DS9: "You Are Cordially Invited... " - REV. 9/23/97 - ACT TWO    29.

18   CONTINUED:	(2)

	Alexander moves back to his place on the floor, while 
	O'Brien, and Bashir exchange sour looks.

					MARTOK 
			Of course, we can't expect you... 
			non-Klingons to have the same 
			stamina as we do. If you wish to 
			quit, no one will think any less 
			of you.

					BASHIR 
			Who said anything about quitting?

					SISKO
			Not me.

					O'BRIEN
			I like the heat.

					MARTOK 
			That's the spirit!
				(starts singing)
			Kaaa vek ko lee ko...

	Worf joins in and as the two Klingons sing, the three 
	humans eye each other with annoyance that none of them 
	wanted to bow out first. Alexander is struggling not 
	to pass out again.

					MARTOK & WORF
			Eh to che mah lo... Tah oo-wah kah
			esh to pah deh ah reee! Yah bosh-
			ah! Yah bosh-ah!, Yah bosh
			tomah!...

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18A  INT. DAX'S QUARTERS - CLOSE ON DAX

	As she stares up at something o.s. She's straining to 
	do something, and there's a fair amount of sweat on her 
	face as she struggles to keep her voice clear and 
	steady.

					DAX
				(difficult) 
			Al'Qoch... mensah... t'lang... cho.

	WIDEN to reveal that Dax (in her uniform shirt, but not 
	jacket) is standing in the middle of the room, with her 
	arms straight out to either side of her body holding 
	a PAIR of heavy BRAZIERS filled with glowing embers.