1. Captain's Log,
Stardate 46357.4.
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2. We have rendezvoused
with the starship Cairo
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3. near the Cardassian border
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4. for an urgent meeting
with Vice-Admiral Nechayev.
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5. Come.
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6. May I present
Captain Jean-Luc Picard.
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7. Admiral,
welcome on board.
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8. Thank you.
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9. That'll be all,
Commander.
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10. Can I get you
some coffee, tea?
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11. Thank you, no, Captain.
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12. I'm afraid there's no time
for the usual pleasantries.
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13. I'm here to relieve you
of command of the Enterprise.
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14. Space, the final frontier.
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15. These are the voyages
of the starship Enterprise.
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16. Its continuing mission—
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17. to explore
strange new worlds
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18. to seek out new life
and new civilizations
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19. to boldly go
where no one has gone before.
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20. The Cardassian forces
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21. which were recently withdrawn
from the Bajoran sector
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22. have been redeployed
along the Federation border.
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23. They have mobilized
three divisions of ground troops
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24. and their subspace
communications
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25. have been increased by 50%.
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26. We believe that
they're preparing
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27. for an incursion
into Federation space.
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28. Are the Cardassians
ready for a war?
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29. I didn't say "war," Commander.
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30. I said "incursion."
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31. Our intelligence
reports suggest
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32. that they'll try to seize
one of the disputed systems
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33. along the border.
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34. We think they're gambling
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35. that the Federation
won't actually go to war
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36. over one system.
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37. Will we?
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38. I hope we won't need
to make that decision.
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39. We have decided
to send the Enterprise
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40. to meet with a Cardassian
representative
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41. and open talks.
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42. We're hoping that the presence
of the Federation flagship
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43. on the border will send
a message to their leadership
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44. about just how seriously
we view this situation.
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45. Where is Captain Picard?
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46. The captain,
your chief medical officer,
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47. and security chief
have been reassigned.
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48. That's all I can tell you
for now.
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49. Do any of you know
Edward Jellico?
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50. He is the commanding officer
of the Cairo.
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51. I've heard of him, I don't know
that any of us have ever...
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52. I'm giving
him command
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53. of the Enterprise
this afternoon.
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54. Captain Jellico
helped to negotiate
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55. the original armistice
two years ago,
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56. and I believe he's
the most qualified person
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57. to lead this mission.
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58. The change of command
will take place at 1300 hours.
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59. Thank you.
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60. Admiral,
with all due respect...
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61. it's not necessary
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62. to give Captain Jellico
command of the Enterprise
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63. just to conduct
a negotiation.
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64. I disagree.
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65. The Enterprise will be
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66. in a dangerous situation,
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67. and I want someone
on the Bridge
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68. who has a great
deal of experience
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69. with the Cardassians.
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70. No offense, Commander,
but that's not you.
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71. Halt!
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72. Computer, freeze program.
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73. You were five seconds
slower that time.
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74. You increased the
difficulty level, sir.
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75. Mr. Worf, it's going
to be far more difficult
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76. where we're going.
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77. Which is where, exactly?
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78. I'm sorry,
I can't tell you that yet.
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79. It would be helpful
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80. to know something
about our mission.
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81. Mr. Worf, I have my orders.
I'm sure you understand that.
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82. Now, Doctor, this deflector
wasn't set properly.
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83. It must be positioned
so that the emitter array
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84. blocks the entire passageway
or it's useless.
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85. Sorry. I was concentrating
on getting away
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86. from the last Cardassian.
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87. Or maybe it was
the falling rocks?
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88. I understand this is difficult.
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89. All I can do
is ask you to trust me.
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90. All right,
let's do it again.
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91. All right, Mr. Worf
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92. I want you to time
the doctor and me
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93. through that first tunnel,
and this time
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94. we're going to pick up
those five seconds.
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95. Welcome aboard, sir.
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96. I'm commander...
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97. William T. Riker,
class of '57.
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98. Graduated eighth
in his class.
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99. I'm looking forward
to serving with
you, Commander.
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100. Thank you,
and I, you.
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101. I'm sure this
change in command
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102. has taken everyone
a little by surprise.
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103. Well... yes, sir.
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104. It caught me
by surprise, too.
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105. I must admit,
I miss the Cairo already,
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106. but a galaxy-class ship,
that's something special.
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107. I can understand
why you turned down
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108. a ship of your own
to remain aboard.
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109. Yes, sir.
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110. How many duty watches
does the crew stand?
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111. We have a standard
three-shift rotation.
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112. I'd like to change that
to four starting tonight.
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113. I'd also like to examine
the duty roster
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114. and the crew evaluations
as soon as possible.
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115. I want readiness reports
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116. from each department head
by 1400 hours
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117. and a meeting
of the senior staff at 1500.
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118. Do you prefer Will
or William?
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119. Um, Will sir.
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120. Where are my quarters, Will?
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121. We have you assigned
to cabin 735...
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122. Deck seven,
I'll see you at 1300 hours.
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123. Attention to orders!
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124. "To Captain Jean-Luc Picard
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125. "Commanding Officer,
USS Enterprise.
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126. "Stardate 46358.1.
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127. "You are hereby
requested and required
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128. "to relinquish command
of your vessel
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129. "to Captain Edward Jellico
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130. "Commanding Officer,
USS Cairo
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131. "as of this date.
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132. "Signed, Vice-Admiral
Alynna Nechayev
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133. Starfleet Command."
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134. Computer, transfer
all command codes
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135. to Captain Edward Jellico.
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136. Voice authorization:
Picard-delta-five.
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137. Transfer complete.
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138. USS Enterprise
now under command
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139. of Captain Edward Jellico.
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140. I relieve you, sir.
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141. I stand relieved.
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142. Dismissed.
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143. I wonder how permanent
this is going to be.
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144. I don't know.
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145. They don't usually
go through the ceremony
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146. if it's just a
temporary assignment.
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147. Sore?
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148. Oh... sore doesn't
begin to describe it.
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149. I know.
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150. I wish I could talk about it.
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151. Most of the
secondary systems
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152. were changed
at the last overhaul.
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153. I don't think they'll
give you any problem
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154. but you might
want to check out
the port lateral...
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155. I'll take care of the
Enterprise, Jean-Luc.
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156. You don't have
to mother me.
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157. Uh...
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158. How's your team shaping up?
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159. Very well...
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160. but I would prefer more
recent intelligence
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161. on the exact layout
of the installation.
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162. The most current information
that we have is two years old.
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163. Two years?
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164. I don't know how Nechayev
ever talked you into this.
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165. She gave me no choice.
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166. Well, maybe there's something
we can do to help.
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167. We'll launch a class-5 probe
just before we reach the border.
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168. You could pick up the telemetry
aboard the shuttle.
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169. Now that would be
extremely helpful.
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170. Will?
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171. Captain.
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172. I believe we're
scheduled to arrive
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173. at the Cardassian border
during delta shift.
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174. Please inform
the delta tactical officer
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175. that I want to launch
a class-5 probe
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176. just before
we drop out of warp.
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177. I was actually going to talk
to you about delta shift
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178. a little later, sir.
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179. Right now, gamma shift will be
on duty when we arrive
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180. and I will tell
Lieutenant McDowell
about the probe.
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181. Is there a problem
with delta shift, Will?
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182. There is no
delta shift yet, sir.
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183. I have spoken
to the department heads
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184. about changing from
three shifts to four
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185. and they assure me
it's going to cause
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186. a significant
personnel problems.
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187. So you have not changed
the watch rotation?
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188. I was going to
explain this to you
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189. after the ceremony, sir.
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190. You will tell the department
heads that as of now
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191. the Enterprise is
on a four-shift rotation.
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192. I don't want to talk about it.
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193. Get it done.
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194. Now that means that delta shift
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195. will be due to come on duty
in two hours.
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196. I expect you
to have it fully manned
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197. and ready when it does.
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198. Is that clear?
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199. Yes, sir.
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200. If you'll excuse me, sir.
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201. Captain.
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202. He was your first officer
for five years.
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203. One of the finest
officers
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204. that I have ever
served with.
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205. Of course he is,
Jean-Luc.
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206. I'm sure it'll all work out.
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207. Captain's Log,
Stardate 46358.2.
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208. The Enterprise is on course
for a rendezvous
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209. with the Cardassian ship
Reklar.
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210. Fortunately, I still have time
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211. to prepare the ship and crew
for the task ahead.
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212. I want you to install a bypass
between the main phaser array
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213. and the secondary generators.
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214. I also want to run
the main deflector pathway
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215. through the warp power grid
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216. and the auxiliary conduits
through the lateral relays.
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217. Now, you may have to reconfigure
the transfer interface.
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218. Sir, the transfer interface
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219. was not designed
for that configuration.
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220. It will take seven hours
to make those changes.
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221. Sir, you may not be aware
that our normal interface
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222. already routes auxiliary power
through three separate relays.
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223. I'm aware
of your current design system.
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224. It's not good enough.
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225. If these negotiations fail
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226. we could find ourselves
in a war zone
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227. and if that happens
I want to be loaded for bear.
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228. I'll get right on it.
Good.
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229. Now, these stations
should be devoted
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230. to damage-control
and weapons status from now on.
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231. See that they're manned
at all times.
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232. Aye, sir.
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233. Mr. Data,
how long before we reach
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234. the rendezvous point?
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235. We will arrive
in 51 hours, 32 minutes, sir.
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236. Schedule four battle drills
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237. one for each shift.
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238. Run a series
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239. of simulated attacks
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240. from a Cardassian squadron.
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241. I want you to conduct
the exercises personally, Will.
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242. Get it done.
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243. Oh...
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244. and get that fish
out of the Ready Room.
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245. Data, you're with me.
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246. The power transfer levels
need to be upgraded by 20%.
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247. The efficiency
of your warp coils
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248. is also unsatisfactory.
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249. Coil efficiency is
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250. well within
specifications, Captain.
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251. I'm not interested
in the specs, Geordi.
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252. The efficiency needs to be
raised by at least 15%.
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253. 15 percent?
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254. That is
an attainable goal,
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255. but it will require
realigning the warp coil
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256. and taking the secondary
distribution grid off-line.
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257. Very good, Data.
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258. That's exactly what
I want you to do.
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259. If we take this grid off-line,
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260. we're going to have to shut down
Exobiology, the Astrophysics Lab
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261. and Geological Research.
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262. We're not on
a research mission.
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263. Get it done...
in two days.
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264. I believe that is also
an attainable goal.
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265. If we utilize the entire
Engineering Department
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266. there should be
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267. sufficient manpower available
to complete the task.
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268. Sure, if everybody works around
the clock for the next two days.
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269. Then you'd better
get to it, Geordi.
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270. Looks like you have
some work to do.
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271. Data.
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272. Yes?
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273. May I speak with
you, Captain?
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274. Deanna, come in, come in.
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275. The latest masterpieces
from my son.
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276. It's an elephant...
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277. I think.
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278. Definitely an elephant.
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279. I'm glad you're here.
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280. I'd like to go over
the duty roster with you.
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281. I'd be happy to,
but, first
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282. I'd like to talk about
how the change in command
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283. is affecting the crew.
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284. I've noticed some resistance.
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285. I wouldn't call it
resistance.
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286. More like... uncertainty.
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287. Most of them had served
under Captain Picard
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288. for several years.
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289. They knew him and they knew
what he expected.
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290. Now they're being asked
to adjust to a new captain
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291. and a new way of doing things,
and they're uncertain
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292. how to react.
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293. I see your point.
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294. This all could be
very unsettling to them.
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295. And to you.
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296. Perhaps everyone
just needs time.
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297. Time for you to get to know
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298. and trust the crew
and time for them
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299. to understand how you
want things done.
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300. I'm glad you brought this
to my attention, Deanna.
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301. Unfortunately, I don't have time
for a honeymoon with the crew.
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302. You've clearly
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of thought,
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304. so I'd like you to take charge
of the morale situation.
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305. Please see to it
that they make the adjustment
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306. to the new routine
quickly and easily.
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307. Oh, I have a meeting
with the new security chief
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308. in five minutes,
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309. so the duty roster
will have to wait.
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310. Thank you, Counselor.
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311. By the way...
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312. I prefer a certain...
formality on the Bridge.
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313. I'd appreciate it
if you wore a standard uniform
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314. when you're on duty.
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315. Of course, sir.
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316. Commander, he's asked me
to completely reroute
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317. half the power systems
on this ship,
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318. change every duty roster
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319. realign the warp coils
in two days,
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320. and now he's transferred
a third of my crew to security.
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321. If it makes you feel any
better, you're not alone.
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322. Captain Jellico
has made major changes
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323. in every department
on the ship.
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324. Yeah, well, I don't
mind making changes,
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325. and I don't mind hard work,
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326. but the man isn't giving me
the time I need to do the work.
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327. Somebody's got to get him
to listen to reason.
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328. It's not going to be me.
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329. He's made that
abundantly clear.
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330. Well, then can I make
a suggestion?
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331. Talk to Captain Picard.
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332. Maybe he can
do something.
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333. We just need
a little time.
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334. All right.
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335. Come.
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336. You all right, sir?
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337. Yes, I am,
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338. but the last time
I had to train like this
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339. was for the Academy marathon
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340. but... I'm managing.
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341. What can I do for you?
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342. It's nothing urgent.
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343. I'm sorry
I bothered you.
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344. Good night.
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345. My orders are
to maintain radio silence
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346. until we've completed
the mission.
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347. Well, the Enterprise
will be monitoring
your channel
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348. just in case you do need
to transmit a signal.
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349. Bridge to Captain Jellico.
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350. We've arrived at the shuttle
departure coordinates.
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351. Did you launch
the probe I requested?
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352. Yes, sir. I wasn't aware
you wanted to be informed.
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353. Thank you.
Jellico out.
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354. I can see why he's still
only a first officer.
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355. Captain, I would just like you
to know that Commander Riker...
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356. I've read your
reports, Jean-Luc.
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357. I know you think
highly of him.
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358. It's not just my opinion.
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359. He's been decorated
by Starfleet Command five times.
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360. He's been offered his own ship
more than once.
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361. I think if you just
gave him a chance
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an outstanding officer.
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363. Jean-Luc, let's be
candid for a moment.
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364. The Cardassians aren't
going to listen to reason
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365. and the Federation isn't going
to give in to their demands,
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366. and the chances are you
won't be coming back
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of yours.
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368. I want this ship
ready for action,
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370. to give Will Riker
or anyone else a "chance."
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371. And forgive me for being blunt,
but the Enterprise is mine now.
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372. Well... here's hoping
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373. you beat the odds.
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374. Good hunting.
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375. Thank you.
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376. Jean-Luc...
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377. I believe this is yours.
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378. Shuttlecraft Feynman
to Enterprise.
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379. We have cleared
the shuttle bay.
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380. Acknowledged, Feynman.
Good luck.
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381. Thank you, Enterprise.
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382. Well...
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383. now that we're underway
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384. I can tell you
about our mission.
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385. Starfleet intelligence
believes that the Cardassians
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386. are developing
a metagenic weapon.
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387. Oh, my God.
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388. I am not familiar
with metagenics.
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389. They're genetically
engineered viruses
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392. When metagenic toxins
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into a planet's atmosphere
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394. they immediately
begin to mutate.
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395. They seek out and destroy
all forms of DNA they encounter.
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397. everything is dead.
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398. In a month
the metagenic agent itself
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399. breaks down
and dissipates completely
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400. leaving every city, every road,
every piece of equipment
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402. Leaving the planet safe
to be conquered.
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403. Wouldn't using
such a weapon
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to the attacker
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406. That's why metagenics
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407. and other biological weapons
were outlawed years ago.
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408. Even the Romulans
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409. have abided with
those agreements.
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410. Starfleet intelligence
believes that the Cardassians
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a new delivery system
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412. one that would protect them
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to the toxin.
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414. They believe
that the Cardassians
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dormant metagenic material
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417. So they could activate
the toxins after the launch
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418. thereby preventing
any accidental exposure.
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419. Mm-hmm.
And because the subspace wave
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as background radiation
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421. no one would realize
what was happening
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423. Now, for the past
few weeks
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424. theta-band
subspace emissions
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coming from Celtris III.
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426. These emissions
may indicate
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is in operation.
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428. What do we know
about Celtris III?
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429. Very little.
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430. It was thought to be uninhabited
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were detected.
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432. Starfleet believes
that the Cardassians
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below the planet's surface.
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435. Our orders are to penetrate
this Celtris III installation
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436. and determine if the Cardassians
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a metagenic weapon.
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438. And if they are?
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439. Destroy it...
at any cost.
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440. When I was
on the Stargazer
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441. we conducted extensive tests
using theta-band carrier waves.
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442. One of the reasons I was
selected for this mission
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443. is my familiarity
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for generating them.
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445. Mr. Worf, your presence
here is obvious.
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446. Doctor, your job will be
to locate and to destroy
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we may find.
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448. Celtris III
is in Cardassian space.
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undetected?
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450. I... know a way of acquiring
some discreet transport.
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451. Mr. Worf, set a course
for Torman V.
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452. If he doesn't pay up
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453. I know three
large Ferengi
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454. who will not be
so forgiving.
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455. I didn't do it.
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456. We're not accusing you
of anything.
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457. What do you want then?
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458. We're looking
for Daimon Solok.
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459. Why?
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460. We have a business
proposition to discuss.
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461. Solok is a very busy,
very important man.
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462. He isn't here.
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463. But I could relay a message.
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464. Good.
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465. Please, will you
tell Daimon Solok
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466. that we're interested
in transportation...
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467. to Celtris III?
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468. That's a Cardassian planet.
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469. Uh-huh.
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470. Now, we understand
that Daimon Solok
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471. runs cargo there
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472. from time to time.
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473. Solok is no smuggler.
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474. Yes, but if Solok were
to go to Celtris III
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475. for legitimate reasons
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476. we would be interested
in quietly booking passage
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477. for the journey.
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478. I don't think
he would be interested
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479. in dealing
with Federation spies.
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480. You know...
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481. I heard that Solok
was quite a man.
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482. Why... yes.
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483. He is a...
extraordinary man.
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484. That's why we came here
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485. because only Solok
could help us...
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486. but I guess there
are some things
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487. even Solok can't do.
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488. It's too bad.
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489. Because...
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490. if he could,
I would be...
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491. very...
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492. very...
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493. Yes?
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494. Grateful.
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495. When do you
want to leave?
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496. Beverly, make sure
that your tricorder
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497. is keeping a precise
map of the route.
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498. It would be very easy
to get lost in here.
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499. Right.
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500. I'm picking up
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501. some subspace signals
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502. but I can't seem
to get a lock on them.
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503. That's typical
of theta-band emissions.
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504. You have to compress
the detection bandwidth
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505. in order to determine
the fix.
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506. The source emission is 500
meters east of here, and...
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507. 700 meters below.
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508. It's all right.
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509. They're called lynars.
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510. They're a kind of Celtran bat.
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511. They're harmless.
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512. Bats?
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513. You're not afraid of bats,
are you, Worf?
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514. Of course not.
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515. First Officer's Log
supplemental.
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516. We have rendezvoused with
the Cardassian ship Reklar
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517. to begin diplomatic talks
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518. designed to ease tensions
along the border.
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519. Gul Lemec has arrived.
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520. He's waiting for you
in the Observation Lounge.
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521. Very good.
I'll be in my Ready Room.
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522. Yes?
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523. Captain, I think there's been
a slight miscommunication.
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524. Did you want to meet
with Gul Lemec in here?
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525. No, the Observation Lounge
is appropriate.
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526. I see.
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527. Lemec is a Cardassian
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528. and Cardassians
are like timber wolves—
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529. predators—
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530. bold in large numbers,
cautious by themselves,
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531. and with an instinctive need
to establish a dominant position
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532. in any social gathering.
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533. So you're trying to establish
a dominant position
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534. by making him wait for you.
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535. The trouble with wolves
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536. is that sometimes in the fight
for dominance
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537. one of them ends up dead.
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538. In that case, the trick is
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539. to be the wolf that's
still standing at the end.
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540. The floor is over
500 meters down from here.
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541. There doesn't seem to be
a way around.
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542. We'll have to rappel
from here.
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543. This is sheer granite.
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544. We'll have to use fusing pitons.
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545. We could try to find
another way down.
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546. Unfortunately, that would take
several hours.
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547. We don't have the time.
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548. You're not afraid of heights
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549. are you, Doctor?
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550. Of course not.
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551. Now, remember to control
your descent.
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552. Don't get the lines tangled.
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553. I'll remember.
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554. All right?
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555. What is going on?
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556. I've been waiting here
for over an hour...
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557. I'm Captain Jellico.
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558. I believe you know
Commander Riker
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559. and this is Lieutenant
Commander Troi.
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560. Let's get to it,
shall we?
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561. This treatment
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562. is a deliberate insult
to the Cardassian Union.
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563. I have been kept waiting
here for over an hour.
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564. Then I'm sure
you're ready to talk.
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565. I did not agree
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566. to allow others
into this meeting.
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567. If it alarms you,
I can ask them to leave.
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568. I am not alarmed,
but we did not...
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569. A great many people
are depending
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570. on our efforts here, Gul Lemec.
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571. We don't need to quibble
over minutiae.
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572. I have come to negotiate
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573. a Federation withdrawal
from the borders
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574. not to be dictated to
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575. by some mere captain.
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576. I can see you're not serious
about these talks.
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577. If the Cardassian Union
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579. they can send someone
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580. who can negotiate
in a civilized manner.
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581. Captain on the Bridge.
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582. Let him stew
for a few minutes.
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583. Then go in and tell him
that you've convinced me
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584. to meet with him
one more time.
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585. Tell him I'm a loose cannon
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586. and that he needs to be
more reasonable
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587. because I'm such
an unreasonable man.
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588. Lemec will want to bring
his own aides on board.
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589. Pretend to be worried
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590. that I'll object, and then
give grudging permission
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591. for two aides, no more.
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592. Understood?
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593. Aye, sir.
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594. Well, I'll say
this for him—
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595. he's sure of himself.
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596. No, he's not.
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597. The installation should be
about 300 meters... this way.
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598. I don't suppose
we'll be able
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599. to find another way
to get back up there.
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600. I doubt it.
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601. That's what I thought.
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602. Hmm...
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603. There's a lava tube beyond here
that runs for 75 meters.
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604. Then it connects
with another chamber.
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605. We need to get through here.
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606. This tube opens up
beyond this crack.
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607. If we could widen
the opening
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608. then we should be able
to crawl through.
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609. Mr. Worf?
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610. A phaser set at level 16
should suffice.
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611. Make it so.
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612. Well done, Mr. Worf.
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613. Gul Lemec.
A pleasure.
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614. May I present my aides
Glinn Corak and Glinn Tajor.
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615. Welcome aboard.
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616. For the past three weeks
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617. you've been massing troops
in staging areas
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618. assembling strike forces
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619. and pulling ships
from their normal patrols.
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620. We will not stand for this
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621. clearly provocative
behavior.
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622. I see the Federation
spy network
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623. has again provided you
with faulty information.
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624. We are conducting
routine training operations
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625. nothing more.
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626. Then I'm sure you won't mind
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627. if we send a few starships
into this sector
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628. for our own...
training operations.
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629. Your fleet deployments
do not concern us.
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630. However, we are very concerned
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those territories
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632. along the border
which are clearly Cardassian.
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633. You gave up your claims
on those territories
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634. when you signed the armistice.
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635. You couldn't take those worlds
by force, so you
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636. want us to give them
to you at the bargaining table.
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637. Captain, please.
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638. We should
listen to them.
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639. Gul Lemec, as you know
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640. the systems
are still under negotiation
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641. by the terms of the treaty.
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642. Negotiations which we have
pursued in good faith.
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643. Unfortunately, the Federation
has not been as forthcoming.
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644. So, to speed up the process,
you are preparing for war.
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645. We are preparing
to defend ourselves.
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646. The Federation
will not start a war.
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647. That has always been
your position.
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648. However, I have heard reports
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649. that a small team
from the Federation
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650. has already been sent
into our territory.
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651. Of course, I
don't believe it.
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652. Such an attempt
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653. would almost certainly fail
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654. and even if it succeeded,
it would trigger
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655. a very serious response
on our part.
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656. I don't know what
you're talking about.
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657. Then there's no need for worry.
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658. A brief recess
would seem to be in order.
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659. Very well.
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660. Where is Captain Picard?
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661. Reassigned.
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662. Well, I hope his new assignment
is not too dangerous.
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663. It would be a shame
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664. if something were to happen
to such a, uh...
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665. such a noted officer.
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666. Yes...
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667. it would.
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668. Only a few more meters.
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669. Beverly, get
out of there!
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670. Beverly!
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671. I have her.
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672. Are you all right?
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673. I think so.
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674. Next time, you
try bringing up the rear.
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675. We're nearly there.
Can you continue?
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676. It looks like
a maintenance hatch
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677. to the installation.
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678. I'm picking up three
proximity sensors around it.
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679. Sensor echo is established,
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680. but the false image
will only last a few minutes.
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681. The hatch is
magnetically sealed,
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682. but I believe
I can bypass it.
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683. I can't get a scan from the
other side of the hatch.
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684. It's been shielded.
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685. We have no choice.
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686. Remember, aim low
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687. and fire in short,
controlled bursts.
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688. Ready.
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689. Now.
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690. There's no one here.
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691. There's no lab.
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692. It's a trap. Come on!
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693. Captain!
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694. Let's go.
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695. The captain!
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696. No. There are
five more of them
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697. heading this way
from another tunnel.
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698. Come on.
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699. Now!
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700. Come on.
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701. Captain on the Bridge.
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702. What have you got, Will?
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703. I'm not sure.
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704. We're picking up
a lot of coded messages
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705. from a Cardassian planet
near the border.
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706. Which planet?
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707. Celtris III.
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708. Can you detect
any theta-band
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709. subspace emissions
coming from Celtris?
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710. There are some
residual traces.
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711. It seems that there
were emissions
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712. up until a few minutes ago.
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713. Open a secure channel
to Admiral Nechayev.
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714. Priority two.
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715. Put it through
to my Ready Room.
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716. Aye, sir.
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717. Captain?
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718. Those emissions you were
so concerned about
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719. have just stopped.
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720. I'd say one way or another
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721. our friends
have finished their task.
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722. Have you heard
from our friends?
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723. No.
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724. Let me know if you do.
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725. I would very much like
to see them again.
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726. So would I, Admiral.
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727. A challenge.
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728. You should prove
an interesting challenge.
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729. Possibly the most interesting
to come through that door
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730. in many years.
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731. What do you want?
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732. Why, you, of course.
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733. Picard...
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734. Jean-Luc.
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735. Serial number...
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736. SP-937-215.
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737. Son of Maurice
and Yvette Picard.
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738. Born in La Barre, France.
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739. Formerly, captain
of the Stargazer
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740. where you conducted
extensive studies
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741. on theta-band subspace
carrier waves.
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742. Don't look so surprised.
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743. How could we have
designed a lure
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744. for the captain
of the Federation flagship
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745. unless we knew something
about his background?
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746. So you concocted
an elaborate ruse
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747. to bring me here.
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748. Why?
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749. In this room,
you do not ask questions.
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750. I ask them.
You answer.
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751. If I am not satisfied
with your answers
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