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From: morgan@h-sc1.UUCP (windsor morgan)
Newsgroups: net.startrek
Subject: Re: question from arena
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Date: Thu, 30-Jan-86 20:04:38 EST
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Posted: Thu Jan 30 20:04:38 1986
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> 
> I was watching the episode of Arena yesterday and there was a part that
> bothered me. When Kirk is in combat with the Gorn(sp), he drops a rock
> on him from a small cliff. He thinks he has killed him but to Kirks
> suprise, the Gorn is still alive. Kirk runs off and falls into the Gorns
> trap. A rock lands on top of Kirks leg and he is rendered helpless.
> The Gorn catches up and moves toward Kirk holding some sort of primitive
> weapon in his hand. The Gorn bends over to stab Kirk with the weapon,
> but moves the rock off of Kirk's leg. Kirk rolls over and gets away.
> 
> 	-My question is, Why in Gods name did the Gorn move the
> 	 rock off of Kirk's leg? I was wondering if someone has
> 	 a rational explanation for this

	Perhaps in some sense of honor peculiar to the Gorns, the Gorn did not
want to kill Kirk while Our Hero was helpless.
-- 
'Verily, there be no leader as wise as the Vision!'

                             Windsor Morgan
                             Harvard College
                             Cambridge, MA 02138
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