DEEP SPACE NINE: "Once More... " - REV. 10/01/98 - TEASER       5.

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					KOR 
			No, Worf. It does not go well 
			for me. It seems my services are 
			not required in the present 
			conflict.

	That catches Worf completely off-guard.

					WORF
			But... you are Kor -- a Dahar 
			Master, the man who held the 
			Korma Pass against T'nag -- 
			your reputation alone should've 
			assured you a command.

					KOR
				(rueful) 
			I also have a reputation for... a 
			certain ruthless quality toward 
			those who would stand in my way. 
			Mind you, it is not entirely 
			undeserved -- in truth, I rather 
			enjoy being feared by my fellow 
			officers.
				(beat) 
			However, there is a price to be 
			paid for such... singledminded 
			devotion to one's ambition. I 
			made enemies... perhaps more than 
			were necessary.

	For a moment, Kor seems to be weighed down by 
	regrets, but then he shakes it off and faces Worf.

					KOR 
			I have no influence left in the 
			Empire. Even as our entire race 
			grapples with the Dominion... 
			there is no place for an old man 
			with too many enemies and not 
			enough friends.
				(beat) 
			That is why I have come here 
			tonight. It is not easy for me 
			to beg for help... but I have 
			nowhere else to turn.
				(difficult) 
			Help me fight again, Worf. Help 
			me end my life as I lived it -- 
			as a warrior!