 in the background.</p>
  <p> DATA'S COM VOICE<br>
    (continuing)<br>
    ... and our destination is &quot;New<br>
    Vertiform City.&quot;</p>
  <p> PICARD<br>
    (to Riker)<br>
    What's our course?</p>
  <p> RIKER<br>
    (checks his console)<br>
    We're heading for the Cordannas<br>
    system.</p>
  <p> PICARD<br>
    Another white dwarf star?</p>
  <p> RIKER<br>
    Yes. It's the closest one to our<br>
    last position...</p>
  <p> A beat. Geordi steps away from his console.</