OICE<br>
    Understood, sir.</p>
  <p> PICARD<br>
    (to Geordi)<br>
    The ship is looking for vertion<br>
    particles... and it believes that<br>
    the Cordannas system is the<br>
    closest source...<br>
    (beat)<br>
    Is there another source --<br>
    something closer?</p>
  <p> GEORDI<br>
    White dwarf stars are the only<br>
    natural source, sir.</p>
  <p> PICARD<br>
    Then what about artificial<br>
    sources? Is there any way to<br>
    create them?</p>
  <p> OF