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     DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Nor the... " - REV. 08/21/96 - ACT ONE      8.

6    CONTINUED:	(2)

					QUARK
				(agreeing) 
			As the lessee, he does have 
			certain rights.
				(off Kira's blank look) 
			Back home, pregnancy is considered 
			a rental.

					KIRA/DAX
				(outraged) 
			Rental?

	Before it can get more heated, SISKO ENTERS from his 
	office -- the conversation is cut short when everyone 
	sees the look of concern on his face.

					ODO 
			Something wrong, Captain?

					SISKO
			I just talked to Doctor Bashir. 
			He's on his way to Ajilon Prime to 
			answer a request for medical 
			assistance.

					KIRA
				(realizing)
			Jake's with him...

	Everyone reacts, suddenly understanding Sisko's 
	concern.

					SISKO
				(nods)
			According to the latest reports, 
			Klingon ground troops have already 
			captured two settlements in the
			northern hemisphere.

					WORF 
			Half the colonists are still 
			trapped on the planet -- there are 
			no ships in the area to evacuate 
			them.

					O'BRIEN
				(frustrated) 
			We're three days away, at best.

					SISKO 
			The Farragut will be there the day 
			after tomorrow. Bashir said he 
			and Jake would leave as soon as 
			relief teams are in place.