DEEP SPACE: "Prophet Motive" - REV. 12/12/94 - ACT ONE        6.

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					SISKO
			Congratulations, Doctor.

					BASHIR
			Thank you.
				(smiles)
			Now will someone please tell me what's 
			going on here?

					SISKO
			The Federation Medical Council has 
			announced the nominees for this year's 
			Carrington Award.  And they are...
				(reading off a PADD)
			Doctor April Wade of the University 
			of Nairobi, Healer Senva of the Vulcan 
			Medical Institute, Doctor Henri Roget 
			of the Central Hospital of Altair 
			Four, Chirurgeon Ghee P'Trell of 
			Andoria, and...
				(looks up)
			Doctor Julian Bashir, Chief Medical 
			Officer of Starbase Deep Space Nine.

	Everyone crowds around Bashir to congratulate him.

					BASHIR
			There must be some mistake.  As far 
			as I know, my name wasn't even up 
			for consideration.

					DAX
			Oh, it was up for consideration.  I 
			submitted it myself... through an 
			old friend of Curzon's.

					KIRA
			You deserve the nomination, Doctor.  
			Your work on biomolecular replication 
			was "both audacious and  
			groundbreaking."
				(smiles)
			According to Dax anyway.  She's the 
			only one who understands it.

					O'BRIEN
			So how does it feel to be the youngest 
			nominee in the history of the 
			Carrington award?