ALTA 1: We will commence. State the circumstance by which you came to be aboard Deep Space Vehicle II.
BLAKE: We call it the Liberator. It was found abandoned and drifting in space. I was part of a crew that was put on board.
ALTA 1: State the astral location in which you found DSV II.
BLAKE: I don't know it. My nearest point of reference is a Federation prison planet called Cygnus Alpha.
ALTA 1: State any further information you have regarding DSV II.
BLAKE: We assume it had been in a space battle.
ALTA 1: State any further information you have regarding ... regarding ... regarding ...
ALTA 2: [At dome, it gargles] Circuitry disturbances are continuing. An outside influence has been analyzed.
ALTA 1: We will resume the questioning when the disturbance has been rectified. [Rises and walks towards the door]
BLAKE: It's nice to know that computers can have their bad days, too.
ALTA 1: The System is infallible. [Exits]
BLAKE: [Under his breath] Orac!
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