my a alogies, mr. spock. you suspect some danger in them? insufficient facts always invite danger, captain. well, i'd better get some facts. rig for towing. aye-aye, sir. make course for starbase 12. aye, sir. that will be all. bones? but my compliments. not that good. there's something inside this man that refuses to accept death. now, look at that-- even as he is now, his heart valve action hahatwice the power of yours and mine, lung efficiency 50% better. was all about. i'd estimate he could lift us both with one arm. doctor, will he live? it appears he will, lieutenant. i'd like to talk to you. if i were to rate your performance as a member of the landing party today-- lieutenant, at any one time, the safety of this entire vessel might depend on the performance of a single crewman aboard, and the fact that you find a man strangely compelling to you personally-- not personally, captain. professionally. my profession is historian, and to find a specimen from the past alive-- i mean, the sheer delight of examining his mind. and men were mor