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	The Odyssey was the third Galaxy-class starship destroyed onscreen, following the Yamato and the Enterprise (TNG: "Contagion", "Cause and Effect").
	A good deal of research and technical upgrading took place some time after this episode, as Federation starships are far less vulnerable than the Odyssey to Dominion weapons in later engagements. When the Dominion attempted to take over Deep Space 9 at the end of season five, Weyoun was surprised to learn that the station's shields were holding despite the fact that they previously had been useless against Dominion weapons (DS9: "Call to Arms").
	Ferengi Rule of Acquisition #102 states "Nature decays, but latinum lasts forever."
	Andorian jewelry is considered collectible merchandise in the retail markets of the 24th century, not easily acquired in the Bajor sector. In late 2370, Quark listed Andorian jewelry along with Bolian crystalsteel and Vulcan IDIC pins as plausible items that he could sell over the monitors on board of Deep Space 9 if given permission by Commander Benjamin Sisko.
	Birythium is an element. The water of a Class M planet surveyed by Nog and Jake Sisko in 2370 contained traces of nickel, copper and birythium.
	First is the highest rank a Jem'Hadar can achieve. The First is typically only responsible to the Founders and his Vorta commander, and is responsible for disciplining the other Jem'Hadar under his command.
	Itamish III is the third planet in the Itamish system. Benjamin Sisko, his wife Jennifer, and their son Jake once took a camping trip to Itamish III, where Jennifer taught Jake how to water ski.
	For a school science project, in late 2370, Jake Sisko was growing Bajoran katterpods to find out which hybrid yielded the biggest root.
	Kurill Prime is a planet in the Gamma Quadrant. Eris claimed Kurill Prime was the homeworld of the Vorta, which was conquered by the Dominion in 2370. However, Eris was in fact a Dominion spy and her story was a fabrication.
	Chief O'Brien outfitted the runabouts U.S.S. Mekong and U.S.S. Orinoco with extra banks of photon torpedoes. It assisted the USS Odyssey during its rescue attempt of Commander Benjamin Sisko.
	Only a few months after its founding, New Bajor's inhabitants were massacred by the Jem'Hadar as part of a larger offensive against Alpha Quadrant ships and colonies. Third Talak'talan told Kira Nerys that the colonists "fought well... for a spiritual people".
	The phased polaron beam is an extremely powerful directed energy weapon that fires a beam of polarons at the target. Jem'Hadar fighters were equipped with phased polaron beams, which had devastating effects on Federation, Romulan and Cardassian shields after they were first encountered in 2370.
	The telekinetic suppression collar is a device designed to prevent an individual from exercising telekinesis. Most telekinetic suppression collars are fairly bulky devices. Eris, a Dominion spy, was supposedly fitted with a telekinetic suppression collar after her "capture" by the Jem'Hadar. In reality, this collar was little more than a collar with a complex locking device.
	The planet the team land on in the Gamma Quadrant seems to be like Earth during the early Devonian period, with lots of plant life, fish and insects, but no predators or large animals. The atmosphere is seventy-seven per cent nitrogen, twenty-one percent oxygen and two per cent carbon dioxide.
	A Bolian freighter is due to dock at Deep Space Nine in two days' time.
	Captain Keogh has worked with Jadzia Dax before.