1. Station Log, Stardate 46910.1.
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2. Chief O'Brien
has escorted his wife
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3. back to Earth to celebrate
her mother's 100th birthday.
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4. In the meantime,
the rest of us are trying
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5. to keep the station
up and running.
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6. It's almost as if the
refiltration processors
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7. were waiting for
Chief O'Brien to leave
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8. before breaking down.
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9. This technology looks like
something the Cardassians
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10. must have taken
from the Romulans.
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11. Is that an RCL type-1
matrix field?
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12. Perhaps we should
call in a Romulan
repair service.
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13. Or an RCL type-2?
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14. Another raktajino?
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15. It'll keep me up
all night.
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16. I can think of better
ways of keeping you up
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17. and they're more fun than
drinking Klingon coffee.
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18. Definitely type-1.
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19. Dax.
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20. I really should be
getting to bed.
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21. May I escort you
to your quarters?
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22. That's not necessary,
Julian.
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23. Oh.
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24. Well, good night, then.
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25. "Not necessary, Julian."
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26. But not forbidden, either.
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27. Dax.
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28. Yes.
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29. You are Dax?
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30. What do you want?
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31. Dax!
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33. Yes, Major?
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34. I'm just not sure,
Commander.
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35. What does it
look like to you?
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36. It looks like a
residual charge
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37. in the graviton
generator.
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38. If that's what it is,
it will bleed off.
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39. Let's run a quick level-3
diagnostic, just to be sure.
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40. Bashir to Ops.
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41. Ops.
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42. Three people...
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43. I think they just took Jadzia.
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44. She tried to struggle with them,
and I tried to help, but...
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45. Full station
security alert.
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46. Secure all turbolifts.
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47. Seal off airlocks
on levels four through 12.
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48. Computer, locate Lieutenant Dax.
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49. Lieutenant Dax is on level six,
corridor one.
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50. No, that's where I am.
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51. They just left her combadge.
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52. How long ago, Doctor?
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53. Oh, I'm not sure, really.
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54. What are you doing?
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55. We turn right
at the next corridor.
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56. They're managing to avoid
the security tracking grid.
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57. They seem to know a lot
about the station.
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58. Then they may know
the speed of our runabouts.
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59. If they do,
they probably have
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60. a faster ship
to make their escape.
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61. Major, survey all ships in dock
with a high warp capability.
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62. Damn!
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63. What?
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64. That's why we've got
a residual charge
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65. in the graviton generator.
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66. They've disabled
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67. the tractor beam.
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68. We've got eight ships in dock
capable of warp five or more.
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69. Three on docking pylons
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70. five smaller ones
in the ports.
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71. Seal off
all docking ring airlocks.
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72. Security, all duty squads
to the docking ring.
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73. Commence immediate inward
sweep, levels 16 through 21.
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74. I've got them— Airlock 5.
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75. I'm on my way.
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76. Security, report to airlock,
corridor five.
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77. We have a hostage situation.
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78. Isolating with
cadderon force fields.
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79. Will you just tell
me what you want?
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80. Move.
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81. Force field is down.
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82. They know the security
override codes.
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83. They're boarding a ship.
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84. I'm trying to speed up
the bleed-off process
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85. in the graviton generator.
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86. We lost them.
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87. It's working.
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88. I'm increasing the flow
to the EPS wave guides.
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89. The excess charge
is neutralizing.
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90. Engage tractor beam.
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91. Gotcha.
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92. Bring it in
to Docking Port 6, Major.
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93. Slowly!
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94. Extremities where
I can see them.
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95. You're the Chief
of Security?
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96. Are you all right?
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97. My name is Ilon Tandro
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98. special envoy
from Klaestron IV
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99. in charge of this
extradition procedure.
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100. Extradition? I call this
kidnapping and assault.
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101. You'll find that to be
a valid warrant for her arrest.
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102. The relevant treaty
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103. between Klaestron IV
and your Federation
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104. allows for unilateral
extradition.
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105. And the charge?
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106. The fugitive Dax
is charged with treason...
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107. and the murder of my father.
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108. The warrant says
Dax was responsible
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109. for the death of
General Ardelon Tandro
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110. 30 years ago.
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111. 30 years ago?
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112. That would have been
Curzon Dax.
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113. Mmm, when he was
on Klaestron IV
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114. as a Federation mediator
during their civil war.
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115. He never mentioned
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116. he'd even been
to Klaestron IV.
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117. Strange.
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118. Not so strange,
considering these charges.
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119. Odo, let me tell you something.
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120. Curzon Dax tended to be
a little cavalier about life
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121. even about his personal
responsibilities
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122. from time to time.
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123. I think that was
part of the reason
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124. I liked him so much.
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125. He had more faults
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126. than the usual
socially acceptable Trill.
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127. He was not a murderer.
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128. How about a traitor?
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129. It says Dax betrayed
the Klaestron government
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130. to the rebels.
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131. It's all nonsense,
Constable.
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132. I'm telling you
I knew the man.
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133. But did you know
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134. the symbiont
inside the man?
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135. Come in.
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136. I've sent a subspace message
to Klaestron IV
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137. requesting confirmation
of the warrant.
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138. That's the only stall
I could think of.
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139. Now, what the hell's
going on, Dax?
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140. Dax.
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141. If I'm going to help you,
you've got to help me.
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142. I don't expect any help,
Benjamin.
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143. Thank you, though.
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144. Are you crazy?
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145. Treason and murder—
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146. on Klaestron IV
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147. either of those gets you
the death penalty.
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148. What's the matter with you?
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149. Talk to me, before I have
to let these people take you.
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150. No. I'm sorry, Benjamin,
but no.
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151. We've got 18, 20 years
of friendship behind us.
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152. I'm Jadzia Dax now.
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153. That was Curzon Dax
you knew for 20 years.
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154. So when the Dax part
of you survived
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155. from one host to the next
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156. it really didn't take
our friendship along.
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157. Benjamin, you know
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158. you're still my
very dear friend.
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159. I'm sorry.
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160. You've received
your confirmation, Commander.
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161. Now we'd like to be on
our way with the prisoner.
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162. You know, Mr. Tandro,
I kept wondering
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163. why you tried to kidnap
Lieutenant Dax
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164. rather than just present
your warrant to me
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165. in the proper way.
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166. I couldn't figure
that out at first.
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167. I trust you have figured out,
Commander
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168. that our extradition treaty
with your Federation
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169. is current and valid.
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170. This station is
technically Bajoran.
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171. What does that mean to us?
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172. You don't have an extradition
treaty with Bajor.
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173. I think that's why you tried
to abduct
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174. Lieutenant Dax.
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175. You were afraid
the Bajorans
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176. would refuse
extradition.
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177. That's absurd.
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178. No Bajoran interests
are even involved here.
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179. How did you know your way
around this station so well?
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180. My conversation
is with the Commander.
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181. No, your conversation
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182. is with my First Officer now.
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183. You Klaestrons are allies
of the Cardassians.
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184. Your knowledge
of this station
confirms that.
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185. They must have
given you the layout
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186. which not only compromises
Bajoran security
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187. but also... annoys us.
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188. I'm afraid Bajoran interests
are involved
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189. and Bajor is adamant that—
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190. at least, I believe
it's adamant.
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191. Oh. Oh, yes.
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192. You see, there will have
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193. to be an extradition
hearing
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194. before I can lawfully
release Lieutenant Dax.
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195. For how long?
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196. As long as it takes.
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197. That could be for days.
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198. Well, there's nowhere else
on the station that's suitable.
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199. That's too bad.
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200. I'm not shutting down
for any Bajoran hearing.
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201. I'm sure
Lieutenant Dax
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202. would appreciate it.
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203. Business is business.
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204. Ah.
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205. You know, that wall's
going to have to come in
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206. about five meters.
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207. What are you
talking about?
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208. Of course, after you move
the wall, that'll mean
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209. your second-level holosuites
will have to come down.
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210. Come down? Why?
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211. New restrictions.
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212. Restrictions?
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213. Building codes.
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214. Since the provisional
government took over
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215. they've got their hands
into everything
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216. and, of course, I'm
the one who's expected
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217. to enforce
their rules here.
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218. Ha.
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219. You know, I
think this bar
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220. is just a little
too near the exit.
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221. This is blackmail.
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222. No, it's just business.
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223. And business is business.
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224. I was just
coming to see you.
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225. We still haven't found
a place for the hearing.
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226. Holding it on Bajor
would involve
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227. Dax leaving the station
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228. and I don't want
to risk that.
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229. Well, now that's
a coincidence.
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230. Our good friend Quark
just donated the use
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231. of his facility
for the hearing.
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232. Nice gesture.
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233. I thought so.
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234. You know, I haven't been able
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235. to get a word out of Dax
about any of this.
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236. So I thought someone
might go do some investigating
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237. on Klaestron IV itself.
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238. What do you think?
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239. This case has 30 years
of dust covering it.
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240. The extradition hearing
will take about 30 minutes.
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241. I was hoping to make it
a little longer than that.
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242. Good luck.
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243. This will be an informal hearing
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244. so I'm going to start
with some informal advice.
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245. I am 100 years old.
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246. I do not have time
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247. to squander listening
to superfluous language.
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248. In short, I intend
being here until supper
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249. not senility.
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250. Understood?
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251. Understood,
Madam Arbiter.
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252. You seek the extradition.
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253. Make your case.
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254. The accused Trill, whatever
its present appearance may be
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255. was and is a
Federation officer
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256. who committed capital
crimes on our planet.
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257. Since there is
no time limit
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258. on the prosecution
of such crimes...
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259. Thank you, I have already read
the warrant and the charges.
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260. The crimes described
are 30 years old.
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261. What took you so long?
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262. The evidence was contained
in military files
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263. which were
officially sealed
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264. until recently.
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265. Fine. Sit.
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266. Commander, the warrant
is in order.
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267. On what grounds do you ask
that I deny extradition?
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268. You say the warrant's in order
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269. but the name on
the warrant is Dax.
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270. Certainly that doesn't refer
to Jadzia Dax, a female
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271. but to the now deceased
Curzon Dax, a male.
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272. This young woman wasn't
even born 30 years ago.
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273. You are arguing semantics.
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274. This creature is a Trill.
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275. The symbiont
known as Dax
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276. has progressed from
one host to the next.
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277. Exactly. From one host
to the next.
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278. A different host,
a different person.
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279. So I submit that the person
he wants to extradite
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280. no longer exists
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281. and I challenge him
to prove otherwise.
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282. That's ridiculous.
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283. It would have
been easier
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284. on me, Commander, had you not
raised that particular point
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285. but the penalty for these crimes
on your planet is death
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286. and that
is rather permanent
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287. so before
I grant extradition
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288. you will convince me, please
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289. that the person
named in your warrant
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290. is the person
who is standing here now.
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291. She doesn't seem to care
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292. whether she gets
out of this or not.
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293. I care.
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294. Doctor, we've given
the opposition
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295. access to our computers
and station library
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296. so let's utilize them
ourselves.
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297. I want you to find
all the medical evidence you can
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298. to support the theory
that Jadzia Dax
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299. and Curzon Dax are two
entirely separate people.
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300. Major...
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301. Excuse me, sir.
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302. I don't know that there is
any medical evidence on that.
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303. Assume there is,
then find it.
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304. Major, I'm not asking you
to be an attorney here
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305. but if you could check
the Federation computers
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306. for any precedents...
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307. legal decisions
involving Trills.
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308. Is a Trill responsible
for the conduct—
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309. for the acts— of its
antecedent selves?
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310. Right, that kind
of thing.
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311. What if I find
the answer is "yes"?
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312. Then that answer is wrong.
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313. From this minute on,
our answer is "no."
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314. But if you do find
a wrong answer...
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315. I want to see it.
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316. I can't fight
what I don't know about.
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317. Commander Sisko, there's
a subspace communication
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318. from Odo on Klaestron IV.
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319. We only have
a few hours, people.
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320. What have you got for us,
Constable?
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321. Well, I know two things so far—
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322. whoever did murder
that General Ardelon Tandro
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323. it got his troops so mad
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324. they went out
and won their civil war.
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325. They made the general
a national hero.
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326. There are statues of him
all over the place.
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327. The second— everyone
that's old enough to remember
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328. says the General and Curzon Dax
were the closest of friends—
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329. comrades, inseparable.
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330. Now that sounds
like the Curzon Dax I knew.
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331. But treason...
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332. plus the murder
of his own best friend?
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333. Strange business.
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334. If those charges are true
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335. I'd want to hang Curzon Dax
up by his heels myself.
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336. Thanks for the confidence.
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337. Don't worry.
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338. I'll do my job.
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339. The General left a widow.
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340. If the two men were that close
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341. she has to remember something
about Curzon Dax
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342. that's not in the record.
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343. You'll hear from me.
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344. Curzon Dax was not responsible
for the death of my husband.
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345. You're certain
of that?
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346. Without a doubt.
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347. But your own son...?
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348. My son is obsessed
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349. with the death of a father
he never knew.
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350. Oh, I tried to persuade him
not to reopen the case.
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351. He won't listen to anyone,
least of all to me.
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352. You have
to understand
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353. Curzon Dax was closer
to the General
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354. than any other man
on this planet.
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355. He was a dear friend
to this family.
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356. Curzon would have died himself
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357. sooner than conspire
against my husband.
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358. Is that a personal opinion
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359. or are there any facts
that would support this?
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360. The only facts I have
are in my son's hands
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361. and he intends to use
them against Dax.
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362. It might help my people
to know what they are.
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363. There is proof of a
secret transmission
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364. that was made
from our military headquarters
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365. to the enemy camp.
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366. It identifies exactly the route
my husband was taking
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367. on his way back from
the capital to the front.
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368. It was at that time
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369. that he was ambushed
and kidnapped.
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370. A short time later,
he was killed.
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371. Then your son must believe
that Dax made the transmission.
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372. There were only five people,
including my husband
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373. who knew that route.
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374. My son has established the
whereabouts of all of them
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375. at the time of
the transmission.
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376. All of them
except Curzon.
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377. So Dax has no alibi.
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378. That cannot possibly be
enough to convict him.
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379. Can it?
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380. I don't know.
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381. Thank you.
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382. You've been helpful.
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383. How is he?
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384. Ma'am?
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385. Curzon Dax.
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386. He's gone.
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387. The Dax your son is
trying to extradite
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388. is Jadzia Dax
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389. a 28-year-old woman.
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390. Curzon Dax died two years ago.
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391. Jadzia is the new host.
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392. Wha...?
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393. I'm sorry.
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394. I didn't know.
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395. Madam Arbiter, I call
on the expert knowledge
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396. of another Trill,
Selin Peers.
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397. Minister Peers
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398. we're fortunate
to have you with us.
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399. Excuse me, it also seems
rather convenient
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400. to have you with us.
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401. How do you come here?
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402. Because another Trill
is involved
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403. the Trillian government
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404. requested that I be present
during the extradition.
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405. And do you know
the accused personally?
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406. I do not.
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407. We accept you
as an expert on Trills.
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408. Proceed.
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409. Minister
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410. through how many hosts
have you survived?
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411. The symbiont within
me has survived
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412. through the adult
lifetimes of seven hosts.
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413. Do you remember
your very first host?
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414. Of course.
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415. It was a woman,
as a matter of fact.
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416. Do you remember
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417. what you thought and felt
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418. when you were joined
with your first host?
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419. Yes. The symbiont
does carry memories
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420. of time shared
with previous hosts.
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421. So, if a crime
is committed by a Trill
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422. then the symbiont's next host
would remain aware of it—
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423. would recall that crime.
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424. Yes. Absolutely.
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425. Would recall the details of it.
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426. Yes, absolutely.
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427. And would still
feel the guilt of it.
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428. Oh, yes.
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429. Madam Arbiter,
this is not a trial
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430. and Mr. Tandro is
not the prosecutor.
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431. Mr. Tandro, you have made
your point.
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432. I don't believe that I have,
Madam Arbiter.
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433. The real point is
that Commander Sisko
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434. would have you endorse his idea
of a perfect Trill crime.
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435. To commit it, all
one has to do
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436. is elude capture long
enough to change hosts
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437. and then he or she can go free.
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438. Minister Peers,
you've said
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439. you were with your first host
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440. throughout her adult life.
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441. Yes.
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442. So, before a symbiont
is joined with any host
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443. that host has lived
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444. a significant portion
of his or her life
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445. from birth to what age, sir?
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446. Early to mid-20s.
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447. Why not younger?
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448. To give
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a chance to develop, mature.
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450. They have to be old enough
to make an informed judgment
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451. as to whether or not
they really want to be joined.
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452. And once
they are joined
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453. this host's personality
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454. is completely suppressed
by the symbiont.
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455. Oh, no.
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456. No, it's a joining.
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457. It's a total sharing—
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458. a blending
of both symbiont and host.
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459. Neither is suppressed
by the other.
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460. So with each new host
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461. there does come, in fact,
a new personality—
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464. From that standpoint, yes.
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465. Well, I, for one, don't know
from what other standpoint
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467. Thank you, Minister.
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Madam Arbiter
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can remember
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471. any crimes he committed
as Curzon Dax
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472. and nothing can be
truthfully asserted
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473. in this hearing that
can alter that fact.
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474. Yes. The memories were passed
to an entirely new host—
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475. to an entirely
different person.
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476. This is outrageous!
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477. You-You can't let Dax
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478. get away
with murder!
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479. Gentlemen, I said this would be
an informal hearing
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480. not riotous.
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481. We will take a two-hour recess.
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482. The answer seems
simple enough to me—
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483. split her down the middle.
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484. Send the symbiont
back to stand trial
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485. and keep the host here.
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486. I'm afraid it's a bit more
complicated than that.
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487. Oh, what a surprise.
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488. Please enlighten me.
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489. The symbiont and the host
are biologically interdependent.
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490. 93 hours after they've joined
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491. neither can survive
without the other.
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492. I see.
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493. Proceed, Commander.
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494. Doctor, you've heard
the arguments.
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495. From a medical point of view
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496. are Curzon Dax and Jadzia Dax
the same person?
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497. Certainly not.
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498. Aside from the gender change,
there's a marked difference
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499. in blood types, metabolism,
nervous system
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500. height, weight.
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501. This is not at all relevant.
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502. What is relevant
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503. sir...
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504. is my analysis
of the brain waves
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505. of Curzon and Jadzia Dax.
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506. Madam Arbiter.
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507. As you can see
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508. they are
distinctly different
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509. which clearly illustrates
that Curzon and Jadzia
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individuals.
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511. Thank you, Doctor.
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512. Doctor...
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513. I've looked through
your research myself.
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514. It's quite impressive
for such a young man.
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515. Thank you.
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there are obviously things
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to explain anything you wish.
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519. Yes?
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520. Well, exactly how does
the Trill brain work?
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521. It's quite
complicated, actually.
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522. First of all, there are
two cerebral nuclei...
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523. Two?
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524. One in the symbiont
and one in the host.
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525. Two brains.
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526. And these two brains
talk to each other?
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527. Like two computers
linked together.
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528. That's very clear, Doctor.
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529. Thank you.
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530. Now, in your investigations
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separate wave patterns
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533. They don't function separately.
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534. I didn't ask you
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536. I asked if you could analyze
the two distinct patterns.
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537. I don't see the relevance...
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538. Could you?
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539. Yes.
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540. And have the brain wave patterns
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541. of the symbiont changed
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542. since it joined
with its new host?
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543. With the available evidence,
there's no way of telling.
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544. What's your best guess?
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545. I wouldn't care to guess.
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546. In fact, is there evidence
of any change at all
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with its new host?
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548. Yes or no.
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549. No.
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550. Thank you, Dr. Bashir.
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551. You've been very helpful.
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553. Commander Sisko?
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554. Yes, Madam Arbiter.
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555. I'd like to call
the one person in this courtroom
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556. who knew Curzon Dax.
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557. Me.
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558. You know where
the witness stand is.
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559. With your permission
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560. I'd like Major Kira
to direct the questions.
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561. Tell us a little
about Curzon Dax, Commander.
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562. He probably wasn't
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563. the ideal Trill.
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564. He drank a little too much.
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565. He could be more interested
in women
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567. I thought he was your friend.
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568. I'm simply
pointing out
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569. that he was not at all
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570. like the young woman
in this courtroom.
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571. What was, exactly,
your relationship
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572. with Curzon Dax?
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573. He took a raw, young ensign
under his wing
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574. and taught me to appreciate life
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575. in ways
I'd never thought about before.
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576. He taught me
about art
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577. and science
and diplomacy.
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578. Whatever sense of honor
I might have today
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580. Treason, murder—
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581. he was not capable
of those things.
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582. As you've already said
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583. Commander,
this is not a trial.
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584. I'm describing my friend,
Curzon Dax—
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585. a man I knew very well.
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586. On the other hand,
I can't tell you too much
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587. about my new friend there.
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588. We're really just getting
to know each other.
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589. Commander, Starfleet officers
do have the reputation
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590. of being honorable
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591. and I judge you to be
an honorable man.
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592. As an honorable man,
do you think this crime
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593. should go unpunished?
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594. I prefer no crime
to go unpunished.
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595. Then, if it were possible,
even you would not argue
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the symbiont part of Dax.
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597. How can you be so sure
that the symbiont
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599. What if it were the Curzon host
that was responsible?
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600. Then the surviving symbiont
would be completely innocent.
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601. No. They'd both be guilty.
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602. You yourself have argued
that the two personalities
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604. Your own Dr. Bashir
confirmed it.
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605. When you put salt in water
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606. the two become indistinguishable
and inseparable.
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607. I think you've just made
my point for me.
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608. When the water boils off
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609. the salt returns
to its original state.
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610. Pour that same salt
into another liquid
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611. and you have something
completely different.
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612. Jadzia Dax
is an entirely new entity.
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613. Following a one-hour recess
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614. Lieutenant Dax will take
the witness stand.
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615. One hour.
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616. If you won't defend yourself,
you're not going to testify.
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617. It's a hearing,
not a trial.
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618. She has no choice.
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619. Sir.
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620. Odo's on subspace.
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621. It's urgent.
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622. I've made some progress.
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623. Good.
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624. Not good.
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625. Since the transmission to
the enemy is the key evidence
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626. I thought it might
be a good idea
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627. to go through all the
communications logs
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628. from headquarters
during that period.
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629. I even found
Curzon Dax's records.
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630. You can't tell me Curzon
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631. would log in a communiqué
to the enemy.
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632. No, nothing like that
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633. but the log does show
a number of conversations
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634. between Dax's office
and General Tandro's home.
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635. They were close friends.
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636. A number of the conversations
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637. took place while the General
was away at the front.
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638. The wife.
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639. The wife.
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640. Curzon Dax and Enina Tandro.
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641. Maybe it was innocent.
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642. Maybe he was just providing
a little emotional support
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643. during tough times.
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644. Or maybe they were
taking advantage
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645. of the General's absence
to get a little closer.
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646. If they were having an affair
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647. that translates into a pretty
solid motive for murder.
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648. The conversations
were just the beginning.
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649. I've also found records of gifts
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650. of holidays spent at an inn
outside the capital.
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651. Oh. What purpose
does this serve?
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652. It serves the truth.
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653. Oh, the truth.
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654. If there's more to this
than meets the eye
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655. I hope you'll explain,
because as it stands
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656. this will severely hurt
Dax's defense.
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657. My husband was not the hero
in life
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658. that he was in death, Mr. Odo.
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659. In death,
he became a legend
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660. and I became
a legend's wife.
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661. There are people who did not
even know my husband
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662. who still contact me.
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663. Decades after his death,
they still mourn him.
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664. But you don't.
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665. No
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666. because I knew the man
before he became a legend.
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667. But I also know
my place in history.
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668. My place is to carry on
bravely, never to remarry—
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669. to represent my husband
at the banquets
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670. given in his name.
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671. But never, never to talk
about who he really was.
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672. Because nobody
wants to hear that.
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673. They may have
to hear it now.
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674. No matter what is said
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675. they will still embrace
his memory...
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676. for he was and always will be
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677. the hero
who died for his people.
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678. But perhaps it's time
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679. for my place
in history to change.
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680. You've been protecting
her reputation.
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681. That's it, isn't it?
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682. That's why you won't
even defend yourself.
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683. There are worse things
than an illicit love affair.
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684. Curzon didn't murder anybody.
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685. He didn't commit treason.
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686. Are you really willing
to commit suicide
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687. over something done
in another lifetime?
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688. That is what you're
doing, you know.
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689. My God, Dax.
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690. Young Tandro—
that wouldn't be your son?
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691. You have an overactive
imagination, Benjamin.
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692. Then what is it that's
holding you back?
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693. Help me.
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694. Damn it, if you were
still a man...
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695. I see your temper
hasn't improved.
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696. Don't talk to me
about my temper.
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697. Curzon always
warned you about it.
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698. You're not going
to get me off track here.
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699. Do you remember
that Argosian Lieutenant
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700. who threw a drink in your face?
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701. And you knocked me down
with a right cross
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702. before I could kill him.
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703. I still have a little scar here
from your ring finger.
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704. I tried on that ring
after Curzon died.
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705. It just slipped
off my finger.
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706. If you don't help me, old man,
they're going to take you
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707. because I don't know
any more arguments.
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708. Then allow it to happen.
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709. It is my obligation
to protect the lives
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710. of those in my command.
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711. You ought to know that,
you taught it to me.
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712. That was Curzon.
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713. I'll stop trying
to protect you
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714. the minute you tell me
Curzon was guilty
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715. of these charges.
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716. I won't discuss it
with you.
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717. As for Enina Tandro
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718. yes, I feel the shame
of Curzon's indiscretion.
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719. When one of my kind
stumbles, Benjamin
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720. it is a mistake
that's there forever.
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721. I can't tell you which
part of Curzon Dax
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722. couldn't stop himself
from acting shamefully
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723. with another man's wife.
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724. I can tell you...
that he did love her
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725. for whatever that's worth.
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726. Enough to kill her husband?
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727. So you are questioning?
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728. What else can I do?
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729. Nothing, Benjamin.
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730. Nothing at all.
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731. Lieutenant Dax, you are either
200 years older than I am
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732. or you're about
the same age
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733. as my great-granddaughter.
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734. At first, I wondered
which of those you were.
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735. Now, I am bothered
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736. by the likelihood
that you may be both.
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737. Let's finish this,
Commander.
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738. At what age did the host,
Jadzia
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739. first want to be joined
as a Trill?
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740. I wanted it since
I was a child.
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741. I worked very hard for it.
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742. The competition to become
a Trill is very strong, then
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744. Yes. It's considered
a great honor.
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745. How did the young Jadzia finally
become a host candidate?
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746. By winning scholarships
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747. competing against
other young people.
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748. You're tested in countless ways.
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749. Including
psychological tests
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750. to determine strength
of character
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751. of the prospective host,
is that true?
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752. Yes.
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753. And the young Jadzia
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754. excelled in those tests
of academics and character—
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755. of psychological stability.
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756. Yes.
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757. If you can remember
other things
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758. remember that as well.
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759. What academic degrees
do you hold, Lieutenant?
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760. I hold Premier Distinctions
in exobiology, zoology
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and exoarchaeology.
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762. How many of those degrees
did you earn
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763. before being joined
with the symbiont Dax?
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764. All of them.
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765. All of them.
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766. As Jadzia.
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767. Alone.
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768. This brilliant and
independent young woman
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769. has done nothing in her life
but contribute to her society.
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770. Madam Arbiter
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771. how can anyone justify
trying her for a crime
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by another entity
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773. before she was even born?
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774. This will only take a minute.
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775. Lieutenant...
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776. as a Trill candidate
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the responsibilities
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upon becoming a Trill
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779. and did you willingly
accept those responsibilities
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780. and whatever consequences
they might entail?
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781. Yes.
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782. And would that not obviously
include the consequences
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783. of criminal acts
committed by Curzon Dax?
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784. May I speak?
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785. And you are?
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786. I am Enina Tandro
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787. widow of General Ardelon Tandro.
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788. This hearing
is unnecessary.
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789. The accusations
are erroneous.
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790. Mother, what are you
talking about?
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791. Madam Arbiter
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793. of sending a transmission
to the enemy
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795. But I know where Curzon was
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796. at the exact time
that transmission was sent.
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797. He was... in my bed.
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798. Mr. Tandro
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799. you will want to reexamine
your extradition request.
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800. Until then
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801. this hearing is adjourned.
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802. It was kind of you
to try and protect me...
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803. someone you'd
never even met.
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804. There's much of Curzon
that's still a part of me—
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what you had together.
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806. But it was Curzon Dax
who swore himself to silence
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807. to preserve the memory
of General Tandro, not Jadzia.
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808. I felt it was important
to keep that promise.
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809. The General's memory
is cherished by your people.
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810. And it will
continue to be.
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811. Oh, no one will ever know
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812. that he was the one
who tried to betray us
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813. and that the rebels
killed him for the favor.
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814. As for you, there is
one favor I would ask.
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815. Of course.
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816. Live, Jadzia Dax.
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817. Live a long,
fresh and wonderful life.
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