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Captain's log.

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Stardate 1421.9.

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It's not often that losing

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a crew member is cause for celebration.

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But our young science officer
Lynne Lucero has been promoted.

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She's taking command of
the research vesselCabot

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above Pragine 63.

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They're lucky to have her.

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You know, this place isn't
gonna be the same without you.

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Ah, you'll get by. But if
you do get into trouble,

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I can always come to your rescue
in my little research ship.

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I can think of easier assignments. Hmm.

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A civilization on the brink of starvation

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on the edge of Klingon space,
and Starfleet wants you

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to intervene on their behalf,

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without the Klingons ever knowing.

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Seems like a fun challenge to me.

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I admire your optimism.

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Well, it got me this far, sir.

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You ready? I feel ready.

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Any advice from a salty old captain?

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Don't show any weakness,
or they will eat you alive.

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Yeah, I'm-I'm kidding. You're
gonna have a great time. Go.

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Thank you, sir. Just, uh, one tip.

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You got this job because you
are a brilliant scientist.

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But you're gonna find that
not everybody's on your level.

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If you know what I mean. You're right.

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Some are gonna be even better than me.

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There's that optimism again.

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Good luck out there,

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Captain.

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You, too, Captain.

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We've been sharing resources
with the soil department.

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Together, we're hoping to get the pH levels

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in our targeted areas up
to 6.0 within a decade.

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That sounds promising.

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I'm glad you took the
initiative on collaboration.

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And we're exploring a third option.
Edward Larkin?

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What has your department been up to?

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I don't have a department.

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It's-it's just me.

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What have you been up to? I-I also,

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I didn't know we were
sharing resources, so...

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Yeah. Um, okay.

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I got it.

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It's all right, take your time.

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Yeah, I was just getting it...

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I think it's broken. It's broken.

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Yeah. Thank you for, uh, fixing it.

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It wa... it was broken.

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I've been working with sample specimens

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from a species native to lota Geminorum IV.

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Tribleustes ventricosus.

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People call them, uh, "tribbles" for short.

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Aw.

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Pretty darn cute. Yeah.

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And if you, uh, take all
the fur off underneath,

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it's-it's all meat.

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Like a scallop. Blood red.

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You want to eat them?

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I-I don't want to eat them.

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Uh, I was thinking of introducing them

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as a food source for the Calations.

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Although I have, uh,

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I have eaten one or two,

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um...

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for research purposes.

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I fed one to Noel the other
day, and he enjoyed it.

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Noel is a foodie.

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But I'm no chef.

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Um...

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The only problem

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with this particular species
is that they breed very slowly.

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But with some genetic
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that process and we could,
we could make a ton of these.

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Let me ask you: are they intelligent?

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It's hard to say. Uh, as you can see,

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they-they don't have a face.

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But they're very slow-moving,
so they would be easy to hunt.

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And actually, one fell
off my desk the other day,

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and it-it just died
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So even if they were intelligent,

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I feel like they would
be very easy to capture

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and then eat... No, I was

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more concerned with the moral implications.

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For the tribble? Well, sure.

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I could, uh, genetically manipulate the DNA

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to make them all brain-damaged.

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And that way, that would, um...

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uh, solve that. You know,

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I think our focus should
be on primary food sources,

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so why don't we just put
a pin in the tribbles work

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and move you over to climatology?

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Well, I'm a protein specialist, so I-I...

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climatology's...

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Well, we're all scientists here.

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Learning things is kind
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All right, moving on. I'd
like to talk oceanography.

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: I think we have a real opportunity

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to boost our overall...

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New boss, huh?

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Barf.

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I think people like her.

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Nah.

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One extra large salad.

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Enjoy. No, they don't.

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No, they don't.

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Well, I look forward to more
fascinating work from you.

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Thank you, sir.

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Edward? May I see you in my office?

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Yeah.

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My commanding officer at
Starfleet received a series

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of anonymous messages last night about me.

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Oh. W-Wha... uh, what did they say?

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They said that I'm bad at my job,

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that I should be replaced immediately

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and that I'm "dumb."

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That's so weird.

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I mean, do you think that
you're, uh, bad at your job?

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Or do you think that you're dumb?

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I've talked to a number
of scientists on board,

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and they all agree, you are an
extremely talented biologist.

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I mean, I like to think
that I'm good at my job.

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Yeah, they also agree that this behavior

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is not unexpected from you. What behavior?

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You mean the messages?
'Cause those were anonymous.

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You know, "anonymous" means that.

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I... you don't know who sent them.

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Okay.

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Personal issues aside, I just don't think

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you're the right fit for the
kind of work we're doing here,

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so I've requested to have you transferred.

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Captain, but... This conversation's over.

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You're dismissed. Right, but...

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This is the end of the conversation.

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- Captain, if I could...
- You can't.

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- Right, but...
- The conversation's over.

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That's the end. Well, technically,

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the conversation is not over,
because I can keep talking,

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and then the conversation is...

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is-is continuing. I-I don't know how
you made it this far in your career

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behaving like this.

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You think I'm dumb? This is
why I ended the conversation.

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I'm having you transferred.
End of conversation.

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It would be rude and
irresponsible to end the conv...

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The conversation's over.But...

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Edward. Remember earlier, I said...

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Larkin.Yep. All right, fine.

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I'm... not... dumb.

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Lock down environmental control.

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Hey, what's going on?

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There's been a lab breach.

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Need my help?

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They're so cute.

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Wow. Oh, my God.

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Uh, wh-who did this?

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Edward.

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You do realize you...

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You do realize you
disobeyed a direct order?

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I'm going to have to put that on your file.

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This isn't going to be good for you.

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But... But it worked.

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Captain, we have a problem.
There's more of them.

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Feel the meat on these.

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There's a transport coming in two days,

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and you're gonna be on it.

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? They call me Johnny Appleseed ?

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? I've come to plant my seeds, indeed ?

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? I've come to plant 'em in the ground ?

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? They'll blossom soon for miles around ?

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? Here's a seed, plant it deep

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? Seeds can earn their board and keep ?

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? Here's a seed, take good care ?

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? Soon you'll find an orchard there ?

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? An apple tree's a sheer delight ?

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? In spring, it's like a cloud of white ?

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? In summer, it's a cloud of green ?

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? Its shade'll make you feel serene ?

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? Here's a seed, take good care ?

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? Soon you'll find an orchard there. ?

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The tribbles got into the ship's circuitry.

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Transporters are off-line.

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They're proliferating
at an exponential rate.

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It'll be a matter of hours
before the ship won't be able

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to provide enough oxygen.

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Can anyone tell me how
they're breeding this quickly?

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I analyzed a newborn tribble.
They're born pregnant.

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Well, when you mix human
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crazy stuff happens.

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Sorry, you used human DNA? Yeah.

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Whose DNA? Look,

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I think we're getting off track, all right?

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I mean, if we all eat
our fair share of these,

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the population will even itself out.Edward.

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Whose DNA?

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It was mine.

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But, like...

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like Noel's DNA would be any better?

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Okay, we need to focus our energy

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on containment. Tactical,

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set phaser rifles to "stun."
Move through the decks

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in groups of three. Yes, sir.

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I'm not helping.

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Attention, all personnel.

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Decks one through six are
confirmed fire hazard areas.

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Go, go, go! Do not attempt to access.

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Warning: overload.

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Malfunction critical.

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Go! Hurry!

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Captain.

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You thought it wouldn't work. Edward,

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we have to go now!

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You said I was dumb. Edward, please.

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I'm not dumb.

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I'm smart. Edward!

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No, I never said you were dumb.

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You messaged my bosses
and told them I was dumb.

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I made one of the most
important scientific discoveries

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of our time!

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I'm not the dumb one! You...

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With less than two weeks
under your command,

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theCabot science vessel
saw an on board experiment

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go beyond your control.

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One crew member was tragically lost,

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and the ship itself suffered

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a total and complete structural failure.

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And then, of course,
a genetically modified species

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managed to find its way to the surface

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of Pragine 63,

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forcing the evacuation of
an entire civilization.

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And we've just gotten
word these creatures have

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made their way into Klingon space.

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So let's add a diplomatic
crisis to all of this.

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But according to your
report, this entire calamity

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was all caused by one crew member.

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How do you explain that?

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He was an idiot.

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Oh, no. Out of cereal?

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With new Tribbles, you'll
never run out of cereal again.

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Tribbles is the only cereal
with self-replication,

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so the fun never stops.

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And neither do the Tribbles.

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There's a prize at the bottom of each box.

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: Not that you'll ever get to the bottom.

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And only Tribbles has the taste kids love.

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Mmm, so furry. It tickles!

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And meaty, so it really fills me up.

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Parents love that Tribbles
are packed with 18 essential

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vitamins and minerals... and Edward.

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Tribbles contain more human DNA
than any other leading brands.

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That's the building blocks of life.

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Override your replicator safety protocols

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and set it for Tribbles.

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In Original, Hairy Berry,

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and new Spicy Ranch.

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? When your tummy needs a nibble ?

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? Pour a bowl of Tribbles

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We're pregnant... with flavor.

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