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— How are you? You have been in Afghanistan, I perceive.
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Allow me to introduce you to Euglassia Watsonia.
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When asked why he has such a strong interest in learning everything there is to know about the technical abilities of a Starship, Kirk said he was facing one of his own fears. As a ship captain, he realizes he is not just responsible for an incredibly complex machine, but also a crew. In space, getting something just a little bit wrong is not an option. Believing that his high confidence in himself, and his crew, is his greatest tool in completing any mission, Kirk always wants to be sure that he never puts himself, or his crew, in a situation where his lack of technical knowledge increases the jeopardy of the situation. [x]
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… Tolkien’s own misadventures with his first automobile, purchased in 1932, were the source of some of Mr. Bliss’s escapades. Tolkien was known to accelerate across busy intersections crying out ‘Charge ‘em and they scatter!’ and once knocked down a stone wall during a family vacation.
Captain Jack Harkness’s very first line
Tove Jansson’s cover for the Finnish Edition of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit.
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The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde
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