DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rapture" - REV. 10/23/96 - ACT TWO        20.

24   CONTINUED:	(2)


					WINN 
			Not everyone.
				(a beat)
			Our culture has only had five 
			short years to recover from the 
			Occupation. Only five years of 
			freedom. Hardly seems enough 
			time, does it?

					KIRA
			Bajor will still be free. Joining 
			the Federation won't change that.

					WINN 
			I see working beside Captain Sisko 
			all these years has had quite an 
			influence on you.

					KIRA
			I have to give you credit. You 
			never give up.
				(a beat)
			I'm sure the Emissary will 
			consider everything you have to
			say. And then Bajor's admittance 
			can go forward... unobstructed.


	Winn's not about to concede.

					WINN 
			I await the will of the Prophets.

	Kira refrains from further comment as she contemplates: 
	the Kai is a handful.

25   INT. HOLOSUITE

	The Obelisk looms over Sisko, who walks around it, 
	thoughtfully examining the markings. There are PADDS 
	scattered around the floor, along with four or five 
	maps of Bajor, various sextant-like instruments, 
	compasses, protractors, and a chart of the night sky 
	of Bajor.

	Sisko reaches down and picks up the star chart, looks 
	from it to the Obelisk, and then back to the chart. 
	Suddenly he breaks into a wide, triumphant smile.