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      DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Dogs... " - REV. 04/09/99 - ACT TWO      37.

37   CONTINUED:	(2)

					FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER 
			I'm ordering a strategic retreat 
			of our forces to Cardassian space.


	She moves to a wall map and traces a line with her 
	finger.

					FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER 
			We will establish a new defense 
			perimeter along this line. With 
			less territory to defend, we can 
			concentrate our forces and hold 
			off any attack -- if the enemy 
			attacks at all.

					WEYOUN
				(catching on) 
			The Federation is by its very 
			nature timid. When they see we've 
			pulled back, their first impulse 
			will be to leave us alone.

					BROCA 
			What about the Klingons and the 
			Romulans?

	Everyone turns and looks at him -- the most junior 
	man in the room should keep his mouth shut at this 
	point. He tries to backtrack.

					BROCA 
			I meant no disrespect... I was 
			simply asking --

					WEYOUN 
			Without the Federation, the 
			others are no threat to us.

					FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER 
			Once we've established the new 
			perimeter, we'll redouble our 
			shipbuilding efforts and increase 
			production of Jem'Hadar troops.
				(beat) 
			Retreat may extend the war by 
			several years, but in the end, we 
			will emerge stronger, and in a 
			far better position to take the 
			Alpha Quadrant once and for all.