DEEP SPACE NINE: "Paradise Lost" - REV. 11/14/95 - ACT FOUR    37.

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					LEYTON
			You know, Ben, I stand here
			looking at you, the best officer
			who ever served under me, trapped
			in that holding cell, and I
			think... life can be damn cruel.

					SISKO
			Let me out. Maybe life'll look a
			little better.

	Leyton doesn't answer right away, and for a moment, it
	looks like he's actually considering it.

					LEYTON
			I don't think I can do that just
			now.

					SISKO
			So what are you going to do? Keep
			me here forever?

					LEYTON
			You'll be free to go in a few
			days.

					SISKO
			Let me guess. After the
			President's speech.

					LEYTON
			The President won't be making a
			speech. I will.

					SISKO
				(sarcastic)
			I assume you'll be explaining to
			the public why it's necessary for
			Starfleet to seize control of
			Earth.

					LEYTON
			Temporarily, of course. Until the
			changeling threat has been
			neutralized.

					SISKO
			And how long will that be?
			Months? Years? Decades?