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"Balance of Terror" Line-by-Line!

SPOCK: Invisibility is theoretically possible, Captain, with selective bending of light. But the power cost is enormous.
They may have solved that problem.
 
Spock: Blip has changed its heading, and in a very leisurely maneuver. They may not be aware of us.
 
KIRK: Their invisibility screen may work both ways. With that kind of power consumption, they may not be able to see us.
 
SPOCK: His heading is now one eleven mark fourteen. The exact heading a Romulan would take, Jim, for the Neutral Zone and home.
 
KIRK: Negative. You and Mister Sulu will match its course and speed with the object on our sensors exactly, move for move. If he has sensors, I want him to think we're a reflection, an echo. Under no circumstances are you to cross into the Neutral Zone without my direct orders.
 
STILES: Captain, may I respectfully remind the Captain what has happened? The Romulans have crossed the Neutral Zone, attacked our outposts, killed our men.
 
Stiles: Negative sir, I'm pointing out that we could have Romulan spies aboard this ship!
 
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