DEEP SPACE NINE: "Far Beyond... " - REV. 12/10/97 - ACT FIVE    52.

68   INT. MAGAZINE OFFICE - DAY

	Albert, Kay, Julius and Herbert are in the bullpen. 
	Darlene is at her desk, typing. The door opens and 
	Benny ENTERS.

					HERBERT 
			Hey, Benny -- long time no see.

					BENNY 
			Is it here?

					JULIUS 
			Not yet. Pabst is still at the 
			printers.

					KAY 
			But we're all waiting for his 
			return with baited breath.

					ALBERT
				(to Benny) 
			We heard... you know, that you 
			were... ah...

					KAY 
			We heard they beat the hell out 
			of you.

	Benny shrugs it off.

					BENNY 
			I'm okay.

					ALBERT 
			Glad to see that you're... ah... 
			you know, up... and about.

					DARLENE 
			Tell him the good news, Albert.

					ALBERT
				(playing it down) 
			It's... nothing really.

					KAY 
			Nothing? He sold a novel to Gnome 
			Press and he calls it nothing.

					BENNY 
			A novel -- congratulations! 
			Robots?