星球大战第二章（4）（1）
SeveralhourslaterastrainingThreepio，hisinternalthermostatoverloadedandedgingdangerouslytowardoverheatshutdown，struggledupthetopofwhathehopedwasthelasttoweringthedune。Nearby，apillarsandbuttressesofbleachedcalcium，thebonesofsomeenormousbeast，formedanunpromisinglandmark。Reachingthecrestofthedune，Threepiopeeredanxiouslyahead。Insteadofthehoped－forgreeneryofhumancivilizationhesawonlyseveraldozenmoredunes，identicalinformandpromisetotheonehenowstoodupon。Thefarthestroseevenhigherthantheonehepresentlysurmounted。Threepioturnedandlookedbacktowardthenowfar－offrockyplateau，whichwasbeginningtogrowindistinctwithdistanceandheatdistortion。Youmalfunctioninglittletwerp，hemuttered，unableevennowtoadmittohimselfthatperhaps，justpossibly，theArtoounitmighthavebeenright。Thisisallyourfault。
Youtrickedmeintogoingthisway，butyoulldonobetter。Norwouldheifhedidntcontinueon。Sohetookastepforwardandheardsomethinggrinddullywithinalegjoint。Sittingdowninanelectronicfunk，hebeganpickingsandfromhisencrustedjoints。
Hecouldcontinueonhispresentcourse，hetoldhimself。OrhecouldconfesstoanerrorinjudgmentandtrytocatchupagainwithArtooDetoo。Neitherprospectheldmuchappealforhim。
Buttherewasathirdchoice。Hecouldsithere，shininginthesunlight，untilhisjointslocked，hisinternalsoverheated，andtheultravioletburnedouthisphotoreceptors。Hewouldbecomeanothermonumenttothedestructivepowerofthebinary，likethecolossalorganismwhosepickedcorpsehehadjustencountered。
Alreadyhisreceptorswerebeginningtogo，hereflected。Itseemedhesawsomethingmovinginthedistance。Heatdistortion，probably。Nonoitwasdefinitelylightonmetal，anditwasmovingtowardhim。Hishopessoared。
Ignoringthewarningsfromhisdamagedleg，heroseandbeganwavingfrantically。
Itwas，hesawnow，definitelyavehicle，thoughofatypeunfamiliartohim。
Butavehicleitwas，andthatimpliedintelligenceandtec SeveralhourslaterastrainingThreepio，hisinternalthermostatoverloadedandedgingdangerouslytowardoverheatshutdown，struggledupthetopofwhathehopedwasthelasttoweringthedune。Nearby，apillarsandbuttressesofbleachedcalcium，thebonesofsomeenormousbeast，formedanunpromisinglandmark。Reachingthecrestofthedune，Threepiopeeredanxiouslyahead。Insteadofthehoped－forgreeneryofhumancivilizationhesawonlyseveraldozenmoredunes，identicalinformandpromisetotheonehenowstoodupon。Thefarthestroseevenhigherthantheonehepresentlysurmounted。
Threepioturnedandlookedbacktowardthenowfar－offrockyplateau，whichwasbeginningtogrowindistinctwithdistanceandheatdistortion。Youmalfunctioninglittletwerp，hemuttered，unableevennowtoadmittohimselfthatperhaps，justpossibly，theArtoounitmighthavebeenright。Thisisallyourfault。
Youtrickedmeintogoingthisway，butyoulldonobetter。Norwouldheifhedidntcontinueon。Sohetookastepforwardandheardsomethinggrinddullywithinalegjoint。Sittingdowninanelectronicfunk，hebeganpickingsandfromhisencrustedjoints。
Hecouldcontinueonhispresentcourse，hetoldhimself。OrhecouldconfesstoanerrorinjudgmentandtrytocatchupagainwithArtooDetoo。Neitherprospectheldmuchappealforhim。
Buttherewasathirdchoice。Hecouldsithere，shininginthesunlight，untilhisjointslocked，hisinternalsoverheated，andtheultravioletburnedouthisphotoreceptors。Hewouldbecomeanothermonumenttothedestructivepowerofthebinary，likethecolossalorganismwhosepickedcorpsehehadjustencountered。
Alreadyhisreceptorswerebeginningtogo，hereflected。Itseemedhesawsomethingmovinginthedistance。Heatdistortion，probably。Nonoitwasdefinitelylightonmetal，anditwasmovingtowardhim。Hishopessoared。
Ignoringthewarningsfromhisdamagedleg，heroseandbeganwavingfrantically。
Itwas，hesawnow，definitelyavehicle，thoughofatypeunfamiliartohim。
Butavehicleitwas，andthatimpliedintelligenceandtec hnology。
Heneglectedinhisexcitementtoconsiderthepossibilitythatitmightnotbeofhumanorigin
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