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 From: weberm@polaris.net 
  
 thetruemelissa@gmail.com wrote: 
 >doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca did deliver unto us this message: 
  
 >> To Commander Riker's surprise, 
 >> he is offered a promotion: command of the Starship Ares, 
 >> tasked with exploring a newly discovered intelligent 
 >> life form in the Vega-Omicron sector. 
 > 
 >How often was Riker offered a command? I'm pretty sure it was at least 
 >three times. 
 > 
 >One wonders how he reached the rank of commander with so little desire 
 >to advance. 
  
 I remember someone pointed it out to him at least once. 
  
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