DEEP SPACE: "Equilibrium" - REV. 08/11/94 - ACT THREE 31-32.       

24   CONTINUED:

					BASHIR
			So this is where the symbionts breed?

					DAX
				(nods)
			There are interconnecting pools 
			throughout these caves.  They stretch 
			back for kilometers.

	She spots something off-screen, gestures.

					DAX
			Look... one of them is surfacing.

25   ON THE POOL (OPTICAL)

	We catch a glimpse of a symbiont's back as it surfaces 
	briefly... an ENERGY DISCHARGE forms on the surface of the 
	pool, then snakes along it before seeming to dissipate.

26   RESUME SCENE

					SISKO
			What was that energy discharge?

					DAX
			That's how the symbionts communicate 
			with each other.

					BASHIR
			Fascinating...

	Just then an odd little fellow ENTERS the cavern and starts 
	toward the pool.  He's a Trill of about thirty-five, with 
	the air of a man who has a lot on his mind.  His name is 
	TIMOR, and it will quickly become apparent that he's more 
	comfortable dealing with symbionts than humanoids.  He's 
	carrying some diagnostic EQUIPMENT.

					DAX
			That's one of the Guardians... don't 
			be surprised if he seems a little 
			distracted.  They're not used to 
			visitors.

	Timor moves to the pool's edge... as our people watch, he 
	dips a scoop-type instrument into the pool... holds it up to 
	his eyes, and begins calibrating some dials on the device.  
	He reacts to some mysterious reading he's getting.