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        DEEP SPACE: "Life Support" - REV. 11/11/94 - ACT FOUR       41.

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					WINN
			You seem to be asking me to lie.

					BASHIR
			I'm asking you to free Bareil from 
			his obligations to you.  And the 
			only way he'll accept that is if you 
			say he's no longer needed... that 
			you can do this alone.  Now, if that's 
			a lie... then so be it.

	Winn studies him for a moment, Bashir meets her gaze steadily.

					WINN
			That doesn't sound like a... Starfleet 
			officer.

					BASHIR
			I'm a doctor first.  And right now, 
			I'm trying to give my patient his 
			best chance to live.  The way to do 
			that is to put him in stasis.  Bareil 
			knows that... but his desire to 
			complete these negotiations is so 
			strong that he's forcing me to keep 
			him conscious and mentally alert, 
			even though it may kill him.

					WINN
			None of us wants that to happen, 
			Doctor.  But unless I'm mistaken... 
			the decision regarding Bareil's 
			treatment is up to him.

					BASHIR
			Yes... as the patient, it's his right 
			to make that choice.  But I'm asking 
			you to help me change his mind.

	Winn gets up and paces around the room for a moment.  Bashir 
	is pulling out all the stops here in a desperate attempt to 
	sway her.

					BASHIR
				(continuing)
			Eminence... you're the Kai... these 
			are your negotiations... let this be 
			your moment in history.  Finish the 
			talks on your own and you won't have 
			to share the credit with anyone.