DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of... " - REV. 1/26/96 - ACT ONE      17.

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					CH'POK
			Of course. The conqueror's
			role... one of our greatest
			heroes.
				(beat)
			Tell me, Commander: What was the
			final order Sompek gave his men
			once they had conquered the City
			of Tong Vey?

	Dax suddenly sees where this is going. She hesitates.

					CH'POK
			Commander?

					DAX
			He... told them to burn the city
			to the ground... and to kill
			everyone in it.

					CH'POK
			Everyone? Not just the soldiers,
			but the people of the town?
			Civilians... women... children?