DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Dogs... " - REV. 04/09/99 - ACT TWO      33.

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					BRUNT 
			Done.

	Quark smiles, but then Brunt whips out a PADD for 
	his thumbprint.

					BRUNT
			If you'll just sign this...

					QUARK 
			What is it?

					BRUNT 
			A receipt.

					QUARK 
			For a bribe?

					BRUNT 
			Surely you're aware of the new 
			regulation making all bribes tax 
			deductible.

	Quark gets up... his minding reeling.

					QUARK 
			Wait, wait, wait. Did you just 
			use... the "T" word?

					BRUNT 
			You mean tax?

					QUARK 
			Shh! Yeah, that one. Are you
			telling me there are... T's on 
			Ferenginar?

					BRUNT 
			You haven't been keeping up with 
			the latest reforms, have you? 
			Zek instituted a progressive 
			income tax three months ago.

					QUARK 
			You call that a reform! T's go 
			against the very spirit of free 
			enterprise -- why do you think 
			they call it free?