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         DEEP SPACE: "Meridian" - REV. 09/28/94 - ACT THREE         36.

30   CONTINUED:

	He picks up his PADD, gets to work.  After a moment Dax 
	sees something that strikes her as odd.

					DAX
			Take a look at the fusion reactants 
			in the core...

	Deral looks at his PADD for a moment, not seeing it yet.

					DERAL
			They're out of balance...

					DAX
				(off PADD)
			That's right, and the imbalance is 
			building toward a cascade reaction 
			on the quantum level...
				(realizing)
			-- that's what's triggering the 
			dimensional shifts.

	Deral sees it now; elated...

					DERAL
			If we can stabilize that reaction...

					DAX
			We can keep Meridian here longer...

	They give each other a quick, hard kiss of triumph.

					DAX
			I'll get this to Commander Sisko and 
			Chief O'Brien.
				(smiles)
			And then we can count each other's 
			spots...

	Off this moment...