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From: decot@cwruecmp.UUCP (Dave Decot)
Newsgroups: net.startrek
Subject: Re: chekov and khan
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Date: Sun, 11-Dec-83 21:47:23 EST
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Posted: Sun Dec 11 21:47:23 1983
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This was already discussed some months ago.  The explanation is simple:

	During the episode, "Space Seed", there had been an fault in the
	on-board food processors that allowed a virus to be passed through.
	This virus causes something similar to our present-day diarrhea.
	All of the ships personnel were infected, including Khan (this
	explains his various spasms of feeling "fatigued").  Checkov
	was indeed on board, but he was one of the first to contract the
	disease, and thus was not present on the bridge or around much.
	Just after Khan excused himself from the formal dinner party
	that Kirk threw in his honor, he made a beeline for a restroom.
	When he arrived, of course, he had to wait for quite a while
	to use the facility.  He became increasingly angry and distressed,
	and when Checkov finally came out, Khan viciously breathed:

		"This face, I will remember."

Dave Decot
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