DEEP SPACE: "Second Skin" - REV. 08/22/94 - ACT ONE        11.

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					GARAK
			You know... I envy you.

					BASHIR
			How so?

					GARAK
			When I was young, traveling was 
			something of a hobby for me.  There 
			are few things in life that compare 
			with the thrill of immersing oneself 
			in the culture of an alien world, 
			meeting the inhabitants, earning 
			their trust.  But aside from our one 
			brief excursion to Bajor, I don't 
			think I've been off this station for 
			almost three years.

					BASHIR
			What's stopping you?  Ships leave 
			Deep Space Nine almost every day.

					GARAK
			Space is dangerous, doctor.  You 
			never know what might happen.

					BASHIR
			Garak, you're being paranoid.

	Garak just stares at him.  Bashir reaches a realization.