I freely admit it... I'm a Trekkie. Maybe not a tenth degree Trekkie. But really, what manatee can resist the mission to seek out strange new plants, new leaves, new sea grasses, to boldly graze where no manatee has grazed before, and then find a warm spot to nap? I even practice my ... James ... T. ... Kirk ... sometimes.

Pearl, ... There .... might be ... mangroves .... in that .. canal.  We  MUST ... ingest ...... I mean ... investigate.

(Pearl loves it when I do that.)

Heck, I even joined the United Federation of Manatees.

Mr. Scrod, there's a vessel approaching! It looks like their trim tabs have sustained heavy damage. Uaru, hail them, and see if they need assistance.

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