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      DEEP SPACE NINE: "In the Cards" - REV. 04/15/97 - ACT TWO     28.

19   CONTINUED:	(4)

					GIGER 
			I'm glad you asked. It is 
			specially designed to transmit 
			biogenic energy on a 
			chromoelectric wavelength and send 
			uplifting and entertaining 
			messages to the nuclei of every 
			cell in your body. Spend eight 
			hours a day in this machine... and 
			your cells will never get bored, 
			you'll never grow old, and most 
			important... you will never die. 
			That is the goal of my work: 
			nothing less than immortality 
			itself!

	A quiet beat follows this bold statement. Jake and Nog 
	look at him for a beat.

					JAKE
				(to Giger) 
			Excuse us for a moment.

					GIGER
				(completely calm) 
			Of course.

	Jake pulls Nog aside.

					JAKE
				(sotto)
			What do you think?

					NOG
				(sotto) 
			I don't know... I'm no expert on 
			cellular chemistry... but his 
			theory sounds a little... odd to 
			me.

					JAKE
				(sotto) 
			He had me there for a minute, but 
			a "Cellular Entertainment 
			Machine?"

	A beat, then they both look at each other.

					NOG
				(sotto) 
			He's crazy isn't he?