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       DEEP SPACE NINE: "Hard Time" - REV. 2/05/96 - ACT FIVE       56.

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	He considers it for a beat, then angrily wipes it out.

					EE'CHAR
				(re: the mandala)
			Why did you stop?

					O'BRIEN
			It wasn't helping.

					EE'CHAR
			You have to concentrate more.

					O'BRIEN
			It doesn't matter how much I
			concentrate. I'm still starving.

	Ee'char seems to deflate a little. He's just as hungry
	as O'Brien.

					EE'CHAR
			So am I.

	They sit there for a beat, feeling sorry for
	themselves.

					O'BRIEN
			You're sure there's nothing left?

					EE I CHAR
			Not unless you've got a hiding
			place I don't know about.

					O'BRIEN
			We ate the last of the food I put
			away a week ago.

	Ee'char nods. He was afraid of that. O'Brien's angry.

					O'BRIEN
			We should've stockpiled more. We
			should've planned for this.

	Ee'char shakes his head. He knows getting angry won't
	do any good.

					EE'CHAR
			They've never let us go this long
			without food before.

					O'BRIEN
			What if they've forgotten about
			us... or just decided to finally
			let us die?