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"This is the Gideon that I think that you've created for us. He's a
lot like Sheridan, making his own decisions based on his own real-time
understanding of the situation at hand. He's also a lot unlike
Sheridan, playing his cards close to the chest and willing to "cheat"
as a first solution rather than as a fallback position. Sheridan was
Ben Cartwright. Gideon is Brett Maverick. <g> Am I close? :-)"

'zactly.

jms