captain, course set for mockus 3. stand ready, mr. sulu. how long before thecolumbus comes on board? 23 minutes, sir. enterprise,this isgalileo. come in, plelee. enterprise. nothing, sir. just ionic interference. that's it. how about weight? if we shed every ounce, we might be able to achieve orbit. and how long can we hold it? a few hours, no longer. but if we time it right, we can cut out of orbit and save enough fuel for a controlled reentry. to land here again. not a very attractive possibility. we have very few alternatives, mr. spock. dr. mccoy, mr. boma. maybe eight minutes if the weight's right. gentlemen, the ship will lift off in exactly 10 minutes. you have that long to bury mr. gaetano. now, it appears to be clclr outside, at least for the moment. i'll assist you. thecolumbus is aboard, sir. the flight hatch is closed. transporter room reports last of the landing parties have beamed safely up. all systems report secured for warp factors. mr. sulu, proceed on course for mockus 3... at space normal speed. space normal, sir? those

en route to mockus 3 with a cargo of medical supplpls. our course leads us past murasaki 312, a quasar-like formation, vague, undefined. priceless opportunity for scientific investigation. on board is galactic high commissioner ferris, overseeing the delivery of the medicines to mockus 3. captain to shuttlecraftgalileo-- stand by, mr. spock. i remind you, captain, to get those emergen i'm entirely opposed to this delay. cy medical supplies to mockus 3 in time for their transfer to the new paris colony. no problem, commissioner. that i have standing orders to investigate all quasars and quasar-like phenomena wherever they may be encountered. besides... it's three days to mockus. and the rendezvous doesn't take place for five. i don't like to take chances. the plague is out of control on new paris. we must get those drugs there on time. no problem. captain togalileo-- all systems cleared for takeoff. power up. all instruments activated. all l adings normal. all go. readings normal... acceleration normal... phase one separation nororl. posit

en route to mockus 3 with a cargo of medical supplpls. our course leads us past murasaki 312, a quasar-like formation, vague, undefined. priceless opportunity for scientific investigation. on board is galactic high commissioner ferris, overseeing the delivery of the medicines to mockus 3. captain to shuttlecraftgalileo-- stand by, mr. spock. i remind you, captain, to get those emergen i'm entirely opposed to this delay. cy medical supplies to mockus 3 in time for their transfer to the new paris colony. no problem, commissioner.