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ost_uid0]Concerning assimilating a tiger - for what reason? The animal is not sentient, and does not possess a 'mind' to link with, at least as far as we know.[/color
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ost_uid0]My point, I guess, was that in the Borg/8472 confrontation, the Borg (I'm thinking in particular of the one Harry found) seemed to be trying, unsuccessfully, to use assimilation as a last-ditch [i
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