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        DEEP SPACE: "The Forsaken" - REV. 3/09/93 - ACT FOUR        37.

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					DAX
			But as far as direct communication 
			is concerned, it may not be capable 
			of that.  We haven't seen any evidence 
			that this entity is sentient...

					KIRA
			It may be more like a stray puppy 
			that's attached itself to you, 
			Chief...

	Sisko has heard enough...

					SISKO
			Whatever it is, it's slowly disabling 
			our station, people... we've got to 
			get it out of there...

					O'BRIEN
			It came here when we downloaded the 
			probe's files.  If we uploaded the 
			same files back to the probe, it 
			might go with them.

					DAX
			What if it's fully integrated itself 
			into our computer... ?

					O'BRIEN
			I don't think it has.  That would 
			make it more like a virus... but I 
			don't see any evidence that it's 
			trying to overwrite our control 
			networks or destroy our systems.  I 
			think it's more likely that it simply 
			creates connections with areas of 
			the computer that are active...

					DAX
			Almost as though it feeds off the 
			energy of the computer functions...

					O'BRIEN
				(acknowledges)
			If I'm right, transferring all of 
			its programming off the station just 
			might solve our problems...