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     DEEP SPACE NINE: "... Nor the... " - REV. 08/21/96 - ACT FOUR   35B.

AA45   CONTINUED:	(2)

					DAX 
			About eight years.

					SISKO
			Do me a favor, tell me about it 
			some other time. Right now, all 
			I care about is seeing Jake again.

					DAX
			You will -- tomorrow, when we get 
			to Ajilon Prime.

	Sisko does his best to take reassurance in this, but 
	the truth is she's worried about Jake too.

					DAX
			You know, Ben... coffee can never 
			be too hot. Are you sure you got 
			the Replicator buffers synchronized?

					SISKO
				(catching on) 
			You want to check for yourself?

					DAX
			I think I will. Can I borrow your 
			decoupler?

					SISKO
			Get your own. I'm going to go 
			check the sonic shower relays.

					DAX
			Good idea.

	And as they exchange a supportive smile, we...

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AAA45   EXT. SPACE - AJILON PRIME (OPTICAL)

	Re-establishing.

INT. CAVERN - MAIN WARD

	Though the lights are DIM, the medical equipment is 
	back on-line and the patients are sleeping quietly. 
	Kirby has the night shift... he's moving between the 
	beds, checking on patients.

	Jake ENTERS, and when Kirby looks up from what he's 
	doing and sees him, he couldn't be more surprised.