Wonder what that really reads?
Commodore Mendez passes sentence on Spock.
General Order 7 is the only Starfleet offense for which the death penalty is still on the books. Except for General Order 4. And mutiny. Maybe murder, too. (TOS: "Going to the Zoo", "About Face!"; VOY: "Guten Nacht", "Tuna Melt on Rye, Hold the Absolution")
For the first time, the full text of the order prohibiting contact with Talos IV is revealed:
Mr. Ward Cleaver
485 Mapleton Drive
Mayfield, State
My Dear Mr. Cleaver:
This paragraph has absolutely nothing to do with anything. It is here merely to fill up space. Still, it is words, rather than repeated letters, since the latter might not give the proper appearance, namely, that of an actual note.
For that matter, all of this is nonsense, and the only part of this that is to be read is the last paragraph, which part is the inspired creation of the producers of this very fine series.
Another paragraph of stuff. Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their party. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. My typing is lousy, but the typewriter isn’t so hot either. After all, why should I take the blame for these mechanical imperfections, with which all of us must contend. Lew Burdette just hit a home run and Milwaukee leads seven to one in the series. This is the last line of the filler material of the note. No, my mistake, that was only the next to last. This is last.
I hope you can find a suitable explanation for Theodore’s unusual conduct.
Yours truly,
Cornelia Rayburn
- Thanks to http://www.shorpy.com/leave-it-to-beaver