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     DEEP SPACE NINE: "Far Beyond... " - REV. 12/10/97 - ACT ONE     17.

21   CONTINUED:	(2)

					HERBERT
				(sarcastic) 
			If the world's not ready for a 
			woman writer -- imagine what would 
			happen if it learned about a Negro 
			with a typewriter -- run for the 
			hills! It's the end of 
			civilization!

					BENNY
				(to Pabst) 
			What about James Baldwin, Richard 
			Wright, Zora Neal Hurston, 
			Langston Hughes? Ever heard of 
			Native Son?

					PABST
				(dismissive) 
			That's literature for liberals and 
			intellectuals. The average reader 
			isn't going to spend his hard-earned 
			cash on stories written by Negroes.

					HERBERT
				(reacting to Pabst) 
			Would someone please shoot me and 
			put me out of my misery?

					JULIUS 
			How I long for a gun.

	Benny maintains his dignity, but he's clearly unhappy 
	with the situation.

					PABST 
			I'm sorry, Benny. I wish things 
			were different, but they're not.

					BENNY
				(irked) 
			Wishing never changed a damn thing.

					PABST 
			Come on, Benny... it's just a 
			photo.

					BENNY
				(with a bit of an edge) 
			I'll try to remember that.

	Pabst looks around for support. But all he gets is: