People have to think around corners these days. Here my thought process. Q is the 17th letter in the alphabet. The 17th card in the Tarot is the star. "This tarot card means: hope. "Star hour". Peace and purified look after storm phase or low blow. Germinating life. Healing. Connection to the waters of life." The 16th card, the tower, means: "Sudden shock of life. Violent turmoil. Explosion of life. Crisis. Impact on the ground of reality. "Shock therapy". Healing shock." That sounds a little like 9/11. Could it be that the Q-Team deliberately chose this 17, Q, The Star, as a message to the DS?
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