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         DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT FOUR         47.

39   CONTINUED:

					QUARK
			There's plenty to talk about. The
			F.C.A.'s involved now. And those
			Nausicaans working for Brunt
			aren't just for show.

					ROM
			I'm not going to let Brunt
			intimidate me...

					QUARK
 			Don't you see, Rom? You should be
			intimidated. There's no telling
			what Brunt might do, and I don't
			want you to get hurt.

	Rom's not buying it.

					ROM
			You never cared what happened to
			me before.

					QUARK
			I've always cared about you, Rom.
			I've tried to protect you, save
			you from yourself.

	But Rom's suffered years of abuse under Quark and he's
	not about to let Quark get away with justifying.

					ROM
			How? By telling me I was an idiot
			my whole life?

					QUARK
			I had to be tough on you. I was
			trying to make you a better
			Ferengi.

					ROM
			What you were trying to do was
			make yourself feel important.
			Making me feel dumb made you feel
			smart. But I'm not dumb... and
			you're not half as smart as you
			think you are.

					QUARK
			Rom, you have to listen to me.
			The F.C.A. doesn't have to answer
			to anyone. If Brunt decides to
			get rid of you, no one'll be able
			to stop him.