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          DEEP SPACE: "Explorers" - REV. 02/28/95 - ACT ONE          9.
                            ACT ONE                             

	FADE IN:

	(NOTE: Episode credits fall over opening scenes)

7    INT. CARGO BAY

	as Sisko ENTERS at a brisk clip, followed by KIRA and O'BRIEN.

					SISKO
			-- I'm expecting a lumber shipment 
			from Bajor this afternoon.

					O'BRIEN
				(struck by this odd 
				request)
			Okay...

					SISKO
			Which reminds me... I'll also need a 
			saber saw.

					O'BRIEN
			A saber saw?

					SISKO
			You know... to cut wood.

					O'BRIEN
			Why not use a laser cutter?

					SISKO
			Because I want to use the same types 
			of tools the Bajorans had.

	O'Brien and Kira exchange a look as Sisko looks around the 
	room.

					SISKO
			This should do fine, Major... As 
			soon as these cargo containers are 
			out of the way, I'll start 
			construction.

	O'Brien looks down at the PADD he's holding.

					O'BRIEN
			Sir, I've looked over the 
			specifications you brought back from 
			Bajor...