DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Changing... " - REV. 02/23/99 - ACT TWO    19.

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					BASHIR 
			Anything's possible.
				(to O'Brien, re: the
				model)
			What if we build a moat?

					O'BRIEN 
			A moat? Around the Alamo?

					BASHIR
				(pointing) 
			All we have to do is widen that 
			stream -- maybe make it a little 
			deeper.

					QUARK 
			I say we build a moat around the 
			station. Tell me the truth, do 
			you think this place can 
			withstand an attack by the Breen?

					O'BRIEN
				(thinking it over) 
			Good question.

					QUARK 
			How about a good answer -- like 
			"yes, we can withstand an attack 
			by the Breen"?

					O'BRIEN 
			Quark... I could say that. But 
			I'd be guessing.

					QUARK 
			Guessing?

					BASHIR 
			What he means is that there's a 
			good chance we're going to lose 
			the station, lose the war, and 
			wind up dead in the process.

					QUARK 
			Then how can you sit there 
			enjoying yourselves pretending 
			nothing's wrong.

					O'BRIEN
				(shrugging) 
			Grace under pressure. Haven't 
			you been listening?

	With a GRUNT of disgust, Quark walks off. Bashir 
	and O'Brien continue looking at their model.