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     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Inter Arma... " - REV. 01/08/99 - ACT FOUR   42A.

35   CONTINUED:

					SLOAN
			Doctor. I know how much you love
			cloak and dagger, but you're
			starting to see conspiracies
			everywhere. Ross is ill, that's
			all there is to it.

	Bashir smiles sheepishly as if feeling ridiculous.

					BASHIR
			You're probably right.

					SLOAN
			Now what else is on your mind?

					BASHIR
			I'm not convinced that Koval
			actually has Tuvan Syndrome. His
			"symptoms" could be the result of
			any of fifty other health
			problems.

					SLOAN
			You didn't say that before.

					BASHIR
			I'm not an expert on Romulan
			physiology. Most of my knowledge
			regarding Tuvan Syndrome comes
			from studies done on Vulcan
			patients.

					SLOAN
			I thought Vulcans and Romulans
			were virtually identical.

					BASHIR
			Yes, but there are some important
			genetic differences. And the
			more I study the available data
			on Romulan physiology, the less
			sure I am that I've correctly
			diagnosed his condition.

	Sloan is bothered by that.

					SLOAN
			How could you find out for sure?

					BASHIR
			The best way would be to do an
			examination, but I doubt he's
			going to agree to that.