DEEP SPACE NINE: "Ties of Blood... " - REV. 2/14/97 - ACT TWO    25.

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					KIRA 
			I'll make them pay for this, I 
			promise.

	But the pain and the horror of his situation are too 
	much for Taban.

					TABAN
			They burned my garden. Set 
			everything on fire. I worked for 
			years... planting it, caring for 
			it, and now it's gone...

					KIRA 
			We'll plant a new one. You and 
			I... together.

	Taban shakes his head.

					TABAN
			I wish I had your strength, Nerys. 
			Your confidence. I'm so afraid.

	This admission from her father is almost more than Kira 
	can take.

					KIRA 
			Where's that damn medic?

					TABAN
			Don't go. Stay with me. The 
			medic can wait. I don't want to 
			be alone.

	Kira tries not to let the tears come and she takes her 
	father's hand, and we...

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