.
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103. Yes.
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104. Phaser power status, intruder scan,
torpedo guidance.
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105. But they do not appear
to be operable.
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106. Clearly we still possess
certain skills.
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107. It would seem we know
how to operate this ship.
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108. But our identities have somehow
been erased or...
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109. Or suppressed.
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110. We are on the Bridge.
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111. There's a good chance this is our ship.
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112. It looks like you're the leader.
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113. Perhaps we should not jump
to conclusions.
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114. I am decorated as well.
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115. Well, it seems to me that determining
leadership is not crucial right now.
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116. We need to find out who we are,
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117. and, well, what we're doing out here.
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118. But how did this happen?
What did this to us?
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119. Better still, who did this to us?
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120. I've got some intermittent
sensor readings here.
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121. The scan keeps repeating itself
like it's stuck,
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122. but it looks like there's metallic debris
right in front of us.
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123. Distance, 17 kilometers.
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124. - The remains of another ship?
That's a good possibility.
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125. Well, perhaps we were engaged
in battle.
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126. If they stunned us with some type
of bioelectric field,
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127. that could have wiped
out our memories.
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128. Then we fired back. Destroyed them.
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129. But if that presumption is correct,
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130. then we could have sustained
other damage.
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131. Um...
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132. Computer, status report.
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133. No voice interface.
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134. No interface, period.
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135. Hey, got something.
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136. I've accessed the basic system
directories.
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137. Can we get a general status report?
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138. Life-support systems
throughout the ship
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139. are fully operational.
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140. Navigation, propulsion off-line.
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141. What about communications?
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142. Completely disrupted.
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143. That rules out a distress signal.
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144. If we even knew where to send it.
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145. Do we have an on board
communication system?
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146. We do now.
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147. Let's use it.
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148. This ship must have a crew.
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149. They may still have their memories.
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150. We should be careful what we say.
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151. There could be a boarding party
somewhere on the ship.
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152. Bridge to all personnel.
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153. Select a representative
from your group
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154. to contact the Bridge
and report on your status.
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155. Remain where you are and stay calm.
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156. Bridge out.
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157. Well, that helps a lot.
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158. Report on our status?
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159. I wonder if everyone is
in the same condition as we are.
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160. This hurts.
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161. How's that?
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162. Thanks.
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163. I didn't even think.
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164. I just picked it up
and knew how to use it.
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165. At least I have an idea
of what I'm doing here.
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166. But what about me?
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167. I mean,
I'm a patient in a bathing suit.
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168. That doesn't say much.
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169. No, it doesn't.
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170. Do you have any clothes around here
I could borrow?
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171. At least until I figure out
where the swimming pool is.
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172. We've heard from all decks.
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173. There are over a thousand people
on board.
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174. Everyone's had their memories
affected in the same way we have.
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175. I've just completed a survey
of our tactical systems.
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176. We are equipped
with ten phaser banks,
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177. 250 photon torpedoes
and a high-capacity shield grid.
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178. - We're a battleship.
Yes, it appears so.
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179. This turbolift system gives us access
to the rest of the ship.
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180. That sounds
like the next logical step.
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181. We should start
with the most crucial areas first.
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182. Main engineering, Deck 36.
I'm on my way.
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183. Oh, wait a minute.
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184. We've gotta coordinate
our efforts here first.
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185. I just need to do something.
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186. Look, I feel the same way. We all do.
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187. But if anything's gonna get done...
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188. I know, I just...
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189. It's really an ugly feeling.
I don't like being so out of control.
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190. Well, we're going to have to depend
on each other
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191. if we're going to get through this,
okay?
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192. Okay.
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193. We're going to search the ship.
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194. Very well. Proceed.
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195. I'll go with you. I wanna get my hands
on the computer core.
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196. See if we can reestablish control
from there.
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197. I've accessed the optical data network
for the computer core.
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198. I can monitor every system
that's routed through here.
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199. Warp and impulse drives are reading
within tolerance levels.
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200. And so are the tactical arrays.
Defensive and offensive.
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201. Everything looks functional.
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202. Now if we could access
the control systems,
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203. - we could get them up and running.
- According to these schematics,
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204. the engineering computer-core
access is down that corridor.
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205. Weapons, propulsion and shields
are the priorities.
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206. We could be in danger
of another attack.
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207. That's where I'll start.
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208. We'll begin our crew survey
on Decks 5 through 10.
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209. When you get those systems going,
try to pull up the personnel files.
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210. It'd be nice if we all had names.
All right, good luck.
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211. Yeah, you too.
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212. So far, our survey teams have found
no deaths or injuries among the crew.
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213. The shuttle craft are all operational,
as are the transporters.
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214. No one they've talked to knows
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215. any more about their identities
than we do.
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216. Engineering is working on accessing
the control systems.
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217. As soon as the ship is operational,
we must make it combat ready.
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218. Well, I would recommend
that before we prepare for combat,
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219. we try to access the ship's logs
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220. to find out who we are,
what our purpose here might be.
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221. Oh, I disagree.
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222. We must first make ourselves
ready for battle.
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223. That is the highest priority.
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224. Engineering to Bridge.
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225. - Go ahead.
- I regained control of navigation,
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226. propulsion, weapons
and communications.
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227. We should be able to tie them
into the Bridge in just a few minutes.
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228. Well done.
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229. Now, we are ready.
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230. The question is, for what?
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231. The phasers are operational.
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232. We now have full tactical control.
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233. We should run a complete diagnostic
on all command systems.
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234. A full diagnostic would require us
to take our systems off-line.
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235. We would be defenseless.
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236. If we're gonna trust our lives
to these systems,
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237. we should be certain
that they're not going to fail.
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238. The computer was damaged.
Some processors might still be down.
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239. Proceed with the diagnostic.
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240. What have you found, doctor?
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241. Not much.
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242. The brain scans I've run
are unusual,
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243. but there's no damage
to the hippocampus.
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244. That suggests that we still have
our long-term memories,
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245. but somehow they're being blocked.
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246. Is it possible to bypass
these normal pathways
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247. to get at these memories
some other way?
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248. That's what I'm hoping.
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249. What I need now is to see some
normal brain scans for comparison.
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250. Is there any chance I can get
the crew's medical files?
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251. No, we are currently running
a full diagnostic.
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252. Computer resources are limited.
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253. The medical records
are our next priority.
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254. Thank you.
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255. I guess these are my quarters,
but I don't remember anything.
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256. If it's any comfort,
we're all in the same situation.
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257. So stay put for now.
I'll be back in touch.
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258. - Okay, sir. Thanks.
I'm really sorry.
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259. That's all I need for now.
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260. Well, that's it for the living quarters
on this deck.
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261. What's next?
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262. There's a large room up ahead
called Ten-Forward.
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263. Let's go.
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264. So if everything were back
to the way it was supposed to be,
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265. what do you think
you'd be doing right now?
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266. I'd be having more fun
than searching the ship, I'd imagine.
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267. Fun?
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268. Well, with that holodeck
we just saw,
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269. I think I could conjure up
an interesting program or two.
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270. - Now, that's disappointing.
- Why?
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271. You don't strike me
as a man who needs a holodeck
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272. to have a good time.
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273. Who reported to the Bridge
from this group?
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274. - I did.
- Have you found out anything
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275. that might give us some insight
into what happened?
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276. Not specifically, but there are two
things that seem unusual.
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277. The bartender
is an artificial life form.
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278. Can I get you something?
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279. A beverage?
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280. - No, thank you.
- I'm fine.
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281. Your memories are gone as well?
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282. The databanks that identify
who I am are not functioning.
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283. You were going to mention
something else?
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284. I don't know if it means anything,
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285. but I seem to have an ability
that the others don't.
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286. I have a very strong sense
of what other people are feeling.
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287. At times it's almost...
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288. Is something wrong?
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289. No.
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290. Just for a moment,
you seemed familiar.
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291. You remember me?
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292. Not exactly.
I mean, I don't know who you are,
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293. but there's something about you.
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294. Bridge to survey team.
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295. Survey team here. Go ahead.
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296. We have accessed
the personnel files.
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297. Report to the Bridge immediately.
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298. We're on our way.
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299. Computer, give me a biographical
listing of all personnel responsible
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300. for the primary operation
of this ship.
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301. A full biographical listing
is not available.
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302. Is there any list of the ship's
senior officers?
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303. The crew manifest is available.
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304. That's better than nothing.
Give me the crew manifest.
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305. Commanding officer,
Captain Jean-Luc Picard.
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306. Executive officer,
Commander Keiran MacDuff.
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307. Second officer,
Commander William Riker.
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308. Operations officer,
Lieutenant Commander Data.
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309. Chief medical officer,
Dr. Beverly Crusher.
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310. Ship's counselor,
Lieutenant Commander Deanna Troi.
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311. Chief engineer, Lieutenant
Commander Geordi La Forge.
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312. Security chief, Lieutenant Worf.
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313. Helm officer, Ensign Ro Laren.
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314. Commander MacDuff,
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315. have the other officers
listed here report to the Bridge.
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316. Aye, sir.
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317. Your next priority will be
to retrieve any information
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318. you can about this ship's mission.
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319. Contact the operations officer
to assist you.
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320. - Aye, sir.
- He's in Ten-Forward waiting tables.
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321. Captain.
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322. I regret my recent behavior.
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323. I assumed an attitude of authority
that was unwarranted.
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324. Mr. Worf, we're all doing the best
we can in a difficult situation.
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325. Think nothing more of it.
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326. Thank you, captain.
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327. We haven't finished a full search
of the computer records,
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328. but we have found out quite a bit.
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329. This vessel is called the Enterprise.
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330. We are part of an organization called
the United Federation of Planets.
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331. The Federation is currently
in a state of war.
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332. With whom?
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333. The Lysian Alliance.
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334. They're a genocidal race determined
to destroy us.
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335. The war's been going on for years.
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336. Starfleet Command believes
the Lysians are using a new weapon
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337. which has shifted the balance
of power to their favor.
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338. Over the last two months,
14 Federation vessels
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339. have been captured,
apparently very easily,
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340. their crews held captive on Lysia.
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341. What do we know
about this weapon?
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342. Our scientists theorize the Lysians
are using an energy wave,
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343. either plasma-based
or a subspace interference pattern.
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344. The weapon severely disrupts
a starship's computer system,
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345. as well as the mental functions
of its crew.
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346. That's what happened to us.
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347. Mr. La Forge, do we have
any record of our current mission?
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348. Yes, sir.
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349. We are approximately here.
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350. We have been ordered to cross
into Lysian territory
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351. and destroy their central command.
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352. This is it.
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353. The nerve center for the entire
Lysian military operation.
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354. Captain, there's been a great deal
of damage to our computer system.
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355. Maybe we're not getting
the correct information.
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356. What are you saying?
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357. That we get confirmation of
this mission from our headquarters.
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358. If we use subspace radio,
we will be detected.
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359. There could be thousands
of lives at stake.
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360. Our orders specifically require us
to maintain radio silence.
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361. Our mission is part
of a highly coordinated effort
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362. to put an end to the war.
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363. There are other vessels
on other fronts,
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364. all working according
to an intricate plan.
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365. We're the linchpin to the operation.
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366. If we don't destroy the central
command, the entire effort will fail.
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367. He's right, captain.
Our choice is clear.
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368. Commander MacDuff, set a course
for the Lysian central command.
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369. These are your quarters.
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370. Thanks for your help.
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371. Come in for a minute?
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372. Recognize anything?
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373. It's like it belongs to someone else.
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374. Nothing feels right.
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375. This room, this ship.
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376. Most of all, this war we're fighting.
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377. I don't imagine war ever feels right.
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378. I suppose that's true.
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379. What is it?
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380. That same feeling.
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381. You seem familiar.
You're the only thing that does.
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382. Can you remember
anything specific about us?
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383. I don't know.
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384. It's more like remembering
an emotion.
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385. Feelings that you're somehow
associated with.
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386. I hope they're good feelings.
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387. Yes, they are.
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388. This entire situation
is a little bit unnerving.
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389. It's been a long day.
We've all been through a lot.
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390. We certainly have.
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391. I'll see you tomorrow. Good night.
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392. Hi.
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393. I know I didn't get the wrong room.
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394. I just didn't like the way my quarters
were decorated.
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395. Besides, I had this funny feeling
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396. that maybe
I spend most of my off hours here.
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397. Really?
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398. For all we know,
you and I could be married.
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399. For all we know,
you and I could hate each other.
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400. Sort of exciting, isn't it?
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401. We just don't know.
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402. We might regret this.
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403. Regret what? Aren't you being
a little presumptuous?
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404. Like I said,
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405. I just didn't like the way
my quarters were decorated.
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406. Maybe we should switch quarters.
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407. Maybe we should stay right here
and see what happens.
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408. What if I snore in my sleep?
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409. What makes you think
you're gonna get any sleep?
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410. Captain, we have crossed
the Lysian border.
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411. Take us out of warp, ensign.
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412. - Go to three-quarters impulse.
- Yes, sir.
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413. Mr. Worf, maintain a continuous
sensor sweep.
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414. Aye, sir.
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415. How long till we reach
their central command?
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416. At our current speed,
approximately 37 hours.
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417. Captain, I am picking up
a vessel directly ahead.
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418. Can you identify, Mr. Data?
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419. The ship matches the Starfleet
description of a Lysian destroyer,
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420. a short-range attack vessel
with disrupter-style weapons
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421. and a standard crew of 53.
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422. Within visual range.
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423. On-screen.
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424. The destroyer is increasing
its speed.
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425. They are moving to intercept.
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426. - Evasive maneuver sequence delta.
RO: Yes, sir.
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427. They are matching our maneuvers.
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428. Activating phaser arrays.
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429. Ready to fire, sir.
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430. Stand by.
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431. Captain, our orders were to destroy
all Lysian warships.
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432. I'm aware of that, commander.
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433. Tactical analysis, Mr. Data.
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434. The destroyer has minimal shields.
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435. Their disrupter capacity appears
to be only 2.1 megajoules.
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436. They're no match for the Enterprise.
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437. - Captain, the destroyer is hailing us.
- Open a channel.
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438. No.
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439. Their new weapon.
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440. Whatever it is, it erased
our computers and our memories.
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441. Maybe this is how they do it.
Over communication channels.
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442. It is conceivable, sir.
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443. It's also possible they just want
to talk to us.
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444. I think we should respond.
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445. Captain, the ship is hailing us again.
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446. If you're wrong,
it could mean our destruction.
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447. We can't take the risk, captain.
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448. The Lysians have
stopped transmitting, captain.
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449. They are powering up
their disrupters.
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450. They have locked on to us, sir.
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451. - Full shields.
- Shields up.
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452. Captain?
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453. Return fire.
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454. The ship has been destroyed.
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455. Maintain this course, ensign.
Three-quarters impulse.
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456. RO: Yes, sir.
- Well done, captain.
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457. The Lysian central command
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458. would have received any transmission
from the destroyer by now.
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459. They're going to be on alert.
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460. I recommend a randomly vectored
approach to our target.
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461. It would be our best chance
of avoiding any sort of pursuit.
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462. - Agreed.
- Doctor, the success of this mission
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463. would be much more likely
if we could get our memories back.
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464. Is there anything you can do?
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465. I found several cases resembling
our condition in the medical index.
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466. The causes are different,
but the cure is similar in each case.
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467. Could the same treatment work
for us?
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468. That's what I'm hoping.
It involves increasing the activity
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469. of the medial temporal region
of the brain,
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470. using short-term memory synapses
to retrieve long-term memory.
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471. When can you start?
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472. As soon as our medical files
become available.
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473. It would be dangerous
to attempt treatment without them.
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474. Mr. La Forge?
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475. Data and I ran into a little trouble
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476. accessing the medical-file areas
of the computer.
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477. But with a little time, I'm pretty sure
we'll be able to get there.
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478. - Three hours, maximum.
- Proceed.
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479. Ahh, I don't get it.
I'm still hitting a file wall.
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480. There appears to be
a command-path discontinuity.
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481. I shall attempt to rewrite
the locator subroutine.
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482. You must have been one hell
of a bartender.
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483. It's too bad there
aren't more of you around.
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484. - We could certainly use the help.
- Yes.
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485. I wonder why you're
the only one on board.
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486. I have expended
considerable thought
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487. with respect to my apparent
uniqueness among the crew.
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488. Any conclusions?
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489. Several possibilities
suggest themselves.
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490. I may represent an entire race
of artificial life forms.
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491. If so, there may be a home planet
for others of my kind.
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492. A shared history and a culture
of which I am not presently aware.
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493. Then again, you could have been built
just for this ship.
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494. I have considered that possibility
as well.
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495. It may also be the case
that every starship in the Federation
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496. is equipped with an artificial
life form such as myself.
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497. Hmm. If that's true,
maybe you all look alike.
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498. A standard-issue android,
hard to construct,
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499. so only one allowed per vessel.
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500. Hmm.
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501. There is another possibility.
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502. Perhaps my origin is unique.
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503. In that case, I am alone.
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504. We have accessed
the information-storage area.
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505. Considerable damage has been done
to the files themselves.
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506. The mission reports are gone.
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507. As well as the crew records
and the personal logs.
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508. So are the medical records.
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509. Come in.
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510. I'm restless.
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511. Mind if I visit for a while?
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512. Please.
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513. - What's wrong?
- Everything.
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514. Every time I think about this war,
our mission,
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515. I feel a sense of panic like
a hand's closing around my throat.
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516. You're never going to feel good
about this war. None of us will.
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517. But we've gotta
complete our mission.
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518. I've been doing a little research,
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519. trying to find out
more about William T. Riker.
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520. - What have you discovered?
- He's a musician, for one thing.
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521. - Very impressive.
- No one was more surprised than I.
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522. So, what else has your research
uncovered about William Riker?
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523. He's athletically inclined.
Loves to climb mountains.
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524. He's from somewhere called Alaska.
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525. Enjoys exotic food.
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526. And takes his vacations
on a planet called Risa.
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527. - Ode to Psyche by John Keats.
- Open it.
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528. "To Will, All My Love, Deanna."
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529. That may explain some of the familiar
feelings we have.
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530. I don't know what to think.
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531. Come in.
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532. - Counselor.
- Ensign.
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533. Am I interrupting anything?
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534. - No.
- No.
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535. I was just visiting. Um...
We'll talk again soon, commander.
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536. Of course. Thank you, counselor.
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537. Bye.
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538. And what was all of that about?
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539. Oh, we were just discussing
the situation we're all in.
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540. Hmm. Good. Because I have a feeling
that I used to be the jealous type.
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541. What bothers me, captain,
is how specific this damage is.
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542. Any records of a personal nature,
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543. any files that could tell us
about who we are,
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544. those are the ones that are gone.
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545. That's a little too selective
to be coincidence.
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546. As selective as what was done
to our own memories.
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547. Skills are still in place, but personal
knowledge is unavailable.
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548. It is consistent with what we know
about the new Lysian weapon.
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549. Doctor, is it absolutely necessary
to see the medical files
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550. to attempt treatment?
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551. It would be dangerous
to do without them.
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552. It's a risk I think we have to take.
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553. He's right, captain.
I volunteer for the procedure.
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554. That's strange.
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555. The diencephalic activity
is exactly the same.
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556. There should be some increase.
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557. Let's try broadening the bandwidth.
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558. Go to 30.1.
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559. Raise the frequency as well.
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560. Increase it by 33 percent.
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561. Something's wrong
with the sequencing program.
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562. Keiran. Keiran.
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563. I'm all right.
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564. What happened?
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565. I don't know. Something went wrong
with the sequence initiator.
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566. We're lucky we didn't lose you.
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567. Hmm. Did any of this work?
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568. Do you remember anything
more about yourself?
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569. No. I'm sorry, doctor.
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570. Back to square one.
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571. Come.
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572. You wanted to see me, captain?
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573. Yes, commander.
Please, come in. Sit down.
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574. I find myself having grave concerns
about our mission.
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575. Concerns as to its success?
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576. No, no, no.
More fundamental doubts,
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577. whether or not it can be justified.
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578. I've been asking myself
the same thing.
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579. I'm sure our superiors feel
their orders are justified.
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580. Orders we can't even verify.
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581. Orders we can't ignore.
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582. But I also can't ignore
that we have greatly outclassed
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583. the one enemy vessel
we've encountered.
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584. And that every single possible shred
of information
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585. which might shed some light
on this situation
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586. has been conveniently eliminated.
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587. I feel as though I've been handed
a weapon,
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588. sent into a room,
and told to shoot a stranger.
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589. Well, I need some moral context
to justify that action.
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590. And I don't have it.
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591. I'm not content simply
to obey orders.
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592. I need to know
that what I'm doing is right.
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593. So do I.
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594. I'd feel a lot better
if all the questions were answered.
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595. And if you wanna abandon
our mission
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596. until our memories return,
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597. that's your choice,
but I must ask you,
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598. is it right to risk prolonging this war?
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599. To allow the needless deaths
of thousands on both sides,
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600. solely on the basis
of our moral discomfort?
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601. Come.
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602. Lieutenant.
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603. - You wished to see me, sir?
- I did.
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604. Please.
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605. Memory or no, it seems clear that
both you and I were born for battle.
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606. More so than the others.
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607. I thought this as well.
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608. It's conceivable that
that is the very reason
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609. that we've been assigned
to this vessel.
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610. The Enterprise has science officers,
medical specialists, engineers.
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611. Our captain is undoubtedly
an accomplished diplomat,
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612. but we, we are the warriors.
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613. There are times for diplomacy.
This is not one of them.
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614. You're concerned about the captain.
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615. I am concerned about completing
our mission and ending this war.
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616. In victory.
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617. We may soon face
a critical moment.
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618. The success of our mission may
hang on a split-second decision.
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619. A hesitation would kill us all.
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620. And those that are counting on us
would surely die as well.
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621. We cannot let this happen.
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622. That'll be all.
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623. We are entering
the Lysian system, sir.
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624. - Slow to one-quarter impulse.
- Yes, sir.
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625. Their central command
is directly ahead.
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626. Still beyond weapon range.
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627. Red alert. Battle stations.
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628. Bring us to an attack posture,
Mr. Worf.
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629. Aye, sir.
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630. Sensors show several objects
in our path, sir.
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631. They are 29 meters in length
and are unmanned.
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632. According to Starfleet records,
they're sentry pods,
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633. programmed
to defend their central command.
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634. I read 47 of them
around the perimeter.
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635. Tactical analysis, Mr. Data.
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636. The pods are equipped
with fusion-generated pulse lasers
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637. and minimal shielding.
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638. Not much power there.
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639. Forward shields to maximum.
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640. Lock phasers on the sentry pods.
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641. Prepare to return fire.
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642. Shields up.
Phasers locked on targets.
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643. Full impulse.
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644. Take us straight through.
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645. We are through the perimeter, sir.
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646. That was too easy.
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647. We have yet to encounter
any battleships.
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648. They may lie ahead.
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649. Load all torpedo bays.
Ready phasers.
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650. Aye, sir.
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651. Approaching central command.
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652. Mr. Data, scan for defenses.
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653. I am picking up no vessels.
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654. No additional sentry pods.
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655. Optimal firing range in 55 seconds.
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656. Phaser banks ready.
Loading torpedoes.
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657. What are the defensive capabilities
of the central command?
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658. Armaments consist
of four laser cannons
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659. and 39 cobalt fusion warheads
with magnetic propulsion.
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660. Defensive shield output
is 4.3 kilojoules.
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661. One photon torpedo ought to do it.
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662. Data, how many people
on that station?
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663. Fifteen thousand
three hundred eleven.
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664. - We're within range, captain.
- Stand by.
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665. Waiting on your order, sir.
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666. Captain, this isn't right.
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667. The rest of our forces
are depending on us.
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668. How can our mortal enemy
be over 100 years behind us
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669. in weapons technology?
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670. Their battleships may be
on their way right now.
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671. We must attack.
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672. I do not fire on defenseless people.
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673. Mr. Worf,
open a channel to the Lysians.
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674. Belay that order.
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675. There's something wrong
with the captain.
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676. I'm taking command of this vessel.
Fire all weapons.
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677. Mr. Worf.
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678. Captain's log, supplemental.
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679. We are on a course
to Starbase 301.
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680. Dr. Crusher
has been working steadily
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681. and has restored the memories
of most of the crew.
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682. The Lysians have identified.
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683. Commander MacDuff as a Satarran.
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684. An alien race that's been at war
with the Lysians for decades.
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685. I have...
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686. I've conveyed our deepest regrets
to the Lysians over the tragedy
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687. of their lost ship and crew.
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688. With all the power that MacDuff had
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689. to alter our brain chemistry
and manipulate the computers,
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690. it's hard to believe
he needed the Enterprise.
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691. The Satarran weapons technology
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692. was no more advanced
than the Lysian.
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693. One photon torpedo
would have ended their war.
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694. It almost did.
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695. I hope I'm not interrupting.
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696. - No.
- No.
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697. I was hoping to run into you.
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698. Please, sit down.
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699. Well, I'm glad I ran
into the two of you.
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700. When you have no memory
of who you are
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701. or who anybody else is,
you find yourself...
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702. The counselor tells me
that at times like that,
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703. we might do the things
that we've always wanted to do.
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704. She said that?
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705. It's psychologically valid.
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706. RO:
Commander, don't worry about it.
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707. As far as I'm concerned,
you and I have shared something
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708. that we will treasure forever.
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709. Well,
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710. I'm a little confused.
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711. Well, if you're still confused
tomorrow,
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