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When Grand Nagus Zek senses an opportunity for wine trade with a race of unfortunately named aliens from the Gamma Quadrant, he sends his best man, Quark, to negotiate the deal. But the aliens aren&#8217;t so willing to make the trade, and it&#8217;s up to Quark&#8217;s newest associate, Pel, to cememt the deal and make the duo insanely profitable. But Pel is hiding a secret that might bring the entire negotiation crashing down, and it all involves love&#8230;and a twist ending that is significantly better than anything M. Night Shyamalan has produced in decades. Plus, we get the first mention of an organization that will become one of the biggest threats to the series as well as the return of Wallace Shawn and all of his dangly lobed goodness. So what are you waiting for? 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