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          DEEP SPACE: "The Circle" - REV. 07/15/93 - TEASER          2.

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					JARO
			Commander, Starfleet doesn't consult 
			us when they wish to promote one of 
			their officers...


					SISKO
			Are you suggesting this is a promotion 
			for Kira... ?

					JARO
			Certainly it is.  We must find the 
			proper spot for her.  After all, 
			she's the one who brought Li Nalas 
			back to us.

	A beat... Sisko relaxes...

					SISKO
			Well, then that's a different matter.

					JARO
			I'm glad you see it.

					SISKO
			Yes, of course, I do.  For a minute, 
			I was thinking to myself... "There's 
			a warm wind blowing in from Minicoy."

					JARO
			I'm sorry... ?

					SISKO
			Just an old saying where I come from.  
			It all started with a famous 
			ambassador from Minicoy who used to 
			bluster, exaggerate, and dissemble 
			to get what he wanted... not at all 
			like you or me... he was a bag of 
			hot air and everyone recognized him 
			for what he was.

	They measure each other for a long moment... with a new 
	tightness --

					JARO
			May I assume you are satisfied with 
			the assignment of Li to fill your 
			vacant post...