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      DEEP SPACE NINE: "In the Cards" - REV. 04/15/97 - TEASER       2.

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					SISKO
			What I want is to talk about 
			something else. 
				(beat) 
			Chief, what about Kirayoshi -- is 
			he walking yet?

					O'BRIEN 
			Not yet, Sir.

	But O'Brien has nothing to add beyond that. Silence 
	falls on the group again and Sisko tries once more to 
	rally the troops.

					SISKO 
			Odo, I understand you're going to 
			Bajor next week. Will you be 
			seeing Doctor Mora?

					ODO
			Actually, I just canceled my 
			trip. There's been a seventy-five 
			percent jump in the theft of 
			medical supplies and food rations 
			on DS Nine. I haven't seen an 
			increase like that since...

	He suddenly feels awkward and trails off.

					O'BRIEN 
			Since... ?

					ODO 
			Since... just before the 
			Cardassians were forced to abandon 
			the station.

	That hangs in the air for a long moment. Jake and Nog 
	exchange a look as the gloom settles into the room.

					BASHIR 
				(standing) 
			On that note... I think I'll turn 
			in.