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Subject: Re: Space 1999, UFO, and shapechangers in ST
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Date: Mon, 8-Jul-85 16:39:34 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jul  8 16:39:34 1985
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From: watdcsu!herbie (Herb Chong [DCS])

In article <7800012@orstcs.UUCP> richardt@orstcs.UUCP (richardt) writes:
>About shapechangers in Star Trek.  Besides Garth, there were the
>two 'magicians.'  I don't remember the name of the episode, but Sulu,
>McCoy, Kirk, Spock, and a few Red-shirts were captured by shapechanged
>aliens.  At the end of the show they turned out to be small, blue
>green critters that were a cross between a starfish, an amoeba, and a
>chicken.

the aliens had the power to manipulate the mind into believing that
they had seen the aliens change shape.  it was all an illusion.

Herb Chong...

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