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(Reblogged from thefiercemccoy)
But it still felt painful to be reminded so powerfully and unexpectedly of his friendship and affection for Spock — theirs had been the touching of two minds which the old poets of Spock’s home planet had proclaimed as superior even to the wild physical love which affected Vulcans every seventh year during pon farr.
(Description of Kirk’s feelings towards Spock ignoring him after coming aboard the ship unexpectedly after not seeing each other for quite some time.)
Star Trek: The Motion Picture - Novelization by Gene Roddenberry ; Chapter 13
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