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74		      IS THERE IN TRUTH NO BEAUTY?
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WRITER: Jean Lisette Aroeste

GUESTS: Diana Muldaur (Dr. Miranda Jones)
	David Frankham (Larry Marvick)

AIRED:	October 18, 1968

HACK-MAN rating: .210
Usenet rating:   .411

QUOTES:
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		      IS THERE IN TRUTH NO BEAUTY?

PLOT:
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Miranda Jones,  a  telepath,  is  jealous  of Spock's  greater abilities in
forming a mind-link with Kolos,  an alien  so ugly  that the  very sight of
him can drive a man insane.

Kolus is in  a small  box (great  way to  save on  the F/X  budget).  Spock
forgets to wear his visor (with some  help of  Miranda), causing  him to go
crazy and take the Enterprise out of the galaxy.

Spock deduces that Miranda is blind, and McCoy  realizes that  her dress is
giving her information on  her surroundings  (she can  judge distances much
more accurately than unaided humans).

FACTS:
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 - Kolos is a Medusan.
 - First use of prosthetic visual device (Miranda's dress sensor array).
 - Spock  wears the  IDIC  out of respect for  Dr. Jones.   IDIC = Infinite
   Diversity in Infinite Combinations.
 - Kirk doesn't  wear his  protective visor at the end of the episode,  but
   since he's superhuman anyway, apparently he isn't effected.
 - Spock mind melds with the Medusan.

OPINIONS:
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Why didn't McCoy know about this dress thing?  Was it Federation science or
alien?