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     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Statistical... " - REV. 10/23/97 - ACT TWO    21.

17   CONTINUED:

					O'BRIEN
			I was thinking the same thing.

18   BASHIR (OPTICAL)

	has moved over to the WALL MONITOR to get ready to 
	watch Damar's speech to Cardassia. He works the 
	controls and the UFP symbol gives way to a CARDASSIAN 
	EMBLEM.

					BASHIR
				(to O'Brien)
			It's about to start.

					O'BRIEN
			Almost finished.
				(works)
			There.

	We, of course, hear no change -- but Lauren, Patrick 
	and Bashir visibly relax.

					JACK (O.S.)
				(from his room)
			Finally.

					BASHIR
			Much better. Thanks, Chief.

	As O'Brien gets up to join Bashir, the Cardassian 
	Emblem gives way to a shot of DAMAR, standing at a 
	podium in front of a Cardassian Emblem.

					DAMAR
				(on monitor)
			Fellow citizens, these are great
			days for Cardassia.

	Patrick immediately comes over to see what's going on --
	he peers intently at Damar's image.

					DAMAR
			Together with our Dominion allies,
			we have given our enemies cause to
			fear us once more.

					O'BRIEN
				(dry)
			Can't argue with that.

	In the background, Lauren gets up and moves so she can 
	see the screen. For some reason, she too is intrigued 
	by Damar's speech.