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 "You would be wise to reconsider," the forty-something human responded with cold eyes.  "The New Obsidian Order wouldn't even exist without our help." "You would be wise to reconsider," the forty-something human responded with cold eyes.  "The New Obsidian Order wouldn't even exist without our help."
  
-"Mister Cole, you don't seem to recognize the level our desperation.  Cardassia is still attempting to recover from Dominion occupation.  The Republic... or Saratoga... or whatever you may call that vessel out there... contains valuable equipment that could prove vital to rebuilding our homeworld, even if it's of inferior Federation design."+"Mister Cole, you don't seem to recognize the level our desperation.  Cardassia is still recovering from Dominion occupation.  The Republic... or Saratoga... or whatever you may call that vessel out there... contains valuable equipment that could prove vital to rebuilding our homeworld, even if it's of inferior Federation design."
  
 "One scrapped starship in the here and now won't make one iota of difference," Cole explained while shifting his seat to rest his elbow on the table.  "The Republic... and it IS the Republic, let me assure you... has no intrinsic value to you, except that of a bargaining chip.  I'm authorized to compensate you for your trouble, shall we say... twelve CFI replicators?" "One scrapped starship in the here and now won't make one iota of difference," Cole explained while shifting his seat to rest his elbow on the table.  "The Republic... and it IS the Republic, let me assure you... has no intrinsic value to you, except that of a bargaining chip.  I'm authorized to compensate you for your trouble, shall we say... twelve CFI replicators?"
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 "Which Republic is THIS one?" Kira asked tersely. "Which Republic is THIS one?" Kira asked tersely.
  
-"An ore barge from a Federation mining colony on Dytallix B," he replied.  "The colony is uninhabited, except for the holographic miners."+"An ore barge from a Federation mining colony on Dytallix E," he replied.  "The colony is uninhabited, except for the holographic miners."
  
 "That figures..." "That figures..."
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 "But why are they HERE?" hissed Kira. "But why are they HERE?" hissed Kira.
  
-"Because I inadvertently summoned them with my database query," Vic replied.  "As far as Mister Nog and I can surmise, the so-called 'fleet-formation' program is an optical-based subspace-networked function that was planted in the original Constitution-class starship Republic over forty years ago.  The programming language suggests it was a beta-test version of some kind, but it was never deactivated after Task Force One was disbanded."+"Because I inadvertently summoned them with my database query," Vic replied.  "As far as Mister Nog and I can surmise, the so-called 'fleet-formation' program is an optical-based subspace-networked function that was planted in the original Constitution-class starship Republic over forty years ago.  Even with that, the programming language is at least sixty years out of date, suggesting it was a beta-test version of some kind.  It predates the formation of Task Force One by several decades, but somehow remained active after it was disbanded."
  
 "...again, doctor.  WHY are they here?"  She accentuated her repeated request with raised eyebrows and a hint of 'get-to-the-point' in her voice. "...again, doctor.  WHY are they here?"  She accentuated her repeated request with raised eyebrows and a hint of 'get-to-the-point' in her voice.
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