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I t i s t h e y e a r 2 2 5 8 . T h e p l a n e t Vu l c a n i s g o n e , d e s t r o y e d b y t h e R o m u l a n N e r o . T h e s u r v i v o r s o f Vu l c a n e m b a r k o n a s e a r c h fo r a n e w p l a n e t t o c a l l h o m e . T h e e l d e r S p o c k , h a v i n g a r r i v e d f r o m a n a l t e r n a t e t i m e l i n e , o f f e r s h i s a s s i s t a n c e t o t h e Vu l c a n s u r v i v o r s . H i s o f f e r i s r e j e c t e d . B l a m i n g h i m i n p a r t fo r t h e l o s s o f t h e i r h o m e w o r l d , t h e o t h e r Vu l c a n s e x i l e S p o c k f r o m a n y c o n t a c t w i t h t h e m . S p o c k m a k e s a s e c r e t journey to Romulus, hoping to spur the nascent peace movement there, decades b e fo r e i t w o u l d g r o w i n t h e o r i g i n a l t i m e l i n e . B u t h i s p r e s e n c e i s d e t e c t e d b y t h e R o m u l a n a u t h o r i t i e s , a n d n o w h e fa c e s j u d g m e n t fo r h i s c r i m e s a g a i n s t t h e E m p i r e . . .
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