Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Maques forces telepathic breach on Troi
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Troi prepares for telepathic intrusion
S7E7
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Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Troi indicates that Maques revealed something important when attempting to communicate telepathically, and this information leads her to explain to Beverly and Picard asensing a "dark place" in Lwaxana's meta-conscious mind"
About Causal Connections
A directly causes B. The first event sets forces in motion that produce the second. These are the load-bearing connections of plot--remove one and the story structure collapses.