1996 02 19: Q Continuum Road Metaphor
A better, fair use extract from ST:VOY S02E18 that presents the metaphor to help others understand why human lives are so frequently recycled. 19 February 1996. Desert road JANEWAY: This is the Q Continuum A road in a desert Q: I told you so. QUINN: This is a manifestation of the Continuum that we hope falls within your level of comprehension. This Roadside building (A man and woman in 20s clothes are playing croquet on an immaculate lawn, with planets for balls. A scarecrow in Starfleet uniform stands nearby. The sign over the door says Never Closes and the clock has no hands. A man puffing on a pipe is reading a book called The Old while a young woman reads a magazine called The New. Someone plays the Continuum Galaxy pinball machine. The group walk past a panting bloodhound. ) JANEWAY: Good afternoon. QUINN: I apologize for their lack of hospitality, Captain. We re not used to visitors here. In fact you are the only ones who ve ever come. TUVOK: Then what is the purpose of the road QUIN
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