DEEP SPACE NINE: "Shadows and... " - REV. 08/11/98 - ACT TWO    24.

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					ODO 
			I take it you're going to be 
			commanding the blockade?

					KIRA
			That's right.

					ODO 
			Well, then I'm going to be there 
			with you.

	Kira's touched by his support.

					KIRA
			You don't have to do that.

					ODO 
			Yes, I do.

					KIRA
			Well, I wouldn't start writing 
			our epitaphs just yet...

					ODO
			All right, I'll wait until the 
			first wave of Romulan ships 
			decide to run the blockade.

					KIRA
			Don't worry, I don't intend to 
			get into a firefight with a 
			squadron of Romulan warbirds.

					ODO
			You mean you're bluffing?

					KIRA
				(nodding) 
			If the Romulans fire on us, it'll 
			jeopardize their Alliance with 
			the Federation. I'm hoping 
			that's a risk they won't want to 
			take.

					ODO
			And I'm hoping they don't call 
			your bluff.

	And as they both contemplate this thin hope, we go 
	to --