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Number / Name
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Why I liked it
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169 / 4:1
Scorpion, part II
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Going against direct orders.
Collective mind and individuality.
Liberating a "prisoner". Gaining a new crrewmember.
A fight. Friendship.
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170 / 4:2
The gift
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An unwilling refugee. No right to choose.
Psychokinetics. Development. Mind over matter. Mind without matter.
A crewmember leaving.
A long step closer to home.
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172 / 4:3
Day of honor
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Are traditions dead and stupid, or is there a point to them?
Prejudice.
Worst day of my life.
Stranded in the middle of nowhere.
Facing death. Admitting love.
Sharing/giving replaces taking.
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171 / 4:4
Nemesis
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War. Brainwashed into being a good soldier, hating the enemy. Hate.
A language, subtly different.
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173 / 4:5
Revulsion
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Romance. Falling in love.
The doctor finds a soul mate.
Fear of germs. Of anything biological. Or hate?
Superiority. Insanity.
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174 / 4:6
The raven
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Relaxation. Imagination.
Flashbacks. To the childhood home. Regaining lost memories.
Everything was going so well, when suddenly...
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175 / 4:7
Scientific method
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Adolescent love.
Stress.
A strange epidemic.
Invisibility.
A spy.
Human guinea pigs. Is it worth it?
Rather dead then not free.
Really good.
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176 / 4:8
Year of hell
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Fun with time: changing the past.
Precision. Perfection.
Heavy damage to the ship.
The family stays together.
A blind crewmember.
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177 / 4:9
Year of hell, part II
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Obsession.
Genocide.
Accidentally killing a spouse.
Facing death.
It's easy to destroy, and hard to create/preserve.
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178 / 4:10
Random thoughts
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Telepathy.
Violence, even violent thoughts, illegal. Curing violence, removing the violent thoughts. Can't be done.
Make something illegal, and a black market appears.
A murder investigation.
Exploration.
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179 / 4:11
Concerning flight
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Stealing.
Leonardo da Vinci in "America": high tech. Needing to understand.
The pupil surpassing the master.
Low tech saving the day. It is fascinating to fly.
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180 / 4:12
Mortal coil
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A dead crewmember. Revived.
Religious crisis.
Talking a suicide down.
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182 / 4:13
Waking moments
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Dreams. Nightmares. Some can't wake up. Lucid dreaming. A fight, fought in dreams. A communal dream.
Reality.
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181 / 4:14
Message in a bottle
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A way to "write home"? To get home for some!
A prototype ship. With neat abilities.
Improvisation.
Meeting the supposedly improved replacement.
Humor.
Polite, obediant ... or not.
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183 / 4:15
Hunters
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Mail home? A way home? News from home. Some of it bad.
Estranged father. A new, better family.
Hunting humans for sport.
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184 / 4:16
Prey
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Compassion. Not killing the enemy, when it can be avoided.
Letting a dangerous hunter go after a dangerous enemy.
No sacrifices.
Refusing to obey orders.
Individuality.
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185 / 4:17
Retrospect
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Repressed memory. Psychotherapy. Violated. But - is the memory true?
Falsely accused? Ruined.
Guilt. Learning from our mistakes.
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186-187 / 4:18-19
The killing game
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If our crew were in WW2.
A ship of peace and exploration now studying the art of hunting and killing.
A hunting species needing to change, or they will die.
If our crew were Klingon.
If a man mistakes a friend for an enemy.
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188 / 4:20
Vis à vis
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Career crisis. Love crisis.
A sort of possession. Everybody acting irresponsibly.
"Parking". Cute.
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189 / 4:21
The omega directive
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Secrecy.
Dangerous science. Suppress it?
Striving for perfection.
Not doing it alone.
Something higher than P.D.!
Being a good boss.
Religion.
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190 / 4:22
Unforgettable
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Amnesia.
Romance. Rekindled. Is it a given that the same 2 people will fall in love under all
circumstances?
A society nobedy can leave. And secret.
The right to choose.
Fascinating.
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191 / 4:23
Living witness
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How accurate is history? A museum. What if accuracy is inconvenient? Does it matter?
Inequality.
Skipping years. Rip van Winkle.
Accused of war crimes.
What stays big, even after centuries?
If the crew was evil.
Great!
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192 / 4:24
Demon
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Energy crisis. Low lights. Cramped space.
Impersonators. Without knowing it. Clones.
Life becoming aware.
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193 / 4:25
One
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Facing people, learning social skills.
Facing isolation. Hallucinating. Paranoia.
Hibernation.
Good!
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194 / 4:26
Hope and fear
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Unlocking hidden information.
A shortcut home?
Intuition.
The "child" breaking away from the "parent".
Linguistic genius.
Getting a new family, fearing meeting it.
Revenge will fail.
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Anne McCaffrey
