1. Captain's log, stardate 46235.7.
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2. Ensign Ro, Keiko O'Brien, Guinan
and I are returning to the Enterprise
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3. after a fascinating visit
to the planet Marlonia.
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4. And these pieces I found
on the tertiary level of the dig.
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5. They're typical of 2nd-century
Marlonian cookware.
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6. Look at those markings,
very similar to early Taguan designs,
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7. but the patterns are more intricate,
they're much closer to Buranian.
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8. You were on the most beautiful planet
in the quadrant,
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9. and you spent your entire shore leave
in a cave?
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10. It was a very rewarding experience.
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11. Look at these fragments.
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12. They're nearly in perfect condition
and yet they're 700 years old.
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13. So's my father.
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14. Is that a Draebidium froctus?
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15. Actually, it's Draebidium calimus.
You can tell by the leaves.
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16. I didn't know you were interested
in plant biology.
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17. I took a class at the Academy.
I don't remember very much though.
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18. - Enterprise to the Fermi.
- This is the Fermi. Go ahead.
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19. We've received a distress signal
from the science team on Ligos VII.
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20. Can you identify the problem?
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21. No. The call was cut off
in mid-transmission.
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22. Lay in a course and engage at
warp eight as soon as we're on board.
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23. Aye, sir.
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24. Rendezvous with the ship
in three minutes, sir.
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25. - We're caught in an energy field.
- Hard about, full-impulse.
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26. Aye, sir.
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27. What's happening?
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28. The shuttle is in an energy field.
Engines and life support have failed.
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29. Full-impulse.
Bridge to transporter room three.
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30. Beam the shuttle crew back
once we're in range.
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31. Ready, sir.
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32. I can't contact the Enterprise.
Too much interference.
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33. Transfer power to inertial dampers.
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34. Warning. Structural failure imminent.
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35. - Have you got them?
- I'm trying.
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36. I can't get a pattern lock.
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37. The shuttle is coming apart!
Do it now!
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38. I've got them.
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39. There's a 40-percent drop in mass.
I may have lost one of them.
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40. Thank you, Mr. O'Brien.
Another moment and...
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41. Space, the final frontier.
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42. These are the voyages
of the Starship Enterprise.
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43. Its continuing mission,
to explore strange new worlds...
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44. to seek out new life
and new civilizations...
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45. to boldly go
where no one has gone before.
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46. According to the bioscans,
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47. their DNA structure
is consistent with preadolescence.
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48. But, as far as we can tell,
only their bodies were changed.
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49. Their intelligence
and their behavioural responses
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50. are the same as they were
before the accident.
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51. What happened to the shuttle?
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52. It broke up after we beamed you out.
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53. Mr. Data is coordinating
the salvage efforts now. Sir.
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54. What about the energy field?
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55. We're scanning it,
but there's interference.
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56. - It'll take time.
- We can't afford to stay here.
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57. We'll leave a probe behind
to study it,
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58. but the distress signal
from Ligos VII has top priority.
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59. Let me know when you
have any more information.
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60. Number One, you're with me.
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61. Captain, I need to run
some additional tests.
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62. Of course. The three of you remain
as needed to assist Dr Crusher.
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63. - What?
- You make a pretty cute kid.
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64. Great. Just what I want to be, cute.
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65. Were you this much fun
when you were a kid?
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66. I was in a refugee camp.
"Fun" wasn't in my vocabulary.
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67. What about now?
You're not in that camp any more.
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68. Fun is being back at work,
in my own uniform.
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69. Bridge.
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70. Mr. Worf, prepare to launch a probe
to study the energy field.
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71. I realize how unusual this must seem.
My appearance is a result
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72. of an accident involving myself
and three other crew.
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73. The effects of which
Dr Crusher is working to remedy.
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74. I assure you, I am Capt Picard.
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75. The probe. Aye, sir.
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76. Mr. Data, have you secured
all of the shuttle debris?
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77. Almost. It is being stored
in shuttle bay two. Sir.
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78. Very well.
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79. As soon as Mr. Data is finished,
take us to Ligos at warp eight.
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80. Captain, may I see you privately
for a few moments?
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81. Of course.
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82. Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.
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83. Have you determined the cause
of our transformation?
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84. Not yet.
I'm still waiting for some results.
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85. I see.
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86. There are 103 members
of the science team on Ligos VII.
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87. We should prepare shuttle bay three
in case they have many casualties.
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88. We'll be ready.
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89. I see Ligos VII is prone
to periodic volcanic activity.
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90. Perhaps it's entered an active phase.
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91. Jean-Luc.
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92. - We need to talk.
- Alright, let's talk.
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93. Are you here to relieve me of duty?
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94. I'd rather not
have to take that step.
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95. I am still Jean-Luc Picard.
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96. My judgment, my experiences,
my mental capacities are all intact.
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97. That's true. For now.
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98. But this could be the first stage of
a condition that affects your mind.
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99. - But you see no evidence of that.
- Not yet.
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100. What I do know
is that the Captain of this ship
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101. has undergone
an extreme physical transformation,
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102. the ultimate effects of which
I can't even begin to guess.
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103. You are asking me to step down.
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104. You are still Jean-Luc Picard.
What do you think you should do?
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105. Cmdr Riker, take command of the ship
until further notice.
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106. Understood.
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107. So what the hell
am I supposed to do now?
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108. You're not supposed to do anything.
That's what "relieved of duty" means.
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109. I should be doing something
instead of just waiting for a cure.
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110. - You're right. Let's go play.
- What?
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111. I haven't been young for a long time,
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112. and I intend to enjoy
every minute of it.
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113. Fine. Enjoy yourself.
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114. What are you gonna do?
Go back to your room and pout?
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115. I am not 12 years old.
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116. If I want to go to my quarters
and contemplate my situation,
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117. that does not mean
that I am pouting.
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118. OK.
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119. I could use a cup of coffee.
How about you?
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120. I'll get it.
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121. Two coffees, one with cream
and sugar, the other...
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122. - Black, double sweet.
- I know. One double sweet.
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123. - Careful. That's hot.
- Miles.
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124. Sorry.
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125. What's wrong?
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126. It's... I don't know,
but this feels wrong somehow.
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127. Miles Edward O'Brien,
I am still your wife.
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128. - Technically, yes.
- Technically?
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129. I mean, of course you're my wife.
But you're also ten years old.
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130. Beverly said
it's actually closer to 12.
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131. - That's not the point.
- So what is the point?
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132. - Is our marriage over?
- I didn't say that.
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133. But until they find a way
to reverse this effect,
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134. it's hard to ignore the fact
that you're a little girl.
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135. What if they can't find a way?
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136. What if I'm like this
for the rest of my life?
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137. What does that mean for us?
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138. - For our family?
- Mommy.
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139. Mommy.
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140. - What's wrong, sweetheart?
- I want Mommy to read me a story.
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141. Alright. What story
would you like to hear?
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142. Not you. I want Mommy.
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143. What if Daddy reads you a story?
Will that be OK?
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144. I'll be right back.
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145. Keiko.
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146. It's gonna be alright.
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147. I promise.
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148. We'll work this out.
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149. How?
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150. I don't know.
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151. First Officer's log, supplemental.
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152. We have reached the Ligos system.
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153. We have begun to search
for the missing science team.
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154. Dr Crusher reports no progress
on a cure for the shuttle crew.
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155. Come.
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156. I came to see how you're doing.
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157. I'll have to speak to my tailor,
but otherwise I'm well. Thank you.
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158. It's just so ridiculous.
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159. I can't take myself seriously
like this.
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160. Counsellor, if Dr Crusher can't find
a cure, if I have to stay this way,
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161. nobody's gonna take me seriously,
are they?
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162. I would say the people that
know you and have worked with you
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163. will be able to make
the adjustment eventually.
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164. But some will find it difficult
to accept a 12-year-old captain.
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165. I'll have to wait until I grow up
again before I get another command.
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166. Which might be in ten,
maybe 15 years.
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167. - What to do until then?
- You're still a Starfleet captain.
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168. There are other assignments
you could be given.
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169. I've spent 30 years on starships.
I won't sit behind a desk now.
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170. You could return to the Academy.
Brush up on your Latin.
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171. And be Wesley Crusher's roommate?
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172. I admit returning to the Academy
does have a certain appeal.
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173. But I've spent my life
looking forward.
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174. Going to the Academy again
feels like looking back.
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175. Then perhaps you could spend
the time exploring other interests.
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176. - Archaeology, for instance.
- Leave Starfleet?
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177. Not permanently, just a sabbatical.
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178. You could spend a few years
digging up artefacts
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179. and still become the youngest admiral
in Starfleet history.
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180. It would give me a chance
to take up Dr Langford's offer
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181. and accompany her to the ruins
on Suvin IV.
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182. But to leave the Enterprise...
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183. In a way, you're very lucky.
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184. You might have a chance to do
what most people only dream about.
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185. Have a second childhood
without the pain of growing up again.
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186. This is Capt Picard's
rybo-viroxic-nucleic structure
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187. from a tissue sample
I took this morning.
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188. It's the same as a sample
I took before the accident,
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189. except it's missing several
of the key viroxic sequences.
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190. It's been a long time
since I took genetics, Doctor.
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191. RVN is one of the key factors
in our development during puberty.
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192. Unlike DNA, which never changes,
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193. RVN takes on additional sequences
during adolescence.
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194. Those sequences
determine how we develop physically.
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195. - Without them we wouldn't mature?
- Exactly.
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196. Somehow, they were eliminated
in the shuttle crew during transport.
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197. So what do we do?
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198. Well, we have a couple of options.
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199. These are the plants
Keiko was carrying.
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200. Whatever turned the crew into
children turned these into seedlings.
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201. I accelerated the growth
on one of them,
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202. and it developed
into a perfectly normal adult plant.
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203. - That wouldn't work with people?
- No.
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204. But at least we know
that if we do nothing,
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205. they will probably grow up
just as they did before.
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206. That's one option.
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207. However, I do have the adult
RVN patterns of all four of them.
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208. I might be able to send them back
through the transporter
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209. and replace the missing sequences.
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210. But we can't do that until we know
why this happened in the first place.
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211. If somehow they were to lose
more viroxic sequences...
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212. They would get even younger.
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213. Chief, I got the sensor report
on the shuttle break-up.
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214. It looks like it began
near the starboard bulkhead.
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215. There's some bulkhead fragments
over here.
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216. My visor's picking up some torsional
stress damage, some micro-fractures.
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217. Hang on a second.
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218. - What's this?
- Looks like tritanium from the hull.
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219. Yeah, but look.
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220. That's not tritanium any more.
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221. The molecular structure
has been changed,
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222. broken down
into its constituent elements.
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223. - No wonder the bulkhead shattered.
- Yeah.
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224. I'll take a sample to Engineering
and run a metallurgical analysis.
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225. Well, this is exciting.
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226. Would you rather
be playing with dolls?
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227. I'd rather be doing almost anything
other than watching you sulk.
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228. This isn't some kind of
glorious second childhood, Guinan.
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229. Our bodies have been violated,
changed.
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230. - Doesn't that bother you?
- Sure it bothers me.
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231. But, at the moment,
I can't do anything about it.
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232. - So I might as well enjoy it.
- Enjoy what?
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233. You think being short and awkward
is some kind of wonderful gift?
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234. There must have been some part
of childhood that you didn't loathe.
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235. Look, it was a long,
depressing period of my life,
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236. and I was grateful
when it was finally over.
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237. I'd rather not relive it.
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238. I bet you were a jumper.
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239. A jumper. Someone who jumps up
and down on furniture all the time.
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240. - What?
- You were a jumper, alright.
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241. The quiet ones,
they always look so innocent.
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242. You think you can turn your back
on them.
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243. Next thing you know...
They're bouncing on the bed.
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244. That is the most ridiculous thing
I've ever heard.
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245. Most of the time, I had no bed.
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246. But you did have one sometimes,
and I bet you jumped on it.
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247. - I most certainly did not.
- Yeah, I can see it in your eyes.
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248. You can barely resist the urge
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249. to leap up and start jumping around
like a Tarkassian razorbeast.
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250. - Guinan.
- Yeah.
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251. - This is ridiculous.
- That's right.
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252. And don't you dare join me, Ro Laren.
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253. You don't like jumping on beds.
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254. Yeah? I can jump higher.
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255. We think a molecular-reversion field
caused the ship to deteriorate.
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256. When the field penetrated the hull,
it affected the crew.
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257. When I tried to beam them off,
I couldn't get a lock.
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258. The field was masking
part of the patterns.
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259. The transporter only registered
part of the RVN patterns.
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260. That explains the missing sequences.
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261. With those sequences missing,
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262. the transporter
reconstructed them as children.
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263. Could the transporter
reverse the effects?
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264. Maybe. As long as there's no
reversion field to mask the patterns,
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265. we should be able to do it.
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266. Chief, can you adjust the scanners...
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267. - Bridge to Cmdr Riker.
- Go ahead.
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268. We are entering orbit
around Ligos VII.
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269. On my way. We'll discuss this later.
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270. Standard orbit, Ensign.
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271. Any sign of the science team?
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272. We've been scanning the area,
but our readings are being disrupted.
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273. Cause?
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274. Extreme fluctuations
in the electromagnetic field.
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275. However, there is no evidence
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276. of stellar or seismic activity
to cause the interference.
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277. Any response to our hails, Mr. Worf?
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278. No, sir. I've been attempting to...
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279. Commander,
two ships de-cloaking fore and aft.
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280. Klingon birds-of-prey. B'rel-class.
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281. Maximum shields.
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282. Take us out of orbit.
Mr. Worf, prepare to return fire.
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283. - Damage report.
- We have lost primary life support.
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284. - Switching to secondary systems.
- Lock phasers on target.
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285. - Phasers locked.
- Fire.
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286. Minor damage to one ship.
Its shields are holding.
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287. Starboard power coupling is down.
Warp engines are off line.
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288. - Shields?
- Down to 13 percent.
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289. Casualties reported
on deck 26 and 27.
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290. Sensors and secondary generators
are off line.
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291. Life support down to 67 percent.
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292. Engineering, status report.
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293. They took out auxiliary power
and emergency backup.
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294. It'll take an hour
to get warp power back on line.
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295. We have lost shields.
Heavy casualties on decks 35 to 40.
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296. I am detecting transporter signatures
in three cargo bays.
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297. We are being boarded.
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298. Come with me.
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299. Initiate intruder alert.
All Security teams report to...
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300. Put down your weapons!
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301. Computer,
deactivate command functions.
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302. Authorization, Riker Omega three.
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303. All command functions suspended.
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304. This is Morta.
We have secured the bridge.
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305. Begin transporting all able-bodied
adults to the surface.
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306. Come on. Get up there. Come on.
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307. They have locked out
the command functions.
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308. - You said they would not have time.
- You led the assault team.
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309. - You were too slow.
- You dare to blame me?
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310. We have secured the ship, DaiMon,
but Morta's incompetence...
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311. - My incompetence? You know...
- Enough!
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312. Where is the captain of this ship?
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313. I'm in command of this vessel.
Who are you?
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314. - And on whose authority...?
- I am DaiMon Lurin.
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315. And I declare this ship
to be a loss and open to claim
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316. according
to the Ferengi salvage code.
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317. You will cooperate
with our salvage operations,
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318. or we will begin executing your crew.
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319. - Is everyone alright?
- No injuries among the children.
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320. The Ferengi have taken control
of Engineering and decks 23 to 37.
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321. We have to assume
they have the bridge.
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322. What have they done with the younger
children? With my little girl?
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323. They're taking all the adults
down to the surface.
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324. They've kept the children on board.
Where was she?
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325. - In primary care on deck 14.
- She's probably still there.
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326. I wouldn't worry.
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327. We need to regain control
of the ship. Options?
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328. Flood the ship with anesthezine gas.
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329. That's been locked out
with the command functions.
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330. If they're typical Ferengi,
they'll be pleased with themselves,
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331. maybe even getting overconfident.
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332. Agreed. They might think they don't
need many crew to hold the ship.
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333. We could use surprise
to give us a tactical advantage.
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334. Tactical advantage?
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335. Jean-Luc,
look at your team for a minute.
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336. We're children.
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337. We can't allow our ship
to be commandeered.
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338. I'm not suggesting that we do, but
we can't act as if we were adults.
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339. What do you suggest we do?
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340. We look like children,
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341. maybe it's time
we started acting like children.
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342. I hope your profit margin's
high for this,
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343. because you're risking war
with the Federation.
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344. We're not affiliated
with the Ferengi Alliance.
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345. We are in business for ourselves.
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346. Yes, it will be highly profitable.
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347. For an investment of two surplus
Klingon ships,
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348. a few repairs and some weapons,
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349. we've netted a Federation
starship and her crew,
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350. not to mention
a planet rich in vendarite.
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351. So that's what this is all about.
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352. What did you do
with the science team?
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353. They've proved most helpful
in extracting the mineral.
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354. You used them as slave labourers.
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355. The addition of your crew
will greatly speed up the process.
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356. As for your ship...
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357. I'm sure that it will fetch
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358. a handsome price
on the Romulan market.
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359. But before that can happen,
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360. we need to regain access
to your central computer.
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361. You don't really think I'll help you?
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362. I think that mines on Ligos VII
can be very hazardous.
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363. Now, how many people on your ship?
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364. 1014.
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365. Very hazardous, Commander.
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366. Hello. I'm the classroom computer.
What can I do for you today?
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367. Computer,
display interior security grid.
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368. I'm sorry, but I can't do that.
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369. - Would you like to play a game?
- No, I would not.
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370. Computer, display
an internal schematic diagram.
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371. I'm sorry, but I can't do that.
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372. Would you like to see
some interesting plants or animals?
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373. It's a child's computer. Remember?
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374. Computer, can you show me a picture
of the inside of the Enterprise?
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375. Yes, I can. The Enterprise
is a Galaxy-class starship.
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376. Do you know how to spell Enterprise?
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377. - E-N-T-E-R...
- Delete audio.
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378. Alright, this'll have to do.
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379. We're here. There's a service conduit
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380. that runs to here and leads
to a Jefferies tube here.
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381. You and Ensign Ro will have to cross
this corridor to get to Engineering.
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382. Captain.
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383. Excellent. Ready?
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384. Make it so.
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385. - What the devil?
- I was just playing.
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386. I'm sorry, Captain.
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387. Alexander, would you mind
if I borrowed your toy for a while?
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388. - Go ahead.
- Thank you.
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389. After you.
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390. I've got the phasers, Captain.
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391. This is the first time these tubes
haven't seemed cramped.
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392. How much farther do we have to go?
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393. About 50 meters.
Don't tell me you're tired.
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394. I'm not as young as I used to be.
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395. This is it. Main Engineering.
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396. Now we wait.
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397. - Report?
- Mission accomplished, sir.
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398. - The one in sickbay never saw me.
- Very good.
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399. I'd say we're ready. Have you
figured out how to get to the bridge?
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400. I'm afraid
I can only think of one way.
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401. - What do you want?
- I need to see my father.
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402. - Go back inside.
- I need to see him now.
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403. Do not argue with me.
Go back inside!
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404. I need to see him now!
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405. Stop it! You've hurt me!
I want my father!
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406. Alright. Just stop that!
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407. - Let me go!
- Here he is!
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408. - Now be quiet!
- What is going on?
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409. Dad!
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410. - So, son, how are you?
- I'm OK.
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411. How are your friends,
Keiko, Guinan and Ro?
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412. They're OK, too.
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413. - But...
- What's wrong?
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414. Well, we don't have anything to do.
None of the games are working.
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415. The Ferengi made Daddy
turn off the main computer.
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416. Can't you just turn on the kids'
computer in schoolroom eight?
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417. We just want to play a few games.
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418. I don't know if they'll let me,
but I will ask.
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419. Thanks, Number One.
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420. He's my number-one dad.
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421. Here they come.
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422. How did it go?
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423. - Did Cmdr Riker get the message?
- He understood.
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424. We should have access very soon.
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425. Come in.
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426. I understand your son
was here to see you.
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427. That's right.
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428. We Ferengi do not bring our offspring
along with us aboard ship.
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429. Then, that's your loss.
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430. Our families
are one of our strengths.
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431. I think you will find
that they can also be a weakness.
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432. Unless you release the computer
to our control,
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433. I will execute every child
on this ship, beginning with yours.
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434. Even you wouldn't be that cruel.
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435. It is cruel to put children in danger
by bringing them aboard a starship.
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436. Alright.
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437. Just so you don't harm my son.
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438. You will release the computer and
show Morta exactly how to use it.
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439. Computer, release command control.
Authorization, Riker Omega three.
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440. Command functions restored.
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441. OK, Morta.
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442. The system is controlled by
three primary main-processor cores
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443. cross-linked
with a redundant melacortz ramistat,
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444. 14 kiloquad interface modules.
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445. The core element
is based on an FTL nanoprocessor
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446. with 25 bilateral kelilactirals,
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447. with 20 of those being slaved into
the primary heisenfram terminal.
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448. You do know
what a bilateral kelilactiral is?
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449. Well, of course I do, human.
I am not stupid.
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450. No, of course not.
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451. This isopalavial interface
controls the main firomactal drive.
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452. Don't touch that. You'll blow up
the entire firomactal drive.
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453. What is...
Wait. What is a firomactal drive?
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454. Just explain it to me.
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455. That is the firomactal-drive unit.
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456. It controls the ramistat core,
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457. and keeps the ontarian manifold
at 40,000 KRGs.
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458. The drive is powered by...
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459. Command lockout has been released.
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460. Accessing transporter.
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461. Weapons-deactivation program
in place.
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462. Transporter security force field
standing by. We're ready.
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463. - Tag.
- You're it.
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464. Yes?
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465. I found this in the schoolroom.
Is it yours?
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466. That just leaves two on the bridge.
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467. - Wait here until I return.
- Yes, sir.
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468. The ramistat kiloquad capacity
is a function,
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469. square root of the intermix ratio
times the sum of the plasma quotient.
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470. Come in.
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471. I believe you're in my chair.
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472. Captain's log, stardate 46236.3.
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473. We've taken Lurin and his men
into custody.
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474. The Ferengi Alliance has denied
any knowledge of these renegades.
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475. With the mining operation closed
and our crew on board,
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476. we can now turn our attention
to other problems.
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477. Phase inducers activated.
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478. - Energy levels nominal.
- I'm loading the adult patterns.
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479. Transposition matrix locked in.
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480. That should do it, Captain.
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481. Energize.
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482. - How do you feel?
- I feel fine.
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483. Everything seems a little smaller.
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484. It's my mother.
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485. The funny thing is,
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486. I never really drew a picture of her
when I was young.
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487. It's just for some reason,
I wanted to now.
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488. That's the wonderful thing
about crayons,
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489. they can take you to more places
than a starship.
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490. - It's my turn, isn't it?
- Only if you're ready.
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491. It's not quite as bad
as I remembered it.
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492. Being a child, I mean.
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493. Well, we'd better get going.
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494. Well, what's the hurry?
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495. I mean, the transporter
will still be there.
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496. Why don't you pass me the royal blue?
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497. - Here.
- Thank you.
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498. - Did you do this one, too?
- I did all of them.
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499. All of them?
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