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    In effetti arrivano un po' random le mail. Quella del pezzo è
    arrivata dopo anche a me.<br>
    Comunque mi è piaciuto moltissimo... fa morir dal ridere, specie per
    quanto riguarda reazioni e interazioni tra questi disgraziati.<br>
    Però è vero che non facevamo nulla di male XD<br>
    <br>
    Maddy<br>
    <br>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Il 08/07/2015 18:41, Silvia Bianchini
      ha scritto:<br>
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cite="mid:CA+=t2B_fukVRHcLHLTz=4Om2SmD+NMHR0E_Nkd=uHYy2+YVuYA@mail.gmail.com"
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      <p dir="ltr">Forte e chiaro ;-)</p>
      <div class="gmail_quote">Il 08/lug/2015 18:36, "Silvia Brunati"
        <<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:sbrunati@gmail.com">sbrunati@gmail.com</a>>
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          <div dir="ltr">Ehm... e le mie? Le ricevete?<br>
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            <div class="gmail_quote">Il giorno 8 luglio 2015 16:47,
              Franco Carretti <span dir="ltr"><<a
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                  href="mailto:ferris.bueller@mail.com" target="_blank"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ferris.bueller@mail.com">ferris.bueller@mail.com</a></a>></span>
              ha scritto:<br>
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                    <div>Io per ora le tue le ricevo... penso tutte
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                          <div style="margin:0 0 10px 0"><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday,
                            July 08, 2015 at 4:45 PM<br>
                            <b>From:</b> "Silvia Bianchini" <<a
                              moz-do-not-send="true"
                              href="mailto:ltcomm.sibi@gmail.com"
                              target="_blank"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ltcomm.sibi@gmail.com">ltcomm.sibi@gmail.com</a></a>>
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                                <b>To:</b> "USS Hope" <<a
                                  moz-do-not-send="true"
                                  href="mailto:stml17@gioco.net"
                                  target="_blank"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:stml17@gioco.net">stml17@gioco.net</a></a>><br>
                                <b>Subject:</b> Re: [Stml17] Rest -
                                02-01: Del come e del perché ci
                                ritroviamo con una navetta conficcata in
                                Sala Macchine</div>
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                                <p>Mi date conferma che i miei messaggi
                                  arrivano?</p>
                                <div class="gmail_quote">Il 08/lug/2015
                                  16:41, "Silvia Bianchini" <<a
                                    moz-do-not-send="true"
                                    href="http://ltcomm.sibi@gmail.com"
                                    target="_blank"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ltcomm.sibi@gmail.com">ltcomm.sibi@gmail.com</a></a>>
                                  ha scritto:
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                                    <p>Continuo a non ricevere le mail
                                      di Federico... Solo quelle di
                                      Franco...</p>
                                    <div class="gmail_quote">Il
                                      08/lug/2015 16:37, "Franco
                                      Carretti" <<a
                                        moz-do-not-send="true"
                                        href="http://ferris.bueller@mail.com"
                                        target="_blank"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ferris.bueller@mail.com">ferris.bueller@mail.com</a></a>>
                                      ha scritto:
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                                            <div>Tranquillo correggo io
                                              quando metto online (e non
                                              posso mettere online
                                              finchè non ho preparato la
                                              cover)
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                                                    July 08, 2015 at
                                                    4:11 PM<br>
                                                    <b>From:</b> "federico
                                                    pirazzoli" <<a
                                                      moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://cmdrtkar@gmail.com" target="_blank"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:cmdrtkar@gmail.com">cmdrtkar@gmail.com</a></a>><br>
                                                    <b>To:</b> "USS
                                                    Hope" <<a
                                                      moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://stml17@gioco.net" target="_blank"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:stml17@gioco.net">stml17@gioco.net</a></a>><br>
                                                    <b>Subject:</b> Re:
                                                    [Stml17] Rest -
                                                    02-01: Del come e
                                                    del perché ci
                                                    ritroviamo con una
                                                    navetta conficcata
                                                    in Sala Macchine</div>
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                                                    <div>REFUSISSIMO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
                                                      <div> </div>
                                                      <div>mi cospargo
                                                        il capo di
                                                        ceneri...la
                                                        frase corretta
                                                        è:</div>
                                                      <div> </div>
                                                      <div> "Però a
                                                        bordo c'é una
                                                        forma di
                                                        vita..." fece
                                                        notare Xyr,
                                                        quasi strappando
                                                        di mano
                                                        l'analizzatore
                                                        all'Umano. La
                                                        bella Andoriana
                                                        digitò alcuni
                                                        comandi con le
                                                        lunghe ed
                                                        affusolate dita
                                                        blu. In
                                                        risposta,
                                                        l'analisi
                                                        avviata
                                                        dall'Ingegnere
                                                        Capo venne messa
                                                        in secondo piano
                                                        ed il piccolo
                                                        schermo
                                                        evidenziò un
                                                        diagramma d'onda
                                                        che prima
                                                        compariva solo
                                                        come un piccolo
                                                        simbolo di
                                                        sfondo "<b>non
                                                          riesco ad
                                                          avere una
                                                          lettura chiara
                                                          sulla specie,
                                                          ma c'è...</b>"</div>
                                                      <div> </div>
                                                      <div>Chiedo
                                                        perdono</div>
                                                    </div>
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                                                      <div>
                                                        <div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <div><b
style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.0px;line-height:21.0px">_________________________________________________________________________</b></div>
                                                          <b
style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.0px;line-height:21.0px">Da</b><span
style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.0px;line-height:21.0px">:
                                                          Comandante del
                                                          sommergibile </span><i
style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.0px;line-height:21.0px">Sea
                                                          Tiger</i><br
style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.0px;line-height:21.0px">
                                                          <b
style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.0px;line-height:21.0px">A</b><span
style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.0px;line-height:21.0px">:
                                                          Ufficio
                                                          Approvvigionamenti
                                                          Arsenale di
                                                          Cavite,
                                                          Filippine.</span><br
style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.0px;line-height:21.0px">
                                                          <b
style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.0px;line-height:21.0px">Tramite</b><span
style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.0px;line-height:21.0px">:
                                                          Comando Forze
                                                          Subacquee.</span><br
style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.0px;line-height:21.0px">
                                                          <b
style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.0px;line-height:21.0px">Oggetto</b><span
style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.0px;line-height:21.0px">:
                                                          Carta
                                                          igienica.</span><br
style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.0px;line-height:21.0px">
                                                          <b
style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.0px;line-height:21.0px">#1</b><span
style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.0px;line-height:21.0px">.
                                                          Il 6 giugno
                                                          1941 questa
                                                          nave ha
                                                          inoltrato una
                                                          richiesta di
                                                          150 rotoli di
                                                          carta
                                                          igienica. Il
                                                          16 dicembre
                                                          1941 detta
                                                          richiesta è
                                                          stata
                                                          restituita con
                                                          la
                                                          stampigliatura:
                                                          "Materiale
                                                          sconosciuto.
                                                          Richiesta
                                                          annullata."</span><br
style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.0px;line-height:21.0px">
                                                          <b
style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.0px;line-height:21.0px">#2</b><span
style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.0px;line-height:21.0px">.
                                                          Il Comandante
                                                          del
                                                          sommergibile </span><i
style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.0px;line-height:21.0px">Sea
                                                          Tiger</i><span
style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.0px;line-height:21.0px"> non
                                                          può fare a
                                                          meno di
                                                          domandarsi
                                                          cosa viene
                                                          usato
                                                          all'Approvvigionamento
                                                          di Cavite in
                                                          sostituzione
                                                          di questo
                                                          "materiale
                                                          sconosciuto",
                                                          un tempo
                                                          perfettamente
                                                          noto a questo
                                                          Comando. </span>
                                                          <div><span
style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.0px;line-height:21.0px">_________________________________________________________________________</span></div>
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                                                        class="gmail_quote">Il
                                                        giorno 8 luglio
                                                        2015 15:46,
                                                        Franco Carretti
                                                        <span><<a
                                                          moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://ferris.bueller@mail.com" target="_blank"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ferris.bueller@mail.com">ferris.bueller@mail.com</a></a>></span>
                                                        ha scritto:
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                                                          <div>Santoddio
                                                          che pezzone!
                                                          Fantastico!</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>C'è solo
                                                          un punto
                                                          strano:</div>
                                                          <div><span> </span></div>
                                                          <div><span><em><span
style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:12.0px;line-height:19.2px">"Però a
                                                          bordo c'é una
                                                          forma di
                                                          vita..." fece
                                                          notare Xyr,
                                                          quasi
                                                          strappando di
                                                          mano
                                                          l'analizzatore
                                                          all'Umano. La
                                                          bella
                                                          Andoriana
                                                          digitò alcuni
                                                          comandi con le
                                                          lunghe ed
                                                          affusolate
                                                          dita blu. In
                                                          risposta,
                                                          l'analisi
                                                          avviata
                                                          dall'Ingegnere
                                                          Capo venne
                                                          messa in
                                                          secondo piano
                                                          ed il piccolo
                                                          schermo
                                                          evidenziò un
                                                          diagramma
                                                          d'onda che
                                                          prima
                                                          compariva solo
                                                          come un
                                                          piccolo
                                                          simbolo di
                                                          sfondo "si
                                                          direbbe un
                                                          Betazoide..."</span></em></span></div>
                                                          <div><span> </span></div>
                                                          <div><span
                                                          style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:12.0px;line-height:19.2px">Quindi
                                                          Xyr aveva
                                                          visto che era
                                                          betazoide, ma
                                                          poi in sala
                                                          riunioni:</span></div>
                                                          <div><span> </span></div>
                                                          <div><span><em><span
style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:12.0px;line-height:19.2px">“Non
                                                          sono
                                                          Romulani?”
                                                          domandò invece
                                                          Xyr, piuttosto
                                                          stupita dalla
                                                          cosa. Aveva
                                                          scansionato
                                                          lei stessa il
                                                          corpo del
                                                          ferito trovato
                                                          all’interno
                                                          della navetta
                                                          ed il tricoder
                                                          aveva
                                                          confermato di
                                                          trovarsi di
                                                          fronte ad un
                                                          essere
                                                          proveniente
                                                          dal pianeta
                                                          Romulus
                                                          “Beh…ci
                                                          assomigliavano
                                                          molto…”</span></em></span></div>
                                                          <div><span> </span></div>
                                                          <div><span> </span></div>
                                                          <div><span
                                                          style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:12.0px;line-height:19.2px">Quindi
                                                          c'è qualcosa
                                                          che non va
                                                          probabilmente
                                                          a causa del
                                                          bagno del
                                                          cellulare :)</span></div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>Comunque
                                                          è una gran
                                                          figata!</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div> </div>
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                                                          July 08, 2015
                                                          at 2:06 PM<br>
                                                          <b>From:</b> "federico
                                                          pirazzoli"
                                                          <<a
                                                          moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://cmdrtkar@gmail.com" target="_blank"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:cmdrtkar@gmail.com">cmdrtkar@gmail.com</a></a>><br>
                                                          <b>To:</b> "USS
                                                          Hope" <<a
                                                          moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://stml17@gioco.net" target="_blank"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:stml17@gioco.net">stml17@gioco.net</a></a>><br>
                                                          <b>Subject:</b> [Stml17]
                                                          Rest - 02-01:
                                                          Del come e del
                                                          perché ci
                                                          ritroviamo con
                                                          una navetta
                                                          conficcata in
                                                          Sala Macchine</div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <div>Ok
                                                          signori, ecco
                                                          il mio
                                                          pezzo...innanzitutto
                                                          mi scuso per
                                                          il ritardo e
                                                          per l'ultima
                                                          parte, forse
                                                          un po' tirata
                                                          via...</div>
                                                          <div>purtroppo
                                                          il mio
                                                          cellulare ha
                                                          ben pensato di
                                                          farsi un tuffo
                                                          nella ciotola
                                                          dell'acqua del
                                                          cane e di
                                                          autodistruggersi
                                                          di
                                                          conseguenza...ergo
                                                          ho perso parte
                                                          del lavorato
                                                          ed un mucchio
                                                          di tempo, ma
                                                          tant'è...</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>Alla fine
                                                          qualcosa ho
                                                          prodotto,
                                                          ispirandomi
                                                          principalmente
                                                          ai seguenti
                                                          episodi:</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>TNG 5x24:
                                                          The Next Phase
                                                          - Un’altra
                                                          dimensione</div>
                                                          <div>TNG
                                                          7x12: The
                                                          Pegasus - La
                                                          Pegasus</div>
                                                          <div>ENT 4x22:
                                                          These Are The
                                                          Voyages -
                                                          Questi sono i
                                                          viaggi...</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>Spero che
                                                          l'idea sia di
                                                          vostro
                                                          gradimento!</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div><b>*************************************************************************************************************</b></div>
                                                          <div><b>Brano:
                                                          02-01</b></div>
                                                          <div><b>Titolo:
                                                          Del come e del
                                                          perché ci
                                                          ritroviamo con
                                                          una navetta
                                                          conficcata in
                                                          Sala Macchine</b></div>
                                                          <div><b>Autore:
                                                          Rest figlio di
                                                          Retok</b></div>
                                                          <div><b>Brano
                                                          precedente:
                                                          Missione o
                                                          punizione?</b></div>
                                                          <div><b>**************************************************************************************************************</b></div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div><b>U.S.S.
                                                          Hope – Aula di
                                                          Formazione nr.
                                                          3 - 30
                                                          dicembre 2394
                                                          - Ore 09:01</b></div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>Paulo
                                                          accolse la
                                                          fine della
                                                          lezione di
                                                          meccanica
                                                          quantistica
                                                          con malcelata
                                                          soddisfazione
                                                          e, con un
                                                          colpo di reni,
                                                          si tirò in
                                                          piedi
                                                          avviandosi
                                                          verso l'uscita
                                                          dell’Aula...aveva
                                                          cose molto più
                                                          interessanti,
                                                          divertenti e
                                                          potenzialmente
                                                          redditizie da
                                                          fare che
                                                          perdere tempo
                                                          dietro
                                                          noiosissime
                                                          lezioni di
                                                          Storia della
                                                          Diplomazia
                                                          Interplanetaria...</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>'Giusto
                                                          Rest potrebbe
                                                          trovare
                                                          interessante
                                                          una lezione
                                                          del genere...'
                                                          si disse,
                                                          notando
                                                          l'Ufficiale
                                                          Tattico che,
                                                          dopo aver
                                                          digitato tutto
                                                          il tempo della
                                                          lezione sul
                                                          proprio
                                                          DiPadd, stava
                                                          ora
                                                          apprestandosi
                                                          ad abbandonare
                                                          a sua volta
                                                          l'aula per
                                                          assumere il
                                                          suo ruolo
                                                          istituzionale
                                                          a bordo della
                                                          Hope.</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>Passando
                                                          accanto al
                                                          collega, però,
                                                          il Capo
                                                          Operazioni si
                                                          accorse che
                                                          neppure il
                                                          Vulcaniano
                                                          doveva essere
                                                          lo studente
                                                          modello che
                                                          aveva
                                                          immaginato. Il
                                                          suo elaborato
                                                          digitale,
                                                          infatti,
                                                          pareva una
                                                          stringa di
                                                          programma
                                                          olografico e -
                                                          a giudicare da
                                                          quel che
                                                          poteva vedere
                                                          - doveva
                                                          trattarsi
                                                          della
                                                          simulazione di
                                                          uno scontro
                                                          tra astronavi.</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>"Ma come,
                                                          Rest...anziché
                                                          prestare
                                                          attenzione
                                                          alla lezione e
                                                          prendere
                                                          appunti si
                                                          mette a
                                                          compilare
                                                          oloprogrammi
                                                          di
                                                          addestramento?"
                                                          buttò lì senza
                                                          riuscire a
                                                          trattenersi.
                                                          La natura del
                                                          collega -
                                                          decisamente in
                                                          antitesi con
                                                          la sua - lo
                                                          spingeva alla
                                                          sfida con
                                                          alterni
                                                          risultati, ma
                                                          si trattava
                                                          sempre di
                                                          scontri
                                                          piuttosto
                                                          interessanti!</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>Il
                                                          Vulcaniano
                                                          sollevò su di
                                                          lui uno
                                                          sguardo
                                                          infastidito ma
                                                          per nulla
                                                          stupito, segno
                                                          che era
                                                          conscio della
                                                          sua presenza
                                                          nonostante il
                                                          trambusto
                                                          generato dai
                                                          Cadetti che
                                                          lasciavano
                                                          l'aula e
                                                          l'attenzione
                                                          che pareva
                                                          dare a ciò su
                                                          cui stava
                                                          lavorando "Le
                                                          assicuro,
                                                          Comandante,
                                                          che ho
                                                          prestato tutta
                                                          l'attenzione
                                                          necessaria
                                                          alla lezione e
                                                          che
                                                          l'addestramento
                                                          mnemonico al
                                                          quale sono
                                                          stato
                                                          sottoposto sin
                                                          dall'infanzia
                                                          rende
                                                          sostanzialmente
                                                          inutile l'atto
                                                          di appuntare i
                                                          dettagli della
                                                          medesima,
                                                          specie alla
                                                          luce del fatto
                                                          che si tratta
                                                          di una lezione
                                                          olografica, il
                                                          cui contenuto
                                                          é di immediata
                                                          consultazione
                                                          per tutti..."</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>La
                                                          risposta,
                                                          nonostante i
                                                          due si
                                                          stessero ora
                                                          fissando, fu
                                                          data senza
                                                          smettere di
                                                          digitare
                                                          stringhe di
                                                          codice. Quando
                                                          fu
                                                          apparentemente
                                                          soddisfatto,
                                                          Rest salvò il
                                                          lavoro svolto
                                                          e si alzò,
                                                          aggiungendo
                                                          "Ad ogni modo
                                                          non si tratta
                                                          di un
                                                          programma di
                                                          addestramento,
                                                          ma della
                                                          simulazione
                                                          del test della
                                                          Kobayashi
                                                          Maru. Stavo
                                                          rivedendone la
                                                          programmazione
                                                          originale alla
                                                          ricerca di una
                                                          modalità di
                                                          risoluzione..."</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>Tutti gli
                                                          Ufficiali
                                                          Superiori
                                                          della Hope
                                                          conoscevano
                                                          quel test
                                                          perché tutti -
                                                          in previsione
                                                          di quella
                                                          crociera di
                                                          addestramento
                                                          - avevano
                                                          seguito i
                                                          corsi base di
                                                          Comando. Si
                                                          trattava di un
                                                          test
                                                          particolare,
                                                          la cui
                                                          programmazione
                                                          presentava uno
                                                          schema
                                                          non-vincente
                                                          al quale i
                                                          Cadetti
                                                          dovevano
                                                          tenere testa
                                                          mostrando
                                                          capacità
                                                          creative nel
                                                          modificarne i
                                                          parametri di
                                                          base per
                                                          giungere alla
                                                          vittoria. Ciò
                                                          premesso,
                                                          Rodriguez non
                                                          riusciva a
                                                          comprendere il
                                                          senso delle
                                                          parole del
                                                          collega, cui
                                                          disse "Mi
                                                          scusi,
                                                          Rest...ma non
                                                          credo di
                                                          capire. A
                                                          quanto so,
                                                          anche lei ha
                                                          già superato
                                                          questo test,
                                                          no? E allora
                                                          perché se lo
                                                          ristudia?"</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>"Lo ho
                                                          superato
                                                          modificandone
                                                          i parametri,"
                                                          affermò il
                                                          Vulcaniano,
                                                          dicendo quella
                                                          che all'altro
                                                          pareva una
                                                          ovvietà "ma in
                                                          realtà trovo
                                                          di maggiore
                                                          interesse la
                                                          modalità di
                                                          esecuzione
                                                          iniziale del
                                                          test.
                                                          Originariamente,
                                                          infatti, il
                                                          test era
                                                          semplicemente
                                                          uno schema
                                                          non-vincente,
                                                          programmato
                                                          per formare i
                                                          Cadetti al
                                                          fine di
                                                          trasmettere
                                                          loro la
                                                          consapevolezza
                                                          dell'esistenza
                                                          di situazioni
                                                          non vincenti e
                                                          per studiarne
                                                          la reazione di
                                                          fronte ad
                                                          esse. Solo
                                                          successivamente
                                                          é diventato
                                                          uno strumento
                                                          di valutazione
                                                          dell'inventiva
                                                          dei Cadetti
                                                          stessi."</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>"Quindi
                                                          lei sta
                                                          cercando di
                                                          vincere lo
                                                          schema
                                                          non-vincente
                                                          iniziale senza
                                                          barare?"
                                                          domandò
                                                          incredulo
                                                          Paulo, mentre
                                                          i due
                                                          imboccavano il
                                                          medesimo
                                                          corridoio
                                                          diretti al più
                                                          vicino
                                                          turboascensore.</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>"Nessuno
                                                          schema é
                                                          perdente a
                                                          priori,
                                                          Comandante..."
                                                          ribatté Rest,
                                                          forse piccato
                                                          dal tono del
                                                          Capo
                                                          Operazioni
                                                          "con il giusto
                                                          tempo e la
                                                          giusta
                                                          preparazione é
                                                          sempre
                                                          possibile
                                                          individuare
                                                          una strategia
                                                          vincente. In
                                                          questo caso
                                                          specifico, si
                                                          tratta di un
                                                          semplice
                                                          confronto di
                                                          astuzia
                                                          strategica tra
                                                          il candidato e
                                                          chi ha
                                                          programmato il
                                                          test..."</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>"E...come
                                                          va questa
                                                          sfida?"
                                                          domandò Paulo,
                                                          piuttosto
                                                          divertito
                                                          dalla
                                                          spocchiosità
                                                          del Vulcaniano
                                                          e con
                                                          l'intenzione
                                                          di fargli
                                                          abbassare un
                                                          po' la
                                                          cresta...dopotutto,
                                                          se in più di
                                                          150 anni
                                                          nessuno aveva
                                                          battuto
                                                          lealmente il
                                                          test della
                                                          Kobayashi
                                                          Maru, cosa
                                                          faceva credere
                                                          a Rest di
                                                          poterci
                                                          riuscire?</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>"Per il
                                                          momento
                                                          rimane...
                                                          sfidante..."
                                                          rispose
                                                          diplomaticamente
                                                          il Tattico,
                                                          lasciando che
                                                          le porte della
                                                          piccola cabina
                                                          si chiudessero
                                                          dietro di
                                                          loro. Lasciati
                                                          passare alcuni
                                                          secondi, però,
                                                          attivò il
                                                          comando che
                                                          bloccava il
                                                          turboascensore
                                                          e aggiunse
                                                          "Comandante...ho
                                                          notato che il
                                                          suo rapporto
                                                          circa gli
                                                          eventi
                                                          intercorsi
                                                          durante la
                                                          missione di
                                                          liberazione
                                                          del
                                                          Consigliere e
                                                          degli altri
                                                          membri
                                                          dell'equipaggio
                                                          dal mercato
                                                          degli schiavi
                                                          é a
                                                          tutt'oggi...lacunoso
                                                          in alcuni
                                                          punti. Posso
                                                          avere una
                                                          stima del
                                                          tempo
                                                          necessario a
                                                          renderlo
                                                          definitivo?"</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>“Lacunoso?”
                                                          rispose Paulo,
                                                          preso in
                                                          contropiede da
                                                          quel repentino
                                                          cambio di
                                                          argomento “In
                                                          che senso…”</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>“Ho
                                                          notato che il
                                                          suo rapporto
                                                          non
                                                          approfondisce
                                                          la consistenza
                                                          e la tipologia
                                                          della totalità
                                                          dei materiali
                                                          che ha
                                                          ritenuto
                                                          opportuno…requisire
                                                          da quel
                                                          luogo…”
                                                          ribatté con
                                                          una accurata
                                                          scelta di
                                                          parole il
                                                          Vulcaniano,
                                                          tenendo gli
                                                          occhi fissi
                                                          sul collega
                                                          delle
                                                          operazioni
                                                          alla ricerca
                                                          di una
                                                          qualsiasi
                                                          reazione
                                                          visibile.</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>Ma Paulo
                                                          Rodriguez era
                                                          un uomo dalle
                                                          mille risorse
                                                          e dalla faccia
                                                          di bronzo nota
                                                          a decine di
                                                          tavoli da
                                                          gioco sparsi
                                                          per il settore
                                                          terrestre e –
                                                          dopo quella
                                                          iniziale
                                                          reazione di
                                                          stupore – il
                                                          suo viso
                                                          assunse una
                                                          neutralità
                                                          emotiva così
                                                          studiata da
                                                          renderlo
                                                          l’orgoglio di
                                                          un qualsiasi
                                                          istruttore di
                                                          Kolinahr
                                                          mentre
                                                          rispondeva “Ad
                                                          essere sincero
                                                          ho lasciato ai
                                                          miei uomini la
                                                          maggior parte
                                                          delle attività
                                                          di verifica,
                                                          ripromettendomi
                                                          di verificare
                                                          che tutto
                                                          fosse in
                                                          ordine al più
                                                          presto. Ma
                                                          sa…questa è
                                                          una vecchia
                                                          nave e ci sono
                                                          sempre mille
                                                          piccoli
                                                          problemi. Ad
                                                          ogni modo, se
                                                          mi dice cosa
                                                          ha notato
                                                          manchi posso
                                                          fare un
                                                          controllo al
                                                          più presto.”</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>“Gliene
                                                          sarei
                                                          effettivamente
                                                          grato…”
                                                          rispose Rest,
                                                          apparentemente
                                                          accettando
                                                          quella
                                                          risposta “in
                                                          particolare
                                                          sono
                                                          interessato al
                                                          rapporto circa
                                                          quelle quattro
                                                          testate
                                                          quantiche che
                                                          si trovano al
                                                          momento
                                                          depositate
                                                          nella stiva
                                                          del vascello
                                                          del Cadetto
                                                          Jones, in una
                                                          zona prossima
                                                          al motore e
                                                          pesantemente
                                                          schermata alle
                                                          emissioni di
                                                          radiazioni…e
                                                          sensorie…”</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>A quelle
                                                          parole, Paulo
                                                          non riuscì
                                                          però a
                                                          reprimere un
                                                          leggero
                                                          aumento della
                                                          sudorazione,
                                                          come se
                                                          qualcuno
                                                          avesse alzato
                                                          la temperatura
                                                          in quel
                                                          dannato
                                                          ascensore di
                                                          una decina di
                                                          gradi
                                                          “Ah…quelli…”
                                                          disse solo,
                                                          mentre la sua
                                                          mente agiva
                                                          rapidamente
                                                          per trovare
                                                          una risposta
                                                          soddisfacente,
                                                          una di quelle
                                                          che non lo
                                                          avrebbe fatto
                                                          finire di
                                                          fronte ad una
                                                          corte marziale
                                                          “effettivamente
                                                          li ho
                                                          requisiti
                                                          perché mi
                                                          sembrava
                                                          inappropriato
                                                          che una simile
                                                          tecnologia
                                                          bellica,
                                                          coperta dal
                                                          più alto
                                                          segreto
                                                          militare,
                                                          fosse
                                                          disponibile a
                                                          chiunque in un
                                                          posto come
                                                          quello. Quanto
                                                          al rapporto,
                                                          non li ho
                                                          inseriti
                                                          perché, da una
                                                          prima analisi,
                                                          mi sono parsi
                                                          falsi…”</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>“Falsi?”
                                                          domandò
                                                          l’Ufficiale
                                                          Tattico,
                                                          sollevando un
                                                          sopracciglio
                                                          interrogativo.</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>“Sì…”
                                                          convenne
                                                          Paulo, ora più
                                                          sicuro di sé,
                                                          visto che
                                                          aveva iniziato
                                                          a trovare la
                                                          strada giusta
                                                          “naturalmente
                                                          non sono un
                                                          esperto di
                                                          esplosivi, ma
                                                          le analisi
                                                          preliminari
                                                          della scocca
                                                          esterna mi
                                                          hanno lasciato
                                                          alcune
                                                          perplessità e
                                                          ho preferito
                                                          aspettare ad
                                                          inserire nel
                                                          rapporto il
                                                          ritrovamento
                                                          di simili
                                                          armi, se non
                                                          ero certo che
                                                          fossero vere.
                                                          Volevo
                                                          innanzitutto
                                                          sottoporre la
                                                          struttura di
                                                          quelle testate
                                                          ad una analisi
                                                          approfondita
                                                          ma – come sa –
                                                          la maggior
                                                          parte delle
                                                          risorse di
                                                          calcolo del
                                                          computer sono
                                                          al momento
                                                          dedicate
                                                          all’Astronomia,
                                                          quindi non
                                                          potrò farlo
                                                          fino a
                                                          completamento
                                                          della missione
                                                          attuale.”</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>“Capisco…”
                                                          rispose –
                                                          apparentemente
                                                          meditabondo –
                                                          Rest. Dopo un
                                                          attimo
                                                          aggiunse
                                                          “Sarei
                                                          comunque più
                                                          tranquillo se
                                                          le testate – o
                                                          presunte tali
                                                          – venissero
                                                          trasferite in
                                                          armeria e
                                                          poste sotto
                                                          controllo
                                                          della
                                                          sicurezza.
                                                          Inoltre
                                                          gradirei
                                                          assistere alle
                                                          successive
                                                          analisi,
                                                          quando avrà
                                                          modo di porle
                                                          in essere. Ho
                                                          avuto modo di
                                                          studiare
                                                          questa
                                                          tipologia di
                                                          armi e potrei
                                                          essere di
                                                          supporto…”</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>“Naturalmente…”
                                                          rispose il
                                                          Capo delle
                                                          Operazioni,
                                                          tirando un
                                                          invisibile
                                                          sospiro di
                                                          sollievo
                                                          quando vide
                                                          Rest digitare
                                                          un comando sul
                                                          controller del
                                                          Turboascensore
                                                          e farlo
                                                          ripartire.
                                                          Forse avrebbe
                                                          aggiunto anche
                                                          qualcos’altro,
                                                          se dopo aver
                                                          percorso una
                                                          decina di
                                                          metri, la
                                                          cabina non si
                                                          fosse
                                                          nuovamente
                                                          bloccata con
                                                          un
                                                          contraccolpo
                                                          tale da farlo
                                                          cadere a terra
                                                          “Che
                                                          accidenti…?”</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>Rest, che
                                                          era riuscito
                                                          ad appoggiarsi
                                                          ad una delle
                                                          pareti curve
                                                          per
                                                          sostenersi, si
                                                          avviò
                                                          rapidamente ai
                                                          comandi solo
                                                          per scoprire
                                                          che l’energia
                                                          principale
                                                          sembrava
                                                          disattiva.
                                                          Prima che
                                                          potesse dire
                                                          qualcosa,
                                                          l’ascensore si
                                                          riavviò,
                                                          percorse un
                                                          altro ponte e
                                                          si bloccò di
                                                          nuovo, mentre
                                                          l’intera nave
                                                          veniva scossa
                                                          violentemente.</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>“Maledizione,
                                                          che sta
                                                          combinando
                                                          Doohan in Sala
                                                          Macchine?”
                                                          sbottò
                                                          l’umano,
                                                          riuscendo
                                                          finalmente a
                                                          rialzarsi e ad
                                                          accedere al
                                                          computer,
                                                          appena tornato
                                                          in funzione.
                                                          Verificate un
                                                          paio di cose
                                                          su di una mini
                                                          schermata di
                                                          controllo
                                                          danni,
                                                          aggiunse “Non
                                                          è
                                                          possibile…qualcosa
                                                          ha interrotto
                                                          sia l’energia
                                                          principale che
                                                          la secondaria.
                                                          Adesso stiamo
                                                          andando a
                                                          batterie…”</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>Mentre
                                                          parlava, le
                                                          porte si
                                                          aprirono sulla
                                                          Plancia del
                                                          vascello,
                                                          mostrando che
                                                          – al momento –
                                                          sembrava non
                                                          esserci una
                                                          catena di
                                                          comando
                                                          efficiente.
                                                          Degli otto
                                                          cadetti
                                                          presenti,
                                                          infatti, solo
                                                          la timoniera
                                                          Luna Jones
                                                          pareva avere
                                                          il pieno
                                                          controllo di
                                                          sé, mentre
                                                          riferiva che
                                                          il timone
                                                          pareva
                                                          rispondere
                                                          anche se – a
                                                          causa
                                                          dell’interruzione
                                                          dell’energia
                                                          principale –
                                                          erano usciti
                                                          dalla
                                                          Curvatura. Per
                                                          contro,
                                                          l’ufficiale
                                                          che sedeva
                                                          sulla Poltrona
                                                          di Comando– il
                                                          Tenente Aston
                                                          – sembrava
                                                          piuttosto
                                                          spaesato e
                                                          sopraffatto
                                                          dai rapporti
                                                          che riceveva
                                                          contemporaneamente
                                                          da tutte le
                                                          postazioni.</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>“Signori....”
                                                          disse con voce
                                                          greve e forte
                                                          il Vulcaniano,
                                                          sovrastando i
                                                          rapporti
                                                          confusionari
                                                          ed attirando
                                                          l’attenzione
                                                          di tutto il
                                                          personale di
                                                          Plancia,
                                                          mentre Paulo
                                                          Rodriguez si
                                                          dirigeva con
                                                          un ghigno alla
                                                          postazione
                                                          delle
                                                          Operazioni
                                                          “credo sia
                                                          opportuno che
                                                          interrompiate
                                                          i vostri
                                                          rapporti e
                                                          procediate con
                                                          ordine di
                                                          priorità, così
                                                          da poter
                                                          efficientemente
                                                          stabilire
                                                          l’esatta
                                                          situazione
                                                          della nave.”</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>Si
                                                          trattava di
                                                          certo di un
                                                          consiglio
                                                          sensato,
                                                          quindi tutti
                                                          vi si
                                                          attennero.
                                                          Purtroppo
                                                          ognuno degli
                                                          addetti alle
                                                          postazioni di
                                                          Plancia
                                                          riteneva che
                                                          le proprie
                                                          informazioni
                                                          fossero le più
                                                          rilevanti,
                                                          quindi tutti –
                                                          con
                                                          l’eccezione
                                                          dei due nuovi
                                                          arrivati e di
                                                          Aston -
                                                          ricominciarono
                                                          a parlare
                                                          contemporaneamente.</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>Rest
                                                          provò per un
                                                          secondo
                                                          l’istinto di
                                                          estrarre
                                                          dall’armadietto
                                                          tattico un
                                                          Phaser per
                                                          sparare un
                                                          colpo di
                                                          avvertimento
                                                          nel mezzo di
                                                          quella mandria
                                                          di incapaci ma
                                                          – prima ancora
                                                          che la sua
                                                          mente
                                                          iniziasse ad
                                                          individuare le
                                                          migliaia di
                                                          motivazioni
                                                          che
                                                          classificavano
                                                          questo
                                                          desiderio come
                                                          una illogica
                                                          esternazione
                                                          di
                                                          frustrazione –
                                                          un fischio
                                                          penetrante
                                                          interruppe di
                                                          nuovo il
                                                          chiacchiericcio,
                                                          costringendo
                                                          quasi tutti a
                                                          zittirsi e
                                                          tapparsi le
                                                          orecchie.</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>Il
                                                          Vulcaniano
                                                          osservò con un
                                                          accenno di
                                                          curiosità
                                                          Paulo che –
                                                          toltosi due
                                                          dita dalla
                                                          bocca –
                                                          ricominciava a
                                                          lavorare come
                                                          se nulla
                                                          fosse. Prima
                                                          che qualcuno
                                                          potesse
                                                          ricominciare a
                                                          parlare, però,
                                                          aggiunse con
                                                          tono di voce
                                                          che non
                                                          ammetteva
                                                          repliche
                                                          “Credo sia
                                                          opportuno che
                                                          parliate solo
                                                          quando siete
                                                          interpellati,
                                                          dato che non
                                                          sembrate in
                                                          grado di
                                                          capire da soli
                                                          il corretto
                                                          ordine di
                                                          priorità.”</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>Ottenuto
                                                          un silenzio di
                                                          tomba a quelle
                                                          parole, il
                                                          Vulcaniano si
                                                          volse verso
                                                          l’Ufficiale in
                                                          Comando, per
                                                          cedergli la
                                                          parola. Forse
                                                          timoroso di
                                                          sbagliare – o,
                                                          più
                                                          probabilmente,
                                                           temendo di
                                                          essere
                                                          ricompreso nel
                                                          novero degli
                                                          incapaci –
                                                          Aston gli fece
                                                          cenno di
                                                          proseguire e
                                                          lui non se lo
                                                          fece ripetere
                                                          due volte.
                                                          Mentre
                                                          prendeva posto
                                                          al Tattico,
                                                          avviando una
                                                          scansione di
                                                          prossimità e
                                                          rivedendo al
                                                          contempo il
                                                          diario dei
                                                          sensori,
                                                          aggiunse
                                                          “Tenente
                                                          Jones, stato
                                                          della
                                                          navigazione e
                                                          dello spazio
                                                          circostante.”</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>“Siamo
                                                          stati
                                                          strappati
                                                          fuori dalla
                                                          Curvatura per
                                                          mancanza di
                                                          energia alle
                                                          gondole…”
                                                          affermò la
                                                          Mezza-Klingon
                                                          senza neppure
                                                          consultare di
                                                          nuovo i propri
                                                          strumenti
                                                          “Fortunatamente
                                                          sono stata
                                                          veloce ad
                                                          accorgermi del
                                                          calo di
                                                          potenza e ho
                                                          potuto
                                                          compensare, o
                                                          avremmo subito
                                                          danni. Ad ogni
                                                          modo ora siamo
                                                          in arresto
                                                          completo e non
                                                          ci sono altre
                                                          navi o
                                                          ostacoli alla
                                                          navigazione
                                                          nel raggio dei
                                                          sensori.”</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>“Confermo
                                                          dai sensori
                                                          tattici…”
                                                          commentò quasi
                                                          tra sé e sé
                                                          Rest “Stato
                                                          della nave,
                                                          signor
                                                          Rodriguez?”</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>“Stiamo
                                                          procedendo con
                                                          l’energia di
                                                          emergenza. La
                                                          reazione del
                                                          Nucleo è stata
                                                          soppressa e i
                                                          reattori ad
                                                          impulso hanno
                                                          subito un
                                                          arresto di
                                                          emergenza per
                                                          evitare
                                                          contraccolpi
                                                          dovuti al
                                                          reflusso
                                                          energetico.
                                                          Parte della
                                                          rete EPS nella
                                                          zona tra la
                                                          Sala Macchine
                                                          ed il Punte di
                                                          Lancio è stata
                                                          interrotta da
                                                          qualcosa, ma
                                                          non rilevo
                                                          perdite di
                                                          Plasma
                                                          rilevanti. Il
                                                          reflusso
                                                          energetico ha
                                                          inoltre
                                                          causato
                                                          diversi danni
                                                          ai sistemi:
                                                          attualmente
                                                          abbiamo perso
                                                          le
                                                          comunicazioni,
                                                          la propulsione
                                                          a Curvature ed
                                                          i sistemi
                                                          tattici”</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>“L’Infermeria
                                                          comunica che
                                                          abbiamo circa
                                                          una dozzina di
                                                          contusi a
                                                          causa della
                                                          brusca uscita
                                                          dalla
                                                          Curvatura ed
                                                          un paio di
                                                          feriti per
                                                          esplosioni di
                                                          condotti EPS
                                                          sui ponti
                                                          inferiori, ma
                                                          nulla di
                                                          grave…” si
                                                          intromise il
                                                          Guardiamarina
                                                          Anister, dalle
                                                          comunicazioni.</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>Rest
                                                          fulminò con
                                                          una
                                                          occhiataccia
                                                          la giovane
                                                          Betazoide, rea
                                                          di aver
                                                          parlato senza
                                                          essere stata
                                                          interpellata,
                                                          ma scelse di
                                                          non dirle
                                                          nulla
                                                          verbalmente,
                                                          mentre
                                                          aggiungeva
                                                          “Molto bene,
                                                          signor
                                                          Rodriguez, dia
                                                          la priorità al
                                                          riavvio
                                                          dell’energia
                                                          secondaria ed
                                                          alla
                                                          riattivazione
                                                          dei sistemi
                                                          tattici.
                                                          Signor Jones,
                                                          ho rilevato
                                                          una zona di
                                                          materia densa
                                                          nelle
                                                          propaggini
                                                          della nebulosa
                                                          che stiamo
                                                          costeggiando.
                                                          Si diriga a
                                                          pieno impulso
                                                          in quella
                                                          direzione,
                                                          così che
                                                          possiamo
                                                          mantenere un
                                                          basso profilo
                                                          finché non
                                                          avremo
                                                          ripristinato i
                                                          sistemi
                                                          tattici.”</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>“Pensa
                                                          che ci sia
                                                          qualcuno che
                                                          intende
                                                          attaccarci?”
                                                          domandò
                                                          stupito Aston,
                                                          che nel
                                                          frattempo si
                                                          era alzato
                                                          dalla poltrona
                                                          centrale della
                                                          Plancia quasi
                                                          scottasse “Che
                                                          quel che è
                                                          successo fosse
                                                          un attacco?”</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>“Non ho
                                                          elementi per
                                                          rispondere a
                                                          questa
                                                          domanda,”
                                                          affermò
                                                          semplicemente
                                                          il Vulcaniano,
                                                          mentre
                                                          richiamava a
                                                          video le
                                                          letture dei
                                                          sensori
                                                          tattici
                                                          relative ai
                                                          minuti
                                                          precedenti,
                                                          per tentare di
                                                          capire cosa
                                                          fosse
                                                          effettivamente
                                                          successo “ma
                                                          non posso
                                                          neppure
                                                          escludere tale
                                                          ipotesi. Ergo,
                                                          preferisco
                                                          eccedere in
                                                          cautela che in
                                                          avventatezza.
                                                          Computer,
                                                          attivare la
                                                          condizione di
                                                          Allarme
                                                          Giallo.” </div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div><b>U.S.S.
                                                          Hope - Sala
                                                          Macchine -
                                                          Contemporaneamente</b></div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>"Me lo
                                                          rispieghi..."
                                                          chiese il
                                                          Capitano
                                                          Bueller,
                                                          osservando con
                                                          una torsione
                                                          del collo il
                                                          muso della
                                                          navetta
                                                          sconosciuta
                                                          che spuntava
                                                          parzialmente
                                                          dal soffitto
                                                          della Sala
                                                          Macchine. La
                                                          navetta non
                                                          sembrava aver
                                                          sfondato la
                                                          paratia di
                                                          separazione
                                                          tra i ponti
                                                          della nave, ma
                                                          essere fusa in
                                                          essa.</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>Nella
                                                          stessa
                                                          posizione del
                                                          suo ufficiale
                                                          comandante, il
                                                          Cadetto James
                                                          Doohan III,
                                                          Ingegnere Capo
                                                          della Hope,
                                                          aprì la bocca
                                                          a vuoto un
                                                          paio di volte,
                                                          come se non
                                                          sapesse come
                                                          iniziare la
                                                          sua
                                                          spiegazione.
                                                          Alla fine
                                                          disse "Non lo
                                                          so, signore.
                                                          Un momento
                                                          andava tutto
                                                          bene...poi
                                                          l'energia
                                                          principale é
                                                          saltata e -
                                                          tra mille
                                                          cortocircuiti
                                                          - é iniziata
                                                          una reazione
                                                          di riflusso
                                                          nel Nucleo.
                                                          Quando siamo
                                                          riusciti a
                                                          spegnerlo, ho
                                                          alzato gli
                                                          occhi al
                                                          soffitto e la
                                                          nave era
                                                          lì...nessun
                                                          rumore, nessun
                                                          detrito
                                                          caduto...come
                                                          se si fosse
                                                          materializzata
                                                          dal nulla."</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>"Di
                                                          solito le
                                                          navette non
                                                          compaiono dal
                                                          nulla..."
                                                          commentò
                                                          Bueller, senza
                                                          riuscire a
                                                          staccare gli
                                                          occhi dal muso
                                                          di quel
                                                          piccolo
                                                          veicolo
                                                          spaziale. La
                                                          forma gli era
                                                          sconosciuta,
                                                          ma il modello
                                                          avrebbe potuto
                                                          far pensare
                                                          all'evoluzione
                                                          di una nave
                                                          Federale.
                                                          Nonostante lo
                                                          scafo nero
                                                          come la notte,
                                                          infatti, gli
                                                          oblò frontali
                                                          avevano la
                                                          stessa forma
                                                          leggermente
                                                          stondata di
                                                          quelli di un
                                                          Runabout ed
                                                          anche la punta
                                                          di una
                                                          gondola, che
                                                          spuntava dal
                                                          soffitto sotto
                                                          la struttura
                                                          principale,
                                                          aveva un
                                                          aspetto che
                                                          poteva
                                                          richiamare
                                                          quelli usati
                                                          dalla Flotta
                                                          per i suoi
                                                          vascelli di
                                                          piccolo
                                                          tonnellaggio.</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>Il
                                                          Capitano si
                                                          volse allora
                                                          verso Tucci,
                                                          che fino a
                                                          quel momento
                                                          era rimasto in
                                                          silenzio dopo
                                                          la sua
                                                          iniziale
                                                          ammissione di
                                                          colpa.
                                                          L'Ufficiale
                                                          Scientifico
                                                          non parve
                                                          cogliere
                                                          l'implicito
                                                          invito a
                                                          prendere parte
                                                          alla
                                                          conversazione,
                                                          quindi Bueller
                                                          si schiarì la
                                                          gola un paio
                                                          di volte e -
                                                          infine - lo
                                                          richiamò
                                                          all'ordine
                                                          dicendo
                                                          "Tucci, lei
                                                          che ne pensa?"</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>Il
                                                          giovane Umano
                                                          sollevò
                                                          spaesato lo
                                                          sguardo dal
                                                          terminale che
                                                          stava
                                                          studiando e
                                                          disse con voce
                                                          colpevole “Non
                                                          so da dove sia
                                                          venuta,
                                                          signore…ma ho
                                                          il tremendo
                                                          sospetto di
                                                          sapere perché
                                                          sia comparsa
                                                          qui…”</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>“Immagino
                                                          che centri
                                                          qualcosa con
                                                          quanto ha
                                                          affermato poco
                                                          fa, ovvero che
                                                          è colpa sua…”
                                                          commentò Xyr,
                                                          che se ne
                                                          stava immobile
                                                          a braccia
                                                          conserte alla
                                                          destra del
                                                          Capitano,
                                                          l’attenzione
                                                          equamente
                                                          suddivisa tra
                                                          le procedure
                                                          della Sala
                                                          Macchine, le
                                                          conversazioni
                                                          in corso e la
                                                          navetta che
                                                          spuntava sulle
                                                          loro teste.</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>Bueller
                                                          le lanciò
                                                          un’occhiataccia
                                                          ma Edison
                                                          parve non
                                                          accorgersi
                                                          dell’interazione
                                                          tra i due
                                                          colletti
                                                          rossi,
                                                          rispondendo
                                                          “Io…forse,
                                                          signore. Come
                                                          certamente
                                                          saprà, io ed
                                                          il signor
                                                          Doohan avevamo
                                                          riscontrato
                                                          alcune
                                                          anomalie circa
                                                          il
                                                          funzionamento
                                                          della Gondola
                                                          di dritta.
                                                          Negli ultimi
                                                          giorni avevamo
                                                          rilevato delle
                                                          sporadiche
                                                          perdite di
                                                          potenza, come
                                                          se ci fossero
                                                          fughe di
                                                          plasma da
                                                          qualche
                                                          parte…o come
                                                          se l’energia
                                                          venisse
                                                          drenata da
                                                          qualcosa…”</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>“Mi
                                                          pareva di aver
                                                          autorizzato
                                                          una ispezione
                                                          della gondola,
                                                          no?” chiese
                                                          Bueller, che
                                                          ricordava la
                                                          discussione
                                                          che aveva
                                                          dovuto
                                                          sostenere con
                                                          Luna, quando
                                                          la sua amica
                                                          aveva
                                                          protestato
                                                          vivamente per
                                                          averla
                                                          costretta per
                                                          un intero
                                                          turno a
                                                          procedere a
                                                          velocità
                                                          impulso,
                                                          togliendole
                                                          anche quel po’
                                                          di gioia
                                                          datale dalla
                                                          vibrazione dei
                                                          motori a
                                                          curvatura…testuali
                                                          parole “Mi
                                                          pare non
                                                          aveste
                                                          rilevato
                                                          nulla.”</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>“Infatti
                                                          signore,
                                                          nessuna
                                                          perdita.”
                                                          Convenne il
                                                          Capo
                                                          Ingegnere, in
                                                          sostegno al
                                                          collega della
                                                          Sezione
                                                          Scientifica
                                                          “Per questo
                                                          abbiamo
                                                          ipotizzato che
                                                          il problema
                                                          potesse essere
                                                          di natura
                                                          diversa…che un
                                                          qualche
                                                          fenomeno
                                                          spaziale
                                                          causasse – a
                                                          cicli costanti
                                                          – le perdite
                                                          che
                                                          rilevavamo.
                                                          Poiché però i
                                                          sistemi non
                                                          rilevavano
                                                          nulla, abbiamo
                                                          pensato che
                                                          potesse
                                                          trattarsi di
                                                          qualcosa nel
                                                          subspazio.” </div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>“Abbiamo
                                                          quindi pensato
                                                          di generare
                                                          una piccola
                                                          emissione
                                                          subspaziale…una
                                                          sorta di
                                                          impulso di
                                                          risonanza del
                                                          Nucleo di
                                                          Curvatura.”
                                                          Riprese Tucci
                                                          “Nelle nostre
                                                          intenzioni
                                                          avrebbe dovuto
                                                          funzionare
                                                          come una sorta
                                                          di sonar
                                                          subspaziale…se
                                                          ci fosse stato
                                                          qualcosa –
                                                          anche
                                                          profondamente
                                                          radicato nel
                                                          subspazio ed
                                                          invisibile ai
                                                          nostri sensori
                                                          – l’impulso
                                                          avrebbe dovuto
                                                          colpirlo e
                                                          generare una
                                                          eco…”</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>“E, mi
                                                          faccia
                                                          capire,” si
                                                          intromise di
                                                          nuovo Xyr
                                                          “Avete
                                                          attivato
                                                          l’impulso e la
                                                          navetta è
                                                          comparsa?”</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>“Dopo
                                                          pochi
                                                          secondi…”
                                                          ammise Edison
                                                          con un cenno
                                                          del capo
                                                          “Forse era
                                                          molto vicina a
                                                          noi e
                                                          l’impulso la
                                                          ha…attirata
                                                          verso il
                                                          Nucleo di
                                                          Curvatura…”</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>Effettivamente
                                                          quel poco del
                                                          muso della
                                                          navetta che si
                                                          vedeva era
                                                          perfettamente
                                                          allineato al
                                                          Nucleo di
                                                          Curvatura,
                                                          quasi vi
                                                          stesse
                                                          precipitando
                                                          contro.
                                                          Constatato
                                                          ciò, Bueller
                                                          disse “Quindi,
                                                          in sostanza,
                                                          il vostro
                                                          impulso ha in
                                                          qualche modo
                                                          attirato
                                                          questa navetta
                                                          verso il
                                                          Nucleo ed in
                                                          qualche modo
                                                          l’ha costretta
                                                          a palesarsi.
                                                          Ma come? Da
                                                          dove viene?”</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>Nessuno
                                                          rispose,
                                                          quindi l’Umano
                                                          aggiunse una
                                                          domanda che da
                                                          un po’ gli
                                                          ronzava in
                                                          testa
                                                          "Potrebbe
                                                          venire dal
                                                          futuro?"</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>"Io...non
                                                          saprei..."
                                                          affermò
                                                          l'ingegnere,
                                                          uscendo dal
                                                          suo stato di
                                                          confusione e
                                                          cercando un
                                                          tricoder, che
                                                          subito accese
                                                          "Ma questo
                                                          possiamo
                                                          verificarlo.”
                                                          Dopo alcuni
                                                          secondi di
                                                          scansione,
                                                          durante i
                                                          quali il Primo
                                                          Ufficiale si
                                                          era avvicinata
                                                          al Capo
                                                          Ingegnere per
                                                          vedere per
                                                          prima i
                                                          risultati,
                                                          aggiunse “Non
                                                          rilevo tracce
                                                          di radiazione
                                                          cronotonica,
                                                          quindi penso
                                                          di no...non
                                                          dovrebbe
                                                          essere giunta
                                                          attraverso uno
                                                          spostamento
                                                          temporale"</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>"Però a
                                                          bordo c'é una
                                                          forma di
                                                          vita..." fece
                                                          notare Xyr,
                                                          quasi
                                                          strappando di
                                                          mano
                                                          l'analizzatore
                                                          all'Umano. La
                                                          bella
                                                          Andoriana
                                                          digitò alcuni
                                                          comandi con le
                                                          lunghe ed
                                                          affusolate
                                                          dita blu. In
                                                          risposta,
                                                          l'analisi
                                                          avviata
                                                          dall'Ingegnere
                                                          Capo venne
                                                          messa in
                                                          secondo piano
                                                          ed il piccolo
                                                          schermo
                                                          evidenziò un
                                                          diagramma
                                                          d'onda che
                                                          prima
                                                          compariva solo
                                                          come un
                                                          piccolo
                                                          simbolo di
                                                          sfondo "si
                                                          direbbe un
                                                          Betazoide..."</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>"Allora
                                                          muoviamoci a
                                                          tirarlo
                                                          fuori!" ordinò
                                                          Bueller, come
                                                          attraversato
                                                          da una scarica
                                                          elettrica,
                                                          mentre la mano
                                                          dirigeva al
                                                          Comunicatore "
                                                          Dottoressa
                                                          Grahan...a
                                                          rapporto
                                                          immediatamente
                                                          in Sala
                                                          Macchine!"
                                                          quindi,
                                                          voltandosi
                                                          verso i
                                                          presenti,
                                                          aggiunse
                                                          "Signor
                                                          Doohan, Signor
                                                          Tucci…trovate
                                                          un modo di
                                                          entrare in
                                                          quell'affare,
                                                          a costo di
                                                          portare qui
                                                          una scala e
                                                          sfondare
                                                          l'oblò
                                                          frontale...
                                                          Basta, prenda
                                                          uno dei suoi e
                                                          lo copra!"</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div><b>U.S.S.
                                                          Hope - Ponte
                                                          di Lancio – 30
                                                          dicembre 2394
                                                          - Ore 9:25</b></div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>"Molto
                                                          bene Rest,
                                                          tenga
                                                          sott'occhio la
                                                          situazione
                                                          esterna e mi
                                                          avverta di
                                                          qualsiasi
                                                          cambiamento.
                                                          Fino a diverso
                                                          ordine
                                                          mantenga tutti
                                                          i sistemi in
                                                          Allarme
                                                          Giallo."</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>Dopo un
                                                          veloce scambio
                                                          di
                                                          informazioni
                                                          con
                                                          l'Ufficiale
                                                          Tattico, che
                                                          gli pareva
                                                          avesse messo
                                                          sotto
                                                          controllo la
                                                          situazione in
                                                          Plancia,
                                                          Bueller si
                                                          concentrò su
                                                          quanto stavano
                                                          facendo i suoi
                                                          uomini, non
                                                          riuscendo però
                                                          a trattenersi
                                                          dallo
                                                          sbuffare, alla
                                                          vista della
                                                          parte
                                                          posteriore
                                                          della navetta
                                                          sconosciuta
                                                          che spuntava -
                                                          inclinata di
                                                          una quarantina
                                                          di gradi -
                                                          dalla
                                                          superficie
                                                          liscia del suo
                                                          Ponte di
                                                          Lancio.</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>Xyr, che
                                                          aveva passato
                                                          gli ultimi
                                                          minuti ad
                                                          interrogare
                                                          gli addetti al
                                                          Ponte di Volo
                                                          sull'accaduto
                                                          si avvicinò a
                                                          Bueller e,
                                                          senza staccare
                                                          a sua volta
                                                          gli occhi dal
                                                          portello
                                                          attorno al
                                                          quale stavano
                                                          trafficando
                                                          Doohan e
                                                          Tucci, riferí
                                                          "Anche gli
                                                          addetti al
                                                          Ponte
                                                          confermano
                                                          quanto già
                                                          sapevamo...c'é
                                                          stato un primo
                                                          breve Black
                                                          Out e subito
                                                          dopo é
                                                          comparsa la
                                                          nave, già
                                                          incastrata
                                                          nello scafo.
                                                          Quando si é
                                                          materializzata
                                                          c'é stata la
                                                          seconda
                                                          perdita di
                                                          potenza e la
                                                          nave é uscita
                                                          dalla
                                                          Curvatura,
                                                          causando lo
                                                          scossone..."</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>"Bene..."
                                                          commentò il
                                                          Capitano,
                                                          anche se non
                                                          pensava
                                                          affatto fosse
                                                          un bene.
                                                          Certo, la loro
                                                          missione era
                                                          improvvisamente
                                                          diventata
                                                          molto più
                                                          interessante
                                                          ed eccitante,
                                                          ma quella
                                                          navetta
                                                          comparsa dal
                                                          nulla aveva
                                                          causato
                                                          parecchi danni
                                                          alla
                                                          nave...alla
                                                          SUA nave. E
                                                          questo non era
                                                          accettabile!
                                                          "Ora non ci
                                                          resta che
                                                          capire da dove
                                                          diavolo si é
                                                          materializzata
                                                          e come. Ho
                                                          parlato con
                                                          Rest. Lui e
                                                          Paulo sono in
                                                          Plancia e
                                                          stanno
                                                          ricontrollando
                                                          tutte le
                                                          letture dei
                                                          sensori. A
                                                          quanto pare
                                                          non c'é nulla
                                                          di visibile
                                                          nel raggio di
                                                          analisi e
                                                          anche le
                                                          letture dei
                                                          momenti
                                                          dell'incidente
                                                          non mostrano
                                                          la presenza di
                                                          altre navi,
                                                          anomalie o
                                                          altro..."</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>"In tal
                                                          caso, immagino
                                                          che troveremo
                                                          le nostre
                                                          risposte lì
                                                          dentro..."
                                                          commentò
                                                          l'Andoriana,
                                                          mentre le
                                                          antenne sulla
                                                          sommità della
                                                          sua fronte si
                                                          tendevano
                                                          verso il
                                                          portello della
                                                          navetta
                                                          misteriosa,
                                                          che Tucci e
                                                          Doohan erano
                                                          finalmente
                                                          riusciti a
                                                          forzare.</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>Lon
                                                          Basta, armato
                                                          di un Phaser
                                                          Tipo II, entrò
                                                          rapidamente,
                                                          seguito da un
                                                          secondo membro
                                                          della
                                                          Sicurezza e,
                                                          contemporaneamente,
                                                          l'Ufficiale
                                                          Scientifico
                                                          Capo ed il
                                                          Capo Ingegnere
                                                          iniziarono a
                                                          scansionare
                                                          l'interno del
                                                          veicolo.</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>Bueller e
                                                          Xyr li
                                                          raggiunsero a
                                                          rapide falcate
                                                          e, prima che
                                                          qualcuno
                                                          potesse dire
                                                          nulla, la voce
                                                          di Basta
                                                          richiese
                                                          l'intervento
                                                          della
                                                          Dottoressa
                                                          Grahan, che si
                                                          era fino a
                                                          quel momento
                                                          tenuta a
                                                          distanza per
                                                          non
                                                          intralciare le
                                                          operazioni. </div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>Al
                                                          richiamo del
                                                          Capo della
                                                          Sicurezza
                                                          tutti gli
                                                          ufficiali
                                                          presenti si
                                                          precipitarono
                                                          nell’angusto
                                                          spazio della
                                                          navetta, così
                                                          che la
                                                          Dottoressa
                                                          dovette
                                                          spintonare
                                                          Capitano e
                                                          Primo
                                                          Ufficiale per
                                                          adempiere ai
                                                          suoi doveri.
                                                          Naturalmente,
                                                          se avesse
                                                          saputo che ciò
                                                          che la
                                                          aspettava era
                                                          il corpo di un
                                                          uomo che
                                                          emergeva
                                                          parzialmente
                                                          da una paratia
                                                          – all’interno
                                                          della quale
                                                          doveva essersi
                                                          materializzato
                                                          quando la
                                                          navetta aveva
                                                          riacquistato
                                                          consistenza –
                                                          probabilmente
                                                          si sarebbe
                                                          data meno da
                                                          fare.</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>Lon Basta
                                                          percepì
                                                          chiaramente lo
                                                          shock della
                                                          donna come un
                                                          alone verde
                                                          che si
                                                          stendeva come
                                                          un velo sui
                                                          suoi pensieri
                                                          ma, poiché il
                                                          suo intervento
                                                          era
                                                          necessario,
                                                          attirò
                                                          l’attenzione
                                                          dell’amica sul
                                                          secondo
                                                          passeggero
                                                          “Dottoressa,
                                                          non credo
                                                          possa fare più
                                                          nulla per
                                                          quell’uomo…questo,
                                                          d’altro canto,
                                                          è ancora
                                                          vivo.”</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>A quelle
                                                          parole la
                                                          Dottoressa
                                                          Grahan si
                                                          riscosse e,
                                                          staccati gli
                                                          occhi da quel
                                                          volto
                                                          dall’espressione
                                                          distorta dal
                                                          dolore per
                                                          quella morte
                                                          così
                                                          improvvisa, si
                                                          trovò ad
                                                          osservare un
                                                          secondo corpo,
                                                          disteso a
                                                          terra accanto
                                                          ad una
                                                          consolle che
                                                          non era in
                                                          grado di
                                                          identificare.
                                                          Quasi
                                                          automaticamente
                                                          il braccio si
                                                          sollevò
                                                          puntando il
                                                          Tricoder verso
                                                          il ferito e,
                                                          quando vide un
                                                          segno vitale
                                                          instabile ma
                                                          ancora
                                                          percepibile,
                                                          ordinò
                                                          “Presto, serve
                                                          un
                                                          teletrasporto
                                                          di emergenza
                                                          in
                                                          Infermeria!”</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>“La
                                                          struttura
                                                          della navetta
                                                          rende
                                                          impossibile il
                                                          teletrasporto
                                                          dall’esterno…”
                                                          disse subito
                                                          Tucci, ma il
                                                          Capo della
                                                          Sicurezza
                                                          doveva averlo
                                                          già compreso
                                                          dai suoi
                                                          pensieri o
                                                          dalle
                                                          scansioni
                                                          efettuate
                                                          perché, con un
                                                          rapido cenno,
                                                          si era fatto
                                                          affiancare dal
                                                          sottoposto ed
                                                          insieme
                                                          avevano
                                                          cominciato a
                                                          spostare il
                                                          ferito,
                                                          cercando di
                                                          farlo nel modo
                                                          più sicuro
                                                          possibile.</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>Con uno
                                                          sbuffo Melanne
                                                          si accostò
                                                          all’amico e
                                                          gli mostrò il
                                                          giusto modo di
                                                          sostenere il
                                                          collo del
                                                          paziente
                                                          quindi, quando
                                                          i due membri
                                                          della
                                                          sicurezza lo
                                                          ebbero portato
                                                          fuori, disse
                                                          solo “Io vado,
                                                          Capitano…le
                                                          farò sapere al
                                                          più presto…”</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>Quindi,
                                                          dopo essersi
                                                          messa accanto
                                                          al ferito –
                                                          ora sdraiato
                                                          sul ponte di
                                                          decollo –
                                                          sfiorò il
                                                          comunicatore e
                                                          disse “Grahan
                                                          a Sala
                                                          Teletrasporto
                                                          1. Emergenza
                                                          Medica, due da
                                                          teletrasportare
                                                          in
                                                          Infermeria.”</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>Rimasti
                                                          soli
                                                          all’interno
                                                          della Navetta,
                                                          Bueller, Xyr,
                                                          Tucci e Doohan
                                                          si guardarono
                                                          per un
                                                          momento,
                                                          quindi fu
                                                          l’Ufficiale
                                                          scientifico a
                                                          domandare,
                                                          quasi
                                                          timidamente
                                                          “Hem…nessuno
                                                          ha notato che
                                                          i due
                                                          passeggeri
                                                          erano
                                                          Romulani?”</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div><b>U.S.S.
                                                          Hope – Sala
                                                          Riunioni – 30
                                                          dicembre 2394
                                                          - Ore 12:30</b></div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>Diario
                                                          del Capitano:
                                                          Supplemento.
                                                          Sono tre ore
                                                          che le
                                                          riparazioni
                                                          sono state
                                                          avviate, ma
                                                          ancora metà
                                                          dei sistemi
                                                          automatizzati
                                                          non
                                                          rispondono. Al
                                                          momento le
                                                          avarie più
                                                          gravi
                                                          riguardano i
                                                          Motori a
                                                          Curvatura ed
                                                          il sistema
                                                          delle
                                                          Comunicazioni.
                                                          Per quanto
                                                          riguarda le
                                                          Comunicazioni,
                                                          la Sala
                                                          Macchine ha
                                                          riferito che
                                                          il
                                                          sovraccarico
                                                          energetico
                                                          subito dal
                                                          nucleo ha
                                                          bruciato
                                                          l’Antenna
                                                          Subspaziale,
                                                          pertanto sarà
                                                          necessario
                                                          organizzare
                                                          una
                                                          sostituzione
                                                          della stessa,
                                                          cosa che dovrà
                                                          essere fatta
                                                          con attività
                                                          extraveicolare.</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>Per
                                                          quanto
                                                          concerne la
                                                          Curvatura,
                                                          invece, il
                                                          signor Doohan
                                                          ha affermato
                                                          che i motori
                                                          sono in buone
                                                          condizioni, ma
                                                          che non sarà
                                                          possibile
                                                          alimentare la
                                                          Gondola di
                                                          sinistra
                                                          fintanto che
                                                          non avremo
                                                          rimosso la
                                                          navetta
                                                          sconosciuta
                                                          dal soffitto
                                                          della Sala
                                                          Macchine, dato
                                                          che pare si
                                                          sia incastrata
                                                          esattamente
                                                          all’interno di
                                                          uno dei giunti
                                                          EPS
                                                          principali.</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div> Attualmente
                                                          abbiamo
                                                          ripristinato
                                                          l’Energia
                                                          Secondaria e –
                                                          su
                                                          suggerimento
                                                          del signor
                                                          Rest – siamo
                                                          nascosti
                                                          all’interno di
                                                          una zona
                                                          particolarmente
                                                          densa della
                                                          Nebulosa che
                                                          stavamo
                                                          analizzando.
                                                          Ciò dovrebbe
                                                          proteggerci
                                                          dal rischio di
                                                          individuazione
                                                          da parte di
                                                          amici dei due
                                                          Romulani che
                                                          abbiamo
                                                          trovato nella
                                                          navetta, per
                                                          lo meno fin
                                                          quando non
                                                          avremo
                                                          ripristinato
                                                          le
                                                          comunicazioni
                                                          con il Comando
                                                          di Flotta.</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>Diario
                                                          personale:
                                                          chiunque sia
                                                          il genio che
                                                          ha stilato la
                                                          lista dele
                                                          priorità negli
                                                          interventi di
                                                          riparazione
                                                          non ha la più
                                                          pallida idea
                                                          di quanto
                                                          possa essere
                                                          intrattabile
                                                          Luna quando si
                                                          ritrova
                                                          costretta a
                                                          mangiare
                                                          razioni di
                                                          emergenza e a
                                                          bere caffè
                                                          liofilizzato…devo
                                                          assolutamente
                                                          trovare una
                                                          buona scusa
                                                          per convincere
                                                          Xyr a mettere
                                                          i replicatori
                                                          alimentari in
                                                          cima alla
                                                          lista delle
                                                          riparazioni…</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>Il
                                                          Capitano
                                                          Bueller finì
                                                          di registrare
                                                          l’aggiornamento
                                                          sulla
                                                          situazione e,
                                                          in attesa
                                                          dell’arrivo
                                                          dei colleghi
                                                          inviati alla
                                                          riunione, si
                                                          mise ad
                                                          osservare la
                                                          nebulosa al di
                                                          fuori degli
                                                          oblò di
                                                          osservazione.
                                                          Si trattava di
                                                          uno spettacolo
                                                          impressionante,
                                                          visto da così
                                                          vicino, ma
                                                          Ferris aveva
                                                          ben altro per
                                                          la testa.
                                                          Aveva a bordo
                                                          due ufficiali
                                                          Romulani su
                                                          una navetta
                                                          sconosciuta,
                                                          ma di fattura
                                                          non Romulana.
                                                          Uno era
                                                          certamente
                                                          morto, mentre
                                                          l’altro pareva
                                                          ferito
                                                          gravemente. La
                                                          nave aveva
                                                          subito avarie
                                                          ai sistemi
                                                          principali e –
                                                          anche se si
                                                          trattava di
                                                          riparazioni
                                                          facili – lo
                                                          impensieriva
                                                          avere a che
                                                          fare con i
                                                          Romulani ed
                                                          essere
                                                          tagliato fuori
                                                          dal Comando di
                                                          Flotta.</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>‘Dovrei
                                                          inviare una
                                                          sonda, con un
                                                          rapporto sulla
                                                          situazione…’
                                                          si disse. Ma
                                                          sapeva perché
                                                           ancora non lo
                                                          aveva fatto.
                                                          Quella era la
                                                          loro seconda
                                                          missione ed
                                                          erano già
                                                          riusciti a
                                                          ficcarsi in un
                                                          mare di guai
                                                          entrambe le
                                                          volte. Questa
                                                          volta sarebbe
                                                          stato il caso
                                                          di comunicare
                                                          all’Ammiraglio
                                                          Lennox
                                                          qualcosa di
                                                          più di un
                                                          <<Non
                                                          stavamo
                                                          facendo niente
                                                          di male, ma
                                                          una navetta
                                                          Romulana ci è
                                                          comparsa in
                                                          Sala Macchine
                                                          scassando un
                                                          po’ tutto…ah,
                                                          abbiamo anche
                                                          un cadavere
                                                          Romulano in
                                                          obitorio, o
                                                          almeno qualche
                                                          suo
                                                          pezzo…>> </div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>Decisamente…</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>“Invierò
                                                          la sonda dopo
                                                          la riunione.”
                                                          Borbottò,
                                                          alzandosi in
                                                          piedi e
                                                          sistemandosi
                                                          la parte
                                                          superiore
                                                          dell’uniforme.
                                                          Quella era la
                                                          soluzione
                                                          migliore, si
                                                          disse. I
                                                          ragazzi
                                                          avevano di
                                                          certo scoperto
                                                          qualcosa di
                                                          utile in
                                                          quelle tre ore
                                                          che aveva
                                                          concesso loro
                                                          ed un rapporto
                                                          con
                                                          informazioni
                                                          più utili
                                                          sarebbe certo
                                                          stato meglio
                                                          accolto dal
                                                          Comando.</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>Come se
                                                          fossero stati
                                                          convocati da
                                                          un suo comando
                                                          mentale, i
                                                          <<ragazzi>>
                                                          entrarono a
                                                          piccoli gruppi
                                                          in Sala
                                                          Riunioni,
                                                          salutandolo e
                                                          poi andando a
                                                          prendere
                                                          posto. Per
                                                          primi –
                                                          esattamente
                                                          all’ora
                                                          convenuta –
                                                          entrarono Xyr
                                                          e Rest,
                                                          seguiti in
                                                          rapida
                                                          successione
                                                          dagli altri,
                                                          che parvero
                                                          giungere in
                                                          gruppetti in
                                                          base alle
                                                          amicizie che
                                                          si erano
                                                          strette
                                                          durante i
                                                          precedenti
                                                          anni di
                                                          Accademia.</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>‘Proprio
                                                          come un
                                                          gruppetto di
                                                          studenti…’ si
                                                          disse il
                                                          Capitano
                                                          Bueller, prima
                                                          di prendere la
                                                          parola
                                                          affermando
                                                          senza troppi
                                                          preamboli
                                                          “Molto bene,
                                                          signori…abbiamo
                                                          un rapporto da
                                                          inviare
                                                          all’Ammiraglio
                                                          Lennox, quindi
                                                          voglio solo un
                                                          paio di
                                                          risposte
                                                          semplici e
                                                          chiare: chi
                                                          cavolo sono
                                                          quei Romulani,
                                                          perché si
                                                          trovavano così
                                                          vicini alla
                                                          Hope e come
                                                          accidenti
                                                          hanno fatto a
                                                          materializzarsi
                                                          nel soffitto
                                                          della nostra
                                                          Sala
                                                          Macchine?”</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>“Beh…innanzitutto
                                                          non sono
                                                          Romulani…”
                                                          affermò
                                                          leggermente
                                                          turbata la
                                                          Dottoressa
                                                          Grahan,
                                                          arrossendo
                                                          quasi
                                                          immediatamente
                                                          alle occhiate
                                                          sorprese
                                                          lanciategli da
                                                          tre quarti
                                                          dell’equipaggio.
                                                          Tutti i
                                                          presenti
                                                          avevano visto
                                                          quei corpi – o
                                                          quantomeno le
                                                          riprese
                                                          effettuate
                                                          dalle
                                                          olocamere di
                                                          sorveglianza
                                                          mentre
                                                          venivano
                                                          portati via –
                                                          ma solo Rest,
                                                          da bravo
                                                          Vulcaniano,
                                                          riuscì a
                                                          nascondere lo
                                                          stupore a
                                                          quelle parole.
                                                          Lui e Lon
                                                          Basta, anche
                                                          se forse il
                                                          Telepate era
                                                          già stato
                                                          messo al
                                                          corrente della
                                                          cosa, dato che
                                                          era arrivato
                                                          insieme alla
                                                          dottoressa.</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>“Non sono
                                                          Romulani?”
                                                          domandò invece
                                                          Xyr, piuttosto
                                                          stupita dalla
                                                          cosa. Aveva
                                                          scansionato
                                                          lei stessa il
                                                          corpo del
                                                          ferito trovato
                                                          all’interno
                                                          della navetta
                                                          ed il tricoder
                                                          aveva
                                                          confermato di
                                                          trovarsi di
                                                          fronte ad un
                                                          essere
                                                          proveniente
                                                          dal pianeta
                                                          Romulus
                                                          “Beh…ci
                                                          assomigliavano
                                                          molto…”</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>“Erano
                                                          alterati
                                                          chirurgicamente
                                                          per
                                                          sembrarlo…”
                                                          spiegò la
                                                          Dottoressa,
                                                          tirando fuori
                                                          dalle tasche
                                                          del camice da
                                                          medico un
                                                          piccolo
                                                          contenitore
                                                          sterile al cui
                                                          interno vi era
                                                          un piccolo
                                                          circuito nero
                                                          “inoltre…
                                                          ognuno di loro
                                                          aveva uno di
                                                          questi,
                                                          innestato
                                                          della parte
                                                          superiore
                                                          della colonna
                                                          vertebrale.
                                                          Emette un
                                                          falso segnale
                                                          che integra le
                                                          bioemissioni
                                                          del corpo,
                                                          creando una
                                                          falsa traccia.
                                                          I nostri
                                                          analizzatori
                                                          li leggevano
                                                          come Romulani,
                                                          ma i due
                                                          appartengono a
                                                          specie
                                                          Federali.
                                                          Quello
                                                          sopravvissuto
                                                          è un Umano,
                                                          mentre l’altro
                                                          era un
                                                          Betazoide.” La
                                                          donna fece una
                                                          pausa, prima
                                                          di aggiungere
                                                          “Inutile che
                                                          vi dica che
                                                          non avevo mai
                                                          visto un
                                                          apparecchio
                                                          del genere
                                                          prima. Una
                                                          cosa simile
                                                          può essere
                                                          fatta con un
                                                          Tricoder, ma
                                                          per breve
                                                          tempo ed è
                                                          facilmente
                                                          identificabile.
                                                          Il segnale di
                                                          quest’affare è
                                                          praticamente
                                                          perfetto. Se
                                                          non avessi
                                                          operato uno
                                                          dei due e
                                                          fatto
                                                          l’autopsia
                                                          all’altro,
                                                          probabilmente,
                                                          non me ne
                                                          sarei accorta
                                                          pur avendoli
                                                          su di un
                                                          bioletto
                                                          dell’Infermeria.”</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>“Li ha
                                                          identificati?”
                                                          domandò
                                                          semplicemente
                                                          Rest, mentre i
                                                          colleghi
                                                          ancora stavano
                                                          rimuginando
                                                          sulle
                                                          implicazioni
                                                          di quel che
                                                          era stato loro
                                                          rivelato.</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>“L’Umano
                                                          si chiama John
                                                          Smith, un
                                                          contadino del
                                                          Kansas…”
                                                          affermò la
                                                          Grahan con il
                                                          tono di chi è
                                                          incredulo
                                                          circa ciò che
                                                          sta riferendo
                                                          “mentre il
                                                          Betazoide si
                                                          chiamava Alari
                                                          Sten, un
                                                          bibliotecario
                                                          di Medela
                                                          III.”</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>“I nomi
                                                          sono
                                                          evidentemente
                                                          fasulli,”
                                                          affermò Rest,
                                                          senza neppure
                                                          alzare lo
                                                          sguardo sui
                                                          colleghi “si
                                                          tratta di nomi
                                                          e cognomi
                                                          comuni
                                                          estremamente
                                                          diffusi su
                                                          entrambi i
                                                          pianeti, di
                                                          conseguenza –
                                                          tenendo conto
                                                          delle
                                                          circostanze -
                                                          le probabilità
                                                          che si tratti
                                                          di identità di
                                                          copertura sono
                                                          del 91,36%”</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>Bueller
                                                          fece cenno di
                                                          essere
                                                          d’accordo con
                                                          la testa,
                                                          quindi osservò
                                                          gli altri e
                                                          disse “E della
                                                          navetta che mi
                                                          dite? Di chi
                                                          è? Che ci
                                                          faceva qui e,
                                                          soprattutto,
                                                          come ci è
                                                          comparsa
                                                          dentro la
                                                          nave?”</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>“La
                                                          navetta
                                                          risulta essere
                                                          uno yacht da
                                                          diporto
                                                          appartenente
                                                          ad un tale
                                                          Myelos, un
                                                          Boliano
                                                          residente in
                                                          Atarsis, un
                                                          mondo
                                                          extrafederale
                                                          ai confini con
                                                          lo spazio
                                                          Ferengi.”
                                                          Riferì Lon
                                                          Basta, che
                                                          aveva usato i
                                                          codici del
                                                          radiofaro
                                                          (spento) della
                                                          navetta per
                                                          cercare indizi
                                                          sulla sua
                                                          origine “Ma,
                                                          devo
                                                          ammettere, per
                                                          essere una
                                                          navetta civile
                                                          è stata
                                                          pesantemente
                                                          modificata.”</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>“Navetta
                                                          civile un
                                                          accidenti!”
                                                          Esclamò Paulo
                                                          Rodriguez, che
                                                          aveva passato
                                                          le ultime tre
                                                          ore a studiare
                                                          i sistemi di
                                                          quella
                                                          navetta, o
                                                          perlomeno
                                                          quella parte
                                                          di sistemi che
                                                          non erano
                                                          diventati
                                                          parte
                                                          integrante del
                                                          loro Ponte di
                                                          Volo
                                                          “schermatura
                                                          antisensoriale,
                                                          dispositivo di
                                                          occultamento,
                                                          sensori attivi
                                                          e passivi ad
                                                          altissima
                                                          definizione,
                                                          reattore
                                                          Antimateria in
                                                          grado di
                                                          produrre una
                                                          quantità di
                                                          energia
                                                          sufficiente ad
                                                          alimentare una
                                                          nave tre volte
                                                          più grande. E
                                                          questo è solo
                                                          quello che
                                                          sono riuscito
                                                          a studiare.
                                                          C’è anche un
                                                          altro
                                                          apparecchio –
                                                          quello accanto
                                                          a cui era
                                                          accasciato il
                                                          falso Romulano
                                                          sopravvissuto
                                                          – che non ho
                                                          idea di cosa
                                                          faccia, ma
                                                          sembra avere
                                                          un output di
                                                          energia
                                                          enorme. Tutto
                                                          ciò che posso
                                                          dire che non è
                                                          parte della
                                                          dotazione
                                                          standard della
                                                          navetta, ma
                                                          pare essere
                                                          stato aggiunto
                                                          in un secondo
                                                          momento,
                                                          collegandolo
                                                          direttamente
                                                          ad un condotto
                                                          del Plasma
                                                          dopo aver
                                                          scavato una
                                                          sorta di
                                                          nicchia nel
                                                          pavimento.”</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>“Potrei
                                                          sbagliare…”
                                                          azzardò Tucci,
                                                          apparentemente
                                                          perso dietro
                                                          mille pensieri
                                                          “ma credo di
                                                          aver già visto
                                                          qualcosa di
                                                          simile, anche
                                                          se solo su un
                                                          progetto che
                                                          credevo non
                                                          fosse mai
                                                          stato
                                                          realizzato…”</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>Bueller
                                                          dovette
                                                          resistere alla
                                                          tentazione di
                                                          strappare a
                                                          forza le
                                                          parole
                                                          dall’Ufficiale
                                                          Scientifico
                                                          per un intero
                                                          minuto, prima
                                                          che
                                                          aggiungesse
                                                          “Quello
                                                          assomiglia
                                                          davvero tanto
                                                          ad uno
                                                          sincronizzatore
                                                          di fase…se
                                                          così fosse, la
                                                          navetta ci
                                                          sarebbe potuta
                                                          finire dentro
                                                          perché era
                                                          “fuori fase”
                                                          rispetto a
                                                          noi…”</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>Questa
                                                          volta neppure
                                                          Rest riuscì a
                                                          nascondere
                                                          completamente
                                                          una
                                                          espressione di
                                                          stupore, anche
                                                          se la mascherò
                                                          con consumata
                                                          abilità in una
                                                          alzata di
                                                          sopracciglio
                                                          decisamente
                                                          tipica della
                                                          sua razza. Fu
                                                          comunque Xyr a
                                                          chiedere
                                                          “Fuori fase?
                                                          Cioè quella
                                                          nave ci
                                                          sarebbe potuta
                                                          passare
                                                          attraverso
                                                          senza
                                                          difficoltà? Ho
                                                          studiato
                                                          qualcosa al
                                                          riguardo…mi
                                                          pare fosse un
                                                          corso sugli
                                                          armamenti di
                                                          razze del
                                                          Quadrante
                                                          Delta…”</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>“Non
                                                          serve
                                                          spingersi così
                                                          lontani…”
                                                          rispose lo
                                                          scienziato,
                                                          che dopo aver
                                                          avanzato la
                                                          propria
                                                          ipotesi aveva
                                                          effettuato
                                                          anche alcune
                                                          ricerche “il
                                                          fatto che la
                                                          Federazione
                                                          non abbia mai
                                                          ritenuto
                                                          opportuno
                                                          studiare
                                                          questa
                                                          tecnologia –
                                                          peraltro
                                                          considerata a
                                                          tutti gli
                                                          effetti un
                                                          dispositivo di
                                                          occultamento e
                                                          quindi vietata
                                                          dal Trattato
                                                          di Algeron –
                                                          non significa
                                                          che non
                                                          l’abbia mai
                                                          incontrata.
                                                          Dai miei studi
                                                          ho scoperto
                                                          che proprio i
                                                          Romulani
                                                          avevano
                                                          sviluppato un
                                                          prototipo che
                                                          la sfruttasse,
                                                          ma pare che
                                                          non sia andata
                                                          bene e abbia
                                                          quasi
                                                          distrutto la
                                                          nave che lo
                                                          montava…”</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>“Umh…quindi
                                                          abbiamo due
                                                          membri della
                                                          Federazione
                                                          camuffati
                                                          chirurgicamente
                                                          per sembrare
                                                          Romulani, una
                                                          navetta
                                                          ipertecnolgica
                                                          che dovrebbe
                                                          essere un
                                                          semplice yacht
                                                          da diporto e
                                                          una specie di
                                                          dispositivo di
                                                          occultamento
                                                          ultratecnologico,
                                                          la cui
                                                          tecnologia
                                                          sappiamo
                                                          essere stata
                                                          studiata dai
                                                          Romulani e da
                                                          loro
                                                          sviluppata
                                                          almeno fino a
                                                          livello di
                                                          sperimentazione…”
                                                          riepilogò
                                                          Bueller,
                                                          contando sulle
                                                          dita della
                                                          mano destra i
                                                          fatti man mano
                                                          che li
                                                          elencava “solo
                                                          a me questa
                                                          cosa puzza di
                                                          Servizi
                                                          Segreti
                                                          lontano anni
                                                          luce?”</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>Prima che
                                                          qualcuno
                                                          potesse
                                                          rispondere, le
                                                          luci si
                                                          abbassarono e
                                                          vennero
                                                          rapidamente
                                                          sostituite da
                                                          quelle
                                                          dell’Allarme
                                                          Rosso, mentre
                                                          la relativa
                                                          sirena
                                                          richiamava
                                                          tutti i membri
                                                          dell’equipaggio
                                                          di Cadetti
                                                          alle relative
                                                          postazioni di
                                                          emergenza.</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div><b>U.S.S.
                                                          Hope – Plancia
                                                          –
                                                          quarantasette
                                                          secondi dopo</b></div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>La
                                                          Plancia della
                                                          Hope distava
                                                          dalla sala
                                                          riunioni circa
                                                          due minuti, ma
                                                          Bueller ed il
                                                          suo seguito di
                                                          giovani
                                                          Ufficiali
                                                          impiegarono
                                                          meno della
                                                          metà del tempo
                                                          per
                                                          raggiungerla.
                                                          Per ognuno di
                                                          quegli
                                                          interminabili
                                                          cinquanta
                                                          secondi, il
                                                          Capitano della
                                                          Hope si chiese
                                                          che accidenti
                                                          d’altro
                                                          potesse essere
                                                          successo.</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>Luna, che
                                                          in quel
                                                          momento era
                                                          stata messa al
                                                          comando delle
                                                          operazioni di
                                                          Plancia, gli
                                                          aveva solo
                                                          riferito di
                                                          “muovere quel
                                                          dannato sedere
                                                          e
                                                          raggiungerla”,
                                                          quindi Ferris
                                                          non aveva
                                                          molti indizi
                                                          su cosa stesse
                                                          capitando.</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>Quando le
                                                          doppie porte
                                                          della Plancia
                                                          si aprirono, i
                                                          suoi uomini si
                                                          lanciarono
                                                          alle
                                                          rispettive
                                                          postazioni e
                                                          l’Umano chiese
                                                          solo “Che
                                                          accidenti sta
                                                          succedendo?”,
                                                          ma non ebbe
                                                          bisogno di
                                                          alcun
                                                          chiarimento,
                                                          quando vide
                                                          sullo schermo
                                                          visore la
                                                          massiccia ed
                                                          inconfondibile
                                                          sagoma di un
                                                          Falco da
                                                          Guerra
                                                          Romulano di
                                                          Classe
                                                          D’Deridex
                                                          stagliarsi
                                                          sullo sfondo
                                                          dello spazio
                                                          circostante,
                                                          al di fuori
                                                          dell’ampia
                                                          coltre di
                                                          materiale
                                                          gassoso e
                                                          detritico
                                                          della Nebulosa
                                                          che – si
                                                          sperava – li
                                                          nascondesse
                                                          alla immensa
                                                          nave da guerra
                                                          della Marina
                                                          Imperiale.</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>“Oh…porca…”
                                                          disse una voce
                                                          alle sue
                                                          spalle, ma
                                                          Bueller non si
                                                          chiese neppure
                                                          chi fosse
                                                          stato a
                                                          parlare. Di
                                                          chiunque si
                                                          trattasse,
                                                          aveva quasi
                                                          certamente
                                                          dato voce al
                                                          pensiero di
                                                          tutti in
                                                          quella sala.</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div><b>********************************</b></div>
                                                          <div><b>END
                                                          TRANSMISSION</b></div>
                                                          <div><b>********************************</b></div>
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                                                          <div><b
style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.0px;line-height:21.0px">_________________________________________________________________________</b></div>
                                                          <b
style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.0px;line-height:21.0px">Da</b><span
style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.0px;line-height:21.0px">:
                                                          Comandante del
                                                          sommergibile </span><i
style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.0px;line-height:21.0px">Sea
                                                          Tiger</i><br
style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.0px;line-height:21.0px">
                                                          <b
style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.0px;line-height:21.0px">A</b><span
style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.0px;line-height:21.0px">:
                                                          Ufficio
                                                          Approvvigionamenti
                                                          Arsenale di
                                                          Cavite,
                                                          Filippine.</span><br
style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.0px;line-height:21.0px">
                                                          <b
style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.0px;line-height:21.0px">Tramite</b><span
style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.0px;line-height:21.0px">:
                                                          Comando Forze
                                                          Subacquee.</span><br
style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.0px;line-height:21.0px">
                                                          <b
style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.0px;line-height:21.0px">Oggetto</b><span
style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.0px;line-height:21.0px">:
                                                          Carta
                                                          igienica.</span><br
style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.0px;line-height:21.0px">
                                                          <b
style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.0px;line-height:21.0px">#1</b><span
style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.0px;line-height:21.0px">.
                                                          Il 6 giugno
                                                          1941 questa
                                                          nave ha
                                                          inoltrato una
                                                          richiesta di
                                                          150 rotoli di
                                                          carta
                                                          igienica. Il
                                                          16 dicembre
                                                          1941 detta
                                                          richiesta è
                                                          stata
                                                          restituita con
                                                          la
                                                          stampigliatura:
                                                          "Materiale
                                                          sconosciuto.
                                                          Richiesta
                                                          annullata."</span><br
style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.0px;line-height:21.0px">
                                                          <b
style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.0px;line-height:21.0px">#2</b><span
style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.0px;line-height:21.0px">.
                                                          Il Comandante
                                                          del
                                                          sommergibile </span><i
style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.0px;line-height:21.0px">Sea
                                                          Tiger</i><span
style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.0px;line-height:21.0px"> non
                                                          può fare a
                                                          meno di
                                                          domandarsi
                                                          cosa viene
                                                          usato
                                                          all'Approvvigionamento
                                                          di Cavite in
                                                          sostituzione
                                                          di questo
                                                          "materiale
                                                          sconosciuto",
                                                          un tempo
                                                          perfettamente
                                                          noto a questo
                                                          Comando. </span>
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style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.0px;line-height:21.0px">_________________________________________________________________________</span></div>
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                                                          <div>====================================<br>
                                                          Capitano
                                                          Ferris Bueller<br>
                                                          USS Hope -
                                                          NCC-25122<br>
                                                          Skype
                                                          Combadge:
                                                          Silente69<br>
                                                          Private
                                                          comunicator: <a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://ferris.bueller@mail.com"
                                                          target="_blank"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ferris.bueller@mail.com">ferris.bueller@mail.com</a></a><br>
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href="http://www.starfleetitaly.it/starfleetitaly/fleetyards/Hope/main.php?include=home.php"
target="_blank"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.starfleetitaly.it/starfleetitaly/fleetyards/Hope/main.php?include=home.php">http://www.starfleetitaly.it/starfleetitaly/fleetyards/Hope/main.php?include=home.php</a></a><br>
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                                                          La vita scappa
                                                          via in fretta.
                                                          Se uno non si
                                                          ferma e non si
                                                          guarda
                                                          attorno,
                                                          rischia di
                                                          sprecarla.</div>
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                                            <div>====================================<br>
                                              Capitano Ferris Bueller<br>
                                              USS Hope - NCC-25122<br>
                                              Skype Combadge: Silente69<br>
                                              Private comunicator: <a
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href="http://www.starfleetitaly.it/starfleetitaly/fleetyards/Hope/main.php?include=home.php"
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===================================<br>
                                              La vita scappa via in
                                              fretta. Se uno non si
                                              ferma e non si guarda
                                              attorno, rischia di
                                              sprecarla.</div>
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                        <div>====================================<br>
                          Capitano Ferris Bueller<br>
                          USS Hope - NCC-25122<br>
                          Skype Combadge: Silente69<br>
                          Private comunicator: <a
                            moz-do-not-send="true"
                            href="mailto:ferris.bueller@mail.com"
                            target="_blank"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ferris.bueller@mail.com">ferris.bueller@mail.com</a></a><br>
                          <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.starfleetitaly.it/starfleetitaly/fleetyards/Hope/main.php?include=home.php"
                            target="_blank">http://www.starfleetitaly.it/starfleetitaly/fleetyards/Hope/main.php?include=home.php</a><br>
                          ===================================<br>
                          La vita scappa via in fretta. Se uno non si
                          ferma e non si guarda attorno, rischia di
                          sprecarla.</div>
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              posti erano occupati. Bertolt Brecht<br>
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