certain fathoms in the earth. And deeper than did ever plummet sound, I'll... Captain? Sir, your attention is wandering. - Data, I can barely see you. - But, sir. I am supposed to be attempting a Neo-Platonic magical rite. The darkness is appropriate for such a ritual. But, Data, this is a play. The audience has to see you. Perhaps I have been too literal with my set design. Computer, modify holodeck program Data 73. Shakespeare's The Tempest, Act Five, Scene One. Increase torch light by 20 percent. There, that's better. Do you want to try it again? Yes, sir. Captain. I am not certain I fully understand this Prospero character. I would appreciate any insight you might have that would improve my performance. Well, Data. Shakespeare was witnessing the end of the Renaissance and the birth of the modern era. Prospero finds himself in a world where his powers are no longer needed. So, we see him here about to perform one final creative act before giving up his art forever. There is certainly a tragic aspect to the character. There's a certain expectancy, too. A hopefulness about the future. Shakespeare enjoyed mixing opposites. The past and the future. Hope and despair. Data, what is it? Is this part of your program? No, sir. What's going on? - It appears to be a locomotive. - A train? - If I am not mistaken. - Computer, end program. Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. Its continuing mission, to explore strange new worlds... ...to seek out new life and new civilisations... ...to boldly go where no one has gone before. Captain. - You are injured. - Yes, I know. It's alright. I'll get it seen to, Data. The train we encountered was from one of Dr Crusher's programs. It was a recreation of the Orient Express, a train which travelled from Paris to Istanbul in the... Yes, I know about the train. But what is it doing on Prospero's island? There was a malfunction in the database retrieval program. The two programs temporarily linked together. Is it possible this will affect the other holodecks? It is a possibility. I will run a full diagnostic. Good. Shut down the other holodecks until you're finished, - Just to be on the safe side. - Aye, sir. I never realised you were interested in trains. Did you know that, at its peak, the Orient Express carried over 10,000 people a year? It isn't the train I'm interested in. - What, then? - It's the experience. The Orient Express is romantic, mysterious, an elegant way to see exotic places and meet fascinating people. On one trip, both Sigmund Freud and Gertrude Stein were in the same car. They had dinner together every night. - I wonder what they talked about. - Take a trip yourself and find out. - Riker to Picard. - Picard here. All sections ready to begin the survey, sir. Good. I'm on my way. Thank you. Don't forget the trip. Think about it. You never know who you'll meet on the Orient Express. Captain's log, stardate 47869.2. After weathering an unexpected magnascopic storm, we are continuing our search for new Federation colony sites. There's no possibility of developing sites here. Most of the stars are binaries. There are no M-class planets. Let's move on another survey region. Have stellar cartography... - Mr Data, report. - The ship has moved into warp. Who gave that command? Apparently, no one. Helm and navigation controls are not functioning. Our speed is warp 7.3 and holding. Picard to Engineering. - Mr La Forge, what's going on? - I don't understand it. The impulse system cut out and warp drive just kicked in. - Can you take the engines off line? - I'm working on it. - Mr Data, what's our heading? - Bearing 187, mark four, sir. I cannot determine our destination, but we are moving away from the Mekorda sector. Computer's locked out propulsion controls. I can't access the overrides. If you want to stop, I' ------------------------------ Читайте также: - текст Детская ревность на английском - текст Новый мир на английском - текст Раба любви на английском - текст Долговая яма на английском - текст Терминатор на английском |