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        DEEP SPACE: "Life Support" - REV. 11/11/94 - ACT TWO        18.
                            ACT TWO                             

	FADE IN:

15   INT. SURGERY

	A short time later.  Bareil is lying on the table, but now 
	he's awake, if still weak and a little groggy.  Bashir is 
	talking to Sisko, Kira, and Winn, while the Nurse is in the 
	b.g.  Kira is standing next to the table, holding Bareil's 
	hand and looking down at him with a mixture of astonishment 
	and joy.

					BASHIR
			... it's too early to tell for certain, 
			but I'm hoping he'll make a full 
			recovery.  He may even be back on 
			his feet again in a few weeks.

					SISKO
				(smiles)
			You say that so calmly.  But it's 
			not every doctor that loses a patient 
			and then has him back on his feet in 
			a few weeks.

					WINN
			Indeed, you're far too modest.  You've 
			performed nothing less than a miracle 
			here... the Prophets must walk with 
			you, Doctor.

	Bashir looks a little embarrassed at the praise.

					BASHIR
			Well, I -- and the Prophets, were 
			lucky that the ionizing radiation 
			left a residual signature on Bareil's 
			axonal pathways.  That's what really 
			made this possible.

	Bareil manages to croak out a few words.

					BAREIL
				(difficult)
			Whoever deserves... the credit... I 
			am... grateful, Doctor.

	Winn moves to him and looks down with a kind look on her 
	face.

					WINN
			And I am grateful that you were not 
			taken from us, Vedek Bareil.