DEEP SPACE NINE: "Ferengi Love... " - REV. 02/18/97 - ACT FOUR   45.

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					ZEK 
			Isn't that what I said? Oh, a 
			lifetime of numbers. You can't 
			blame me for forgetting a few. 
			Now let's get down to business -- 
			who's the first petitioner?

	Quark looks at the PADD.

					QUARK 
			Daimon Igel. He wants to know if 
			he should sell his duranium 
			interests on the open market or on 
			the Futures Exchange.

					ZEK
			An interesting question...
				(to Quark) 
			Well, don't just stand there, 
			let's see how duranium's been 
			doing.

	Quark hits some more keys.

					QUARK 
			Over the last three trading cycles 
			there's been an increase of seven-
			and-three-quarters... a decrease 
			of two-and-an-eighth and then 
			another increase of eleven-and-
			three-eighths.

					ZEK 
			That's a gain of eighteen points.

						QUARK
				(gently) 
			Actually, it's seventeen.

					ZEK
				(feathers ruffled) 
			What are you talking about? Seven 
			and three quarters... minus two 
			and...

	The Nagus continues MUMBLING the numbers to himself, 
	looking more and more confused. Quark, who is now 
	realizing that the Nagus is not on top of his game, 
	looks to Maihar'du. Maihar'du looks back at him 
	imploringly, as if asking him to do something -- 
	anything -- to help ease his master's struggle. But 
	what can Quark do?