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        DEEP SPACE NINE: "Covenant" - REV. 10/14/98 - ACT TWO       20.

11   CONTINUED:	(3)

					FALA
				(proudly)
			Mika and her husband have the
			honor of being the first to
			receive the Master's blessing to
			bear children.

					KIRA
				(taken aback)
			You need Dukat's permission to
			have a baby?

					FALA
				(nods)
			Vows of abstinence are part of
			our Covenant with him.
			Exceptions are granted only when
			he sees that a wife and her
			husband have demonstrated a true
			spiritual bond.

	Kira can't believe the extent of the control Dukat
	has over their lives --

					KIRA
			I see...

					FALA
			You don't approve.
				(off her look)
			In ancient times, Bajorans
			understood the value of denying
			worldly pleasures.
				(smiles)
			Ironic, isn't it, that a
			Cardassian would lead us back to
			the old ways?

					KIRA
			Especially a Cardassian who's
			appetite for worldly pleasures is
			legendary.

					FALA
			That was a long time ago, before
			he felt the kiss of the 
			Pah-wraith.

					KIRA
			Must've been some kiss.

	And off this moment...