DEEP SPACE: "The Alternate" - REV. 10/28/93 - ACT ONE       10.

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					SISKO
			You can't learn to appreciate Klingon 
			opera by just cramming the night 
			before an exam.

					JAKE
			I'm never gonna learn to appreciate 
			Klingon opera.  It's a waste of time.

					SISKO
			Being with Nog is not a waste of 
			time but Klingon opera is?

					JAKE
			Yeah!
				(beat)
			What am I ever going to use Klingon 
			opera for?

					SISKO
			First of all, you don't know what 
			you'll be when you grow up... you 
			may discover along the way you want 
			to be a musician or you may wind up 
			around Klingons in some job 
			somewhere...

					JAKE
			Dad, even if I do, they won't be 
			going around singing operas...

					SISKO
			It helps to understand their 
			culture...

					JAKE
			When was the last time you listened 
			to a Klingon opera?

					SISKO
				(beat, knowing that 
				he's getting sucked 
				in)
			When I was your age.

					JAKE
			There, you see?

					SISKO
			Yes.  Do you?