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| | Klag : | "If Klingon food is too strong for you, perhaps we can get one of the females to breast feed you." |  |  | to Riker | 
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   | Klag : | regarding two Klingon females "They are inquisitive. They wonder how you would endure." |  | Riker : | "Endure what?" |  | Klag : | "Them." |  | Riker : | smiling slowly "One, or both?" |  | 
| | Klag : | "A Klingon is his work, not his family. That is the way of things." |  |  | to Riker | 
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   | Riker : | "Cloaking shields off." |  |  | Dukath hesitates |  | Riker : | "Obey my orders!" |  | Tactical Officer Dukath : | "We will be destroyed!" |  | Riker : | "If we are, it will be in battle, and I will die with you. So I repeat... cloaking shields off!" |  | 
| | Riker : | "Enterprise, this is Captain William Riker of the Klingon vessel Pagh. I order you to lower your shields and surrender." |  |  | to Picard | 
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| | Klag : | "You understand the Klingons better than I thought, Commander." |  |  | to Riker | 
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| | Riker : | "You come from a very brave and unique people. I'm glad you're with us on the Enterprise." |  |  | to Worf | 
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