<b>PRIDE. GREED. ENVY. WRATH. LUST. GLUTTONY. SLOTH.</b><br><br><b>The Seven Deadly Sins delineate the path to a person's downfall, the surest way to achieve eternal damnation. But there is a way out, a way to reclaim salvation: blame it on the demons - taunting you, daring you to embrace these sins - and you shall be free. The painful truth is that these impulses live inside all ofus, inside all sentient beings. But alas, one person's sin may be anotherbeing's virtue.</b><br><br>The pride of the Romulan Empire is laid bare in "The First Peer," by Dayton Ward and Kevin Dilmore. <br><br>A Ferengi is measured by his acquisition of profit. "Reservoir Ferengi," by David A. McIntee, depicts the greed that drives that need. <br><br>The Cardassians live in a resource-poor system, surrounded by neighbors whohave much more. The envy at the heart of Cardassian drive is "The Slow Knife,"by James Swallow. <br><br>The Klingons have tried since the time of Kahless to harness their wrath withan honor code, but they haven't done so, as evidenced in "The Unhappy Ones,"by Keith R.A. DeCandido. <br><br>Humans' darkest impulses run free in the Mirror Universe. "Freedom Angst," by Britta Burdett Dennison, illustrates the lust that drives many there. <br><br>The Borg's desire to add to their perfection is gluttonous and deadly in "Revenant," by Marc D. Giller. <br><br>To be a Pakled is to live to up to the ideal of sloth in "Work Is Hard," by Greg <b>Cox.</b>
