DEEP SPACE: "Meridian" - REV. 09/27/94 - ACT ONE          13.

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					DERAL
			Here, let me help you with that...

	He takes the fruit and deftly scoops away the meat.

					DERAL
			The trick is to remove the pulp and 
			eat the thin layer inside the rind.

	He holds out a spoonful for her.

					DERAL
			Here, try some...

	Dax tastes it -- and clearly finds it to her liking.

					DAX
			It's delicious...

					DERAL
				(smiles)
			Especially if you've been looking 
			forward to it for sixty years...

					DAX
			Sixty years?

					O'BRIEN
			That's a long time between meals...

	Dax notices that Deral is watching her as she tries to scoop 
	out another fruit.

					DAX
			How am I doing... ?

					DERAL
			Much better...

	They share a smile, and we get the feeling their conversation 
	will continue...