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       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Our Man Bashir" - 10/26/95 - ACT FOUR      40.

39   CONTINUED:	(2)

					SISKO
			At each one of these points, I
			have hidden a new form of laser...
			one that can penetrate the Earth's
			rust... down into the mantle
			itself.

					BASHIR
			The global earthquakes...

					SISKO
			Those were only tests. Soon I
			will activate all the lasers
			together, and when I do they will
			produce worldwide earthquakes the
			likes of which have never been
			felt before.

					GARAK
			Killing everyone on the planet.

					SISKO
			More than that... there comes a
			time when a house has been so
			damaged by termites that you must
			not only kill the termites... but
			demolish the house... and build
			again.
				(beat)
			The quakes are only a minor side
			effect. The real goal is for the
			lasers to produce massive fissures
			in the Earth's crust... releasing
			millions of tons of molten lava.
				(beat)
			So, Mister Merriweather, you're
			the geologist. What happens next?

					BASHIR
			Once that much lava is released...
			the tectonic plates will begin
			to... settle.

					SISKO
			And the surface of the planet will
			shrink... just like letting air
			out of a balloon.

					KIRA
			But if the surface of the Earth
			shrinks... the oceans...