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<v ->Every one of them appears to be suffering</v>

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from theta radiation exposure.

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<v Janeway>Poison.</v>

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<v ->The vessel is ejecting massive quantities</v>

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of contaminated anti-matter

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<v ->My civilization produces over 6 billion isotons</v>

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of industrial byproduct every day.

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This region is a perfect disposal site.

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<v ->Problem is somebody lives here.</v>

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<v ->One species.</v>

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<v ->One's enough.</v>

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My people use antimatter as well,

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but we found ways to purify the reactants

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so there's no toxic waste.

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We'll show you.

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(laser zapping)

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<v ->Captain, according to our research,</v>

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warp fields cause a dangerous reaction

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in this region of space.

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<v ->Our planet is already being affected.</v>

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We have measured large gravitational shifts

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throughout our system.

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<v ->If something isn't done,</v>

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our planet will become uninhabitable.

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<v ->They believe that if these regions continue to be exposed</v>

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to warp field energy, they will rupture.

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Subspace will extrude into normal space, forming a rift.

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<v ->It's like pacing up and down on the same piece of carpet.</v>

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Eventually you wear it out.

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<v ->That analogy is essentially correct, sir.</v>

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<v ->Each starship that passes through the corridor</v>

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at warp brings us one step closer to forming a rift.

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<v ->I agree, that is a possibility.</v>

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(laser zapping)

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<v Winn>Are you familiar with Rakantha Province?</v>

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<v ->It's a farming community.</v>

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<v ->And it used to be one of the most productive</v>

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agricultural regions on Bajor.

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The Cardassians poisoned much of our farmlands

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before they left,

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and Rakantha has been mostly barren wasteland ever since.

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After years of research, the agricultural ministry

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has finally developed reclamators,

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which can detoxify the soil and make it fertile again.

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<v ->It's very interesting,</v>

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but what does it have to do with me.

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<v ->Patience, child.</v>

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In six months, it will be planting season in Rakantha.

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By this time next year, we can be producing boton,

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moreka, and salam grass,

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all valuable commodities for export.

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If we can attract interstellar commerce to Bajor,

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it will only enhance our application

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for membership in the Federation.

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<v ->I understand.</v>

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<v ->Your report to the Federation was a tissue of lies.</v>

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You described environmental, physical, cultural conditions

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that would make Gideon a paradise.

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<v ->And so it was!</v>

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A long, long time ago, what we described was true.

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The atmosphere on Gideon has always been germ-free.

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And the people flourished

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in their physical and spiritual perfection.

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Eventually, even the lifespan increased.

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Death became almost unknown to us.

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<v ->Those are conditions most people would envy.</v>

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<v ->The birth rate continued to rise and the population grew,</v>

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until now Gideon is encased in a living mass.

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<v ->Then let your people learn</v>

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about the devices to safely prevent conception.

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The Federation will provide anything you need.

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<v ->But you see,</v>

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the people of Gideon have always believed

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that life is sacred.

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<v Burnham>This drought's gonna last 89 years.</v>

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The Crepusculans are facing extinction as a species.

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See those egg sacs?

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Those are their offspring.

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<v Georgiou>They've survived here</v>

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for over a thousand years, Michael.

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<v Burnham>Right, and if we don't do something now,</v>

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they won't live another thousand hours.

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The ambient radiation from a nearby meteor drilling accident

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dried out their water table.

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If we can get in and out without making contact,

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we can steer clear of General Order One.

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And there is the well.

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<v Data>The boy is afraid of me.</v>

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<v ->There's nothing personal, Data.</v>

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You have to remember, these people have rejected technology.

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<v ->I am the personification of everything</v>

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they have rejected.

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<v ->How about a passive radiation scan?</v>

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<v ->There appear to be strong neutrino emissions</v>

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coming from the lake.

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<v ->Captain!</v>

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I believe I know what is causing the neutrino emissions.

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<v ->Just a few loose ends to tie up.</v>

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<v ->We're not interested in such things.</v>

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<v ->I am.</v>

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(gentle whirring)

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<v ->It is a holographic projection.</v>

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Incomplete, I might add.

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<v ->Question is why would anyone want to create</v>

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one of our village?

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<v ->To deceive the Ba'ku?</v>

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<v ->Deceive us?</v>

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<v ->To move you off this planet.</v>

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You go to sleep one night in the village,

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wake up the next morning on this flying holodeck

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transported en masse.

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In a few days, get relocated on a similar planet

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without ever realizing it.

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<v ->Why would the Federation or the Son'a</v>

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wish to move the Ba'ku?

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<v ->I don't know.</v>

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(meteoric thudding)

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<v ->This is the president of the United Federation.</v>

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<v ->Do not approach Earth!</v>

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The transmissions of an orbiting probe

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are causing critical damage to this planet.

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It has almost totally ionized our atmosphere.

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All power sources have failed.

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All Earth-orbiting starships are powerless.

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The probe is vaporizing our oceans.

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We cannot survive unless a way can be found

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to respond to the probe.

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Save your energy, save yourselves.

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Avoid the planet Earth at all costs.

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Farewell.

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<v ->Have you ever seen a real tomato?</v>

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<v ->I've never had any food</v>

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that didn't come from a replicator.

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<v ->Try one.</v>

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(Soji chuckles)

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<v ->Good?</v>

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<v ->It tastes so</v>

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real,

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real and so much better.

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<v ->What we're doing is so exciting, so inspiring.</v>

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We take a lifeless planet

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and little by little, transform it

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into an M-class environment capable of supporting life.

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Terraforming makes you feel a little god-like.

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The first phase involves selecting the planet.

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That's very important.

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It must have the right mass and gravity,

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a correct rate of rotation, and a balanced day and night.

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The planet must also be without life

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or the prospect of life developing naturally.

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The Federation determines if that's so.

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Then,

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we take over.

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This station is phase 2.

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Phase 3 involves water.

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Usually, we create basins using hydraulic landscaping,

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but the water on this planet is subsurface

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and extremely high in salt content.

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We're just about to begin pumping and filtering the water,

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removing the salt, oxygenating, and replacing.

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we introduce micro-organisms.

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And when the process is complete,

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we'll have a lush, arable biosphere.

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<v Riker>You make it sound poetic.</v>

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<v Luisa>I think it's the best job in the universe.</v>