DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Quickening" - 03/19/96 - ACT ONE       17.


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					EKORIA
			They say there's a woman in 
			Nykalia who makes a potion that 
			numbs the nerves. She gives it to 
			people so they can withstand the 
			pain of quickening and live a 
			little longer. But Nykalia is so 
			far away.

	Her hand falls unconsciously to her swollen belly. 
	Bashir realizes she's afraid she won't live long enough 
	to have her baby.

					BASHIR
				(gently)
			When are you due?

					EKORIA 
			Not for another two months.

					DAX
				(kindly)
			That's not so long...


					EKORIA
			You never know when the quickening 
			will come to you.

					BASHIR
			I'm Julian. What's your name?

					EKORIA 
			Ekoria...

					DAX
			I'm Jadzia....

					EKORIA 
			Did you come here to help us?

					BASHIR 
			No one here seems to want our 
			help.

					EKORIA 
			I do. And I know others who'd 
			welcome it, too.

	Suddenly Dax's combadge CHIRPS.