thing in its path, suffuses it in the<br>
    white-hot light... and then sweeps on. The tree and<br>
    everything else in this arc of destruction is reduced<br>
    to a pile of dust.</p>
  <p>10 ON THE COLONISTS</p>
  <p> as they watch, horrified, still on the run. A few<br>
    panic and start to run off to the sides; Data and<br>
    Beverly take them by the arm and pull them back with<br>
    the group.</p>
  <p> RIKER<br>
    This way! Stay together!</p>
  <p> The colonists run in panic. 