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"Admiral," Sonak called softly from his station, "the Recovery is showing keen interest in the shielded Klingon ship."

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"She is once again reconfiguring her course into Tholian space," Sonak continued, then paused, frowning slightly as he noticed something on his readout.

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She glanced at Sonak and he nodded at her, indicating he was hearing the same.

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"Aye, sir," Sonak replied, his coolness in sharp contrast to his superior's agitation.

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The Paladin's science officer seemed more relaxed than Spook had ever been -- but Sonak, as a pure Vulcan, had never had to prove worthy of his own heritage.

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"Admiral," Sonak said, his tone perceptibly more placid, "Recovery is scanning us -- and she has lowered her shields."

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Keeping one eye and ear on the viewscreen, she screwed her receiver even tighter in her other ear and cued in the new transmission, signaling Sonak and sending it to his science station at the same time.

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Even so, Sonak must have remembered Kirk's earlier statement about the lack of rules in warfare, for he finally said, "I believe I can handle that, sir."

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Sonak struggled back to his chair, then checked his station.

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Tell Commander Sonak that the strange programming in Recovery's system is a tertiary-based code.

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