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I Don't Remember This Episode

“Don’t go there – steer away from it!” he said. “You’ll turn your gaze away (that’s if you’re wise). The black hole on the screen you’ve got your eyes on, which seems appealing, floating in the murk, confers no blessing. Love is just a curse. Enticing, yes – but when push comes to shove, the only day you’re free is when you’re dead.” The bridge fell silent. Starship Enterprise was stalled outside the thing’s event horizon. The science officer asked, “Captain Kirk, why are you singularity-averse?” “Unlike yourself, Spock, I have been in love.”

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