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Pataki and Hweyol provided us with the data from the Particle 010 scientists but the scientist ran away. We caught and assimilated one of them on Horizon and found the one which Five of Eight have attempted to assimilate in a shuttle attempting to escape. The third scientist escaped into a Jefferies tube. The data gathered from the two scientists and Horizon contained the location of the Borite ore so we withdrew with several new drones. Perfection awaited.  The scientist we found in the shuttle had severed his hand in a futile attempt to resist us. We re-injected him in the neck and completed his assimilation. The new drone was sent with the Cube back to Unimatrix 01 to function as a Queen's guard. The other one would remain on Probe 815 as a tactical drone.  We sent 12 cubes to a moon where our data suggested the Borite was being kept. We encountered some resistance but resistance was futile and efficiently dealt with. The Borite ore was transferred safely to Cube 042 and synthesised into Particle 010 which was then placed in a Harmonic Resonance Chamber. We were able to stabilize Particle 010 for 4 seconds before the power being generated overloaded the cube's systems and the Particle destabilized. All 12 cubes, along with subspace in the surrounding area, were destroyed but the lost resources were irrelevant. For four seconds, we saw perfection.  The drone, Five of Eight, was left on Horizon. They healed its injuries but then proceeded to take it to pieces. We contacted it while it regenerated and reminded it what it was. It has been instructed to watch the third scientist, the one we left behind, in case she begins experimenting with perfection again...  Meanwhile, Probe 815 encountered an unknown vessel containing a small group of individuals. The vessel was unusual, in that it appeared to be composed of technology from various species. Some we recognised, others we did not. We assimilated the individuals inside the vessel and the starship's computer. The vessel had been stolen from a race which designated themselves 'Cularin', Species designation 10036. They were from a planet in the Gamma Quadrant called 'Zafar'. We proceeded to the transwarp hub near Unimatrix 01 and then to the Gamma Quadrant to find more information on the Species. On the way to Zafar, we encountered resistance from a pair of Species 5700 warships. The first of the warships was destroyed. The second was tractored but before we could begin assimilating the individuals, who turned out not to be Species 5700 but instead those we were looking for, we were boarded. We have begun assimilating the intruders, who belong to Species 10036.