DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Ship" - REV. 07/29/96 ACT FOUR        52.

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					O'BRIEN
			I'm for that.

	Dax finishes "strapping" Muniz.

					DAX
			Ready, Chief.

	O'Brien also finishes his work. ANOTHER EXPLOSION.

					O'BRIEN
			I'd love a couple more hours to 
			fine tune these magnetic flux 
			couplers... but under the 
			circumstances, I'd say now is as 
			good a time as any.

					SISKO
			Then let's do it.

	Dax, Worf and O'Brien all take their positions, 
	reaching up to the various consoles.

					SISKO
				(taking his own advice)
			Everyone brace yourselves, this is 
			going to be a rough ride.
				(to O'Brien)
			Commence launch sequence.

					WORF
			Ion thrusters fully charged.

	A loud whirling SOUND begins as the ship's engines come 
	on-line. Then, in rapid speech:

					SISKO
				(to Worf)
			Ventral impellers, one quarter.


					WORF
			Plasma compensators, on-line.

					SISKO
			Ascent thrusters to one half.

	The ship starts VIBRATING as the engines kick into 
	gear.