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 unlucky number.  He was born on July 13th, 2013.  His first assignment took
 him to the USS KELVIN on the ship's thirteenth sortie which saw her destruction
-at the hand of the renegade Nero in his 13th month of duty aboard ship.  His
+at the hand of the renegade Nero in Paulson's 13th month of duty aboard ship.  His quick actions helped save his shuttle, number 13 oddly enough, which was
-quick actions helped save his shuttle, number 13 oddly enough, which was
 damaged while escaping the KELVIN.
-The cosmic obsession with pairing Paulson up with the most unlucky of numbers
-didn't stop there.  Paulson graduated 13th in his class at Starfleet Academy.  His
-first garrison command was Romulan Neutral Zone Outpost 13.
 While assigned to the USS ODYSSEY, he ended up being one of only 13 survivors
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 from Earth.
-Captain Paulson's first starship command, the USS REPUBLIC, has the registry
+The cosmic obsession with pairing Paulson up with the most unlucky of numbers
-NCC-1371 (note the 13).
+didn't stop there.  Paulson graduated 13th in his class at Starfleet Academy.
+His first garrison command was Romulan Neutral Zone Outpost 13.  His first
+starship command, the USS REPUBLIC, has the registry NCC-1371.
-What does Captain Paulson think of this parade of coincidences?  He has very
+What does Captain Paulson think of this parade of coincidences?  He freely
-mixed feelings on the matter.  He believes the Providence has  preserved him
+admits to struggling with survivor's guilt where his embarrassingly
-in the midst of some of the worst events in the Federation's history.  He freely
+good luck has spared him when literally billions of others died.  He says that he bears the emotional burden in tribute to those who did not survive the missions, tragedies, and wars he did.
-admits to dealing he had to come to terms with the fact that his embarrassingly
-good luck flies in the face of literally billions who didn't survive when he did.
-It is an emotional burden that he bears in tribute to those who did not survive
-missions, tragedies, and war.
 At around five decades old, Bruce "Lucky" Paulson has led a distinguished career