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Abramowitz must participate in a ritual involving the expression of honest, naked emotion - one that has already been botched by Martin Mansur, the previous Federation representative, who is also a rival from Abramowitz's past.
Keorga is a haven for artists and musicians, a place of contemplation and artistic appreciation. When their request for a planet-running computer is denied by Starfleet, they go elsewhere; unfortunately, the instruction manual is in a language they cannot understand. A team from the U.S.S. da Vinci is brought in to help them, but soon they realize there's more to this than a simple translation problem.