DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Ascent" - REV. 10/14/96 - ACT FIVE      57.

61 EXT. MOUNTAINSIDE - HIGHER UP - DAY

	Close on Quark trudging along, face into a blustery 
	wind. He looks cold, miserable, and exhausted to the 
	point of death. He staggers, then falls, facefirst, 
	onto the ground.

	After a beat, he staggers to his feet and resumes his 
	death march.

62   EXT. MOUNTAINSIDE - DAY

	It's nearly dark. Odo is lying on his back, 
	unconscious. He slowly comes awake.

					ODO
				(calling out weakly)
			Quark?

	There's no answer.

					ODO
				(as strong as he can)
			Quark?

	Still nothing. Odo lays there for a beat, then hits 
	his combadge.

					ODO
			Begin recording. Chief of 
			Security's log, final entry. It 
			looks like Quark didn't make it. 
			I can't say I'm surprised. You'll 
			find his body farther up the 
			slope. No doubt, he'd want you to 
			vacuum-desiccate his remains and 
			auction them off. Not that 
			they're worth anything. As for 
			myself...

	Odo pauses. He never really thought about how he 
	wanted to be buried before.

					ODO
				(dismissive)
			Cremate me, stick my ashes in my 
			bucket, and shoot me through the 
			wormhole. I may as well end up 
			where I began.
				(thinks it over)
			Or better yet...

	But before he can finish the thought...