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[[File:MirrorMachineRuined.jpg|thumb|A broken mirror machine.]]

On discovering that Trelane's food had no flavor, and his fire emitted no heat, [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk]] began to suspect that Trelane only knew the forms of things and not their substances. He and [[Spock]] further speculated that some external agency was realizing Trelane's wishes – and when he noticed Trelane never strayed far from his large wall mirror, Kirk suspected where that agency might be hidden.

Trelane evidently commanded the mirror machine via telepathy, or some other non-verbal form of communication. He never spoke his requests aloud, instead performing his extraordinary feats with at most a wave of his hand. Sophisticated as it was, Trelane was able to repair or replace it within minutes of its destruction.