DEEP SPACE NINE: "When it Rains... " - REV. 03/02/99 - ACT ONE   14.

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					GARAK
			He's willing to do that, he knows
			your skills would be useful. But
			he's concerned that his men would
			see your uniform as an affront.
			We Cardassians are a proud people.
			Losing Bajor to a ragtag band of
			terrorists -- no offense -- was a
			humiliation.
				(beat)
			Simply put, taking on a Bajoran
			officer as an advisor would
			undermine his authority.

	Kira fumes, but there's nothing she can do. With a
	sympathetic glance Kira's way, Ross reluctantly
	concludes:

					ROSS
			I'm sorry, colonel.
				(to Sisko)
			We'll have to send someone else
			to head up the mission.

					SISKO
			No, sir. Colonel Kira is the
			best person for the job. There's
			another way around this problem.


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