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    DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Darkness... " - REV. 11/01/96 - ACT ONE    14.

15   CONTINUED:

	Dax shoots him a look, but refrains from a retort.

					DAX
			Energizing.

	The normal Transporter EFFECT begins on the stage. For 
	a brief moment we can see the OUTLINE of Fala beginning 
	to form, then suddenly ALARMS start going off on the 
	consoles and Fala's form begins WARPING and TWISTING... 
	she appears to be writhing in agony.

					DAX
			There's a power surge in the 
			buffer!

					WORF
				(urgent, working)
			Something is interfering with the 
			integration matrix.

					DAX
			I'm transferring her pattern to 
			the secondary buffer.


					WORF
			Boost the gain on the energizing 
			coils!

					DAX
			It won't go any higher! I'm 
			losing her!

	They both look with horror at the transporter stage as 
	it FLASHES wildly with uncontrolled energy. Finally, 
	Fala MATERIALIZES on the pad -- but she's been horribly 
	burned and scorched. She crumples to the deck, dead. 
	Dax and Worf react with a mixture of revulsion and 
	grief at the sight...

									FADE OUT.

                        END OF ACT ONE