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S T O R Y B Y B R A N N O N B R AGA T E R RY M ATA L AS & TR AV I S F I C K ETT B Y J O E C O R R O N E Y • I N K A S S I S T B Y M ATT F I L L B AC K A N D S H AW N F I L L B AC K C O L O R S B Y H I - F I • L E T T E R I N G B Y S H AW N L E E • E D I T E D B Y S C O TT D U N B I E R SCRIPT BY
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A s Lo c u t u s c o n t i n u e s h i s q u e s t t o d e s t ro y t h e B o rg Q u e e n 5 0 0 y e a r s i n t h e f u t u re , P i c a rd a n d S e v e n o f N i n e h a t ch a p l a n t o i n f i l t r a t e t h e B o rg c o l l e c t i v e a n d d e s t ro y t h e m f ro m t h e i n s i d e . H o w e v e r, t h re e y e a r s l a t e r, J e a n - L u c d i s c o v e re r s t h a t t h e B o rg m a y h a v e u s e d t h e r u s e o f a n i m p e n d i n g Vo l d r a n a i i a t t a ck o n o u r g a l a x y a s a means of getting Starfleet into a vulnerable position.
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