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<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Times New
Roman,Times,serif;">Mission: A Cure Delayed</span></span><span
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</span></span><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span
style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">Day: 4</span></span><span
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</span></span><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span
style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">Stardate: 2445.10.28</span></span><span
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</span></span><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span
style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">(Xen'Tal -Security PO3
Hercules Devers - 0530)</span></span><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span
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</span></span><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span
style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">Devers woke without an
alarm. It was quite, much more so than on the ship. He slipped into
his training clothes and quietly made his way o</span></span><span
style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Times New
Roman,Times,serif;">ut of his room. </span></span><span
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Roman,Times,serif;"><br>
</span></span><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span
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</span></span><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span
style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">He saw Jekkos, old
Vulcan at the desk, "Early mornin</span></span><span style="font-size:
14px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">g for
you?"</span></span><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span
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</span></span><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span
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</span></span><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span
style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">Devers nodded, "A
habit. A run and some meditation </span></span><span style="font-size:
14px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">before
the day begins."</span></span><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span
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</span></span><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span
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</span></span><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span
style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">Jekkos nodded, "I
would recommend you go south for a kilometer or so, then you'll see a
path on the east that leads down to the small valley. You can run along
the stream bed for a good 3 kilometers before coming to a second path
that leads up from the dried river bed. Take that and you will be about
2 kilometers back to the village."</span></span><span style="font-size:
14px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;"><br>
</span></span><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span
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</span></span><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span
style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">"Thank you sir," he
said. Stepping outside into the early morning, he put on his headband
and started off at a slow trot. He was not trying to break the Star
Fleet record, but more to help cl</span></span><span style="font-size:
14px;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">ear his
mind and focus. </span></span><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span
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</span></span><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span
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</span></span><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span
style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">The path that Jekkos
suggested was easy to follow, and other than the slope down and again
back up, was relatively flat, if sandy. He was glad to be running
barefo</span></span><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span
style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">ot. </span></span><span
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Roman,Times,serif;"><br>
</span></span><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span
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</span></span><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span
style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">He made it back to the
inn just after 6 am. As he reached the edge of Xen-Tal, he heard a
single note from a bell come from the institute. If this was anyt</span></span><span
style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Times New
Roman,Times,serif;">hing like his Kru's gym, that was the summons to the
students. </span></span><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span
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</span></span><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span
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</span></span><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span
style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">Sure enough, he saw
several Vulcans come out of the inn dressed in the garments of the
Institute. He fell in behind them as they made the</span></span><span
style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Times New
Roman,Times,serif;">ir way to the institute. </span></span><span
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Roman,Times,serif;"><br>
</span></span><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span
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</span></span><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span
style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">Passing through the
gate, he was struck by the similarity to other training academy's he had
be</span></span><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span
style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">en too. </span></span><span
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Roman,Times,serif;"><br>
</span></span><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span
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</span></span><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span
style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">Standing in front of
some stairs, across from the archway he entered in was Jekkos. He too
was </span></span><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span
style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">wearing</span></span><span
style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Times New
Roman,Times,serif;"> the traditional garments. </span></span><span
style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Times New
Roman,Times,serif;">He nodded as he saw Devers. </span></span><span
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Roman,Times,serif;"><br>
</span></span><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span
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</span></span><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span
style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">Two Vulcans descended
the stairs behind Jekkos, standing on either side and in front of him.
"Dator tor oren-tor" he sai</span></span><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span
style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">d in Vulcan.</span></span><span
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Roman,Times,serif;"><br>
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</span></span><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span
style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">The students s</span></span><span
style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Times New
Roman,Times,serif;">pread out facing the stairs. </span></span><span
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Roman,Times,serif;"><br>
</span></span><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span
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</span></span><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span
style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">Devers found an open
spot in the back and t</span></span><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span
style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">urned his attention
to the activities. </span></span><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span
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</span></span><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span
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(Xen'Tal - Vulcan Institute of Defensive Arts - Security PO3 Hercules
Devers - 1015)</span></span><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span
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</span></span><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span
style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">The morning had been a
difficult one, as Devers watched and learned the traditional meditation
and moves of Ponn-ifla. It reminded him of some of the German ju-jutsu
that he practiced. An economy of movement, focused on changing the
opponents momentum and using it against him. It was, in some ways more
gentle than his preferred Muay Thai and could be quite devastating.
He's throw a move or two into bouts to throw his opponents</span></span><span
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Roman,Times,serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span
style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;"> off their game at
times.</span></span><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span
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</span></span><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span
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</span></span><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span
style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">The students were
taking a break, stretching and preparing to learn and practice new
moves. Devers had stepped to the side from the other students. He was
surprised to see Jekkos standing next to him. "You have done your Kru
proud Mr. Devers. Kru
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</span></span><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span
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visited us many years ago, we exchanged many ideas. Your Muay Thai is
more agressive, like our </span></span><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span
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text-decoration-color: initial;">kareel-ifla</span></span></span><span
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Roman,Times,serif;"></span></span><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span
style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">. Perhaps you would
be willing to spar with some of our more experienced students."<br>
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Devers bowed his head "I would be honored, Sir." <br>
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"Then it is agreed. We will begin at 1400."<br>
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(none, unless we have Vulcan martial artists) <br>
(Posted by Tim)<br>
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