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DBoon

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2. Patterns of Force (Star Trek: The Original Series)

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 1, 2025, 05:47 PM

Jul 1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patterns_of_Force_(Star_Trek:_The_Original_Series)

The nominal ruler of a Nazi-like regime is kept drugged and is occasionally wheeled out for rambling, incoherent public appearances.

Meanwhile, his ambitious and power hungry lieutenant is actually weilding power.

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