DEEP SPACE NINE: "Statistical... " - REV. 10/23/97 - ACT ONE    11.

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					LAUREN 
			Very good. You didn't even use 
			your fingers.
				(to the others) 
			He's a mutant, just like the rest 
			of us.

					JACK 
			No. He's not like us. No. He 
			passed as normal.

	Patrick comes up to Bashir to ask a question.

					PATRICK 
			Is it true? You passed as normal? 
			Is it true?

					BASHIR
				(nods) 
			My genetic status wasn't 
			discovered until last year.

					LAUREN 
			How'd you manage to hide it for so 
			long?

	This is a difficult subject for Bashir...


					BASHIR 
			I did my best not to... exploit my 
			abilities.

					JACK 
			So no one would suspect. Very 
			clever. I'm impressed.
				(suddenly angry) 
			That's not right. There are 
			reasons why DNA resequencing is 
			illegal. There are reasons why 
			people like us are barred from 
			serving in Starfleet. We have an 
			advantage. Normal people can't 
			compete. It's not fair.

					BASHIR
			Maybe you're right... maybe I 
			should've said something sooner.

					JACK 
			There are rules. Don't talk with 
			your mouth full. Don't open an 
			airlock when someone's inside. 
			Don't lie about your genetic 
			status. But you did. You lied.