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[[Captain Dathon is seen on a communications screen]]
Alien: Darmok and Jalad at Kalenda's!
[[Jean-Luc Picard and Deanna Troi stand next to each other, looking off to the right.]]
Picard: Their language must be based on folklore and metaphor! Computer! Search cultural archives for Darmok-Jalad-Kalenda!
[[Picard and Troi listen to the response]]
Computer (off-panel): In Tamarian legend, Darmok and Jalad got totally wasted and hooked up at a party at Kalenda's.
[[Dathon is seen on the communications screen again, winking]]
<<Wiiiiiink>>
{{Title text: I wonder how often Patrick Stewart has Darmok flashbacks when talking to Star Trek fans.}}
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