星球大战第一章（2）（1）
FearfollowedthefootstepsofalltheDarkLords。ThecloudofevilwhichclungtightaboutthisparticularonewasintenseenoughtocausehardenedImperialtroopstobackaway，menacingenoughtosetthemmutteringnervouslyamongthemselves。Once－resoluterebelcrewmembersceasedresisting，brokeandraninpanicatthesightoftheblackarmorarmorwhich，thoughblackasitwas，wasnotnearlyasdarkasthethoughtsdriftingthroughthemindwithin。Onepurpose，onethought，oneobsessiondominatedthatmindnow。ItburnedinthebrainofDarthVaderasheturneddownanotherpassagewayinthebrokenfighter。Theresmokewasbeginningtoclear，thoughthesoundoffarawayfightingstillresoundedthroughthehull。Thebattleherehadendedandmovedon。OnlyarobotwaslefttostirfreelyinthewakeoftheDarkLordspassing。SeeThreepiofinallysteppedclearofthelastrestrainingcable。SomewherebehindhimhumanscreamscouldbeheardfromwhererelentlessImperialtroopsweremoppingupthelastremnantsofrebelresistance。Threepioglanceddownandsawonlyscarreddeck。Ashelookedaround，hisvoicewasfullofconcern。ArtooDetoowhereareyou？thesmokeseemedtopartjustabitmore。Threepiofoundhimselfstaringupthepassageway。ArtooDetoo，itseemed，wasthere。ButhewasntlookinginThreepiosdirection。
Instead，thelittlerobotappearedfrozeninanattitudeofattention。LeaningoverhimwasitwasdifficultforevenThreepioselectronicphotoreceptorstopenetratetheclinging，acidicsmokeahumanfigure。Itwasyoung，slim，andbyabstrusehumanstandardsofaesthetics，Threepiomused，ofacalmbeauty。OnesmallhandseemedtobemovingoverthefrontofArtoostorso。Threepiostartedtowardthemasthehazethickenedoncemore。Butwhenhereachedtheendofthecorridor，onlyArtoostoodthere，waiting。Threepiopeeredpasthim，uncertain。Robotswereoccasionallysubjecttoelectronichallucinationsbutwhyshouldhehallucinateahuman？HeshruggedThenagain，whynot，especiallywhenoneconsideredtheconfusingcircumstancesofthepasthourandthed FearfollowedthefootstepsofalltheDarkLords。ThecloudofevilwhichclungtightaboutthisparticularonewasintenseenoughtocausehardenedImperialtroopstobackaway，menacingenoughtosetthemmutteringnervouslyamongthemselves。Once－resoluterebelcrewmembersceasedresisting，brokeandraninpanicatthesightoftheblackarmorarmorwhich，thoughblackasitwas，wasnotnearlyasdarkasthethoughtsdriftingthroughthemindwithin。
Onepurpose，onethought，oneobsessiondominatedthatmindnow。ItburnedinthebrainofDarthVaderasheturneddownanotherpassagewayinthebrokenfighter。Theresmokewasbeginningtoclear，thoughthesoundoffarawayfightingstillresoundedthroughthehull。Thebattleherehadendedandmovedon。OnlyarobotwaslefttostirfreelyinthewakeoftheDarkLordspassing。SeeThreepiofinallysteppedclearofthelastrestrainingcable。SomewherebehindhimhumanscreamscouldbeheardfromwhererelentlessImperialtroopsweremoppingupthelastremnantsofrebelresistance。Threepioglanceddownandsawonlyscarreddeck。Ashelookedaround，hisvoicewasfullofconcern。ArtooDetoowhereareyou？thesmokeseemedtopartjustabitmore。Threepiofoundhimselfstaringupthepassageway。ArtooDetoo，itseemed，wasthere。ButhewasntlookinginThreepiosdirection。
Instead，thelittlerobotappearedfrozeninanattitudeofattention。LeaningoverhimwasitwasdifficultforevenThreepioselectronicphotoreceptorstopenetratetheclinging，acidicsmokeahumanfigure。Itwasyoung，slim，andbyabstrusehumanstandardsofaesthetics，Threepiomused，ofacalmbeauty。OnesmallhandseemedtobemovingoverthefrontofArtoostorso。Threepiostartedtowardthemasthehazethickenedoncemore。Butwhenhereachedtheendofthecorridor，onlyArtoostoodthere，waiting。Threepiopeeredpasthim，uncertain。Robotswereoccasionallysubjecttoelectronichallucinationsbutwhyshouldhehallucinateahuman？HeshruggedThenagain，whynot，especiallywhenoneconsideredtheconfusingcircumstancesofthepasthourandthed oseofrawcurrenthehadrecentlyabsorbed。Heshouldntbesurprisedatanythinghisconcatenatedinternalcircuitconjuredup。Wherehaveyoubeen？Threepiofinallyasked。Hiding，Isuppose。Hedecidednottomentionthemaybe－human。Ifithadbeenahallucination，hewasntgoingtogiveArtoothesatisfactionofknowinghowbadlyrecenteventshadunsettledhislogiccircuits。Theyllbecomingbackthisway，hewenton，noddingdownthecorridorandnotgivingthesmallautomationachancetoreply，lookingforhumansurvivors。Whatarewegoingtodonow？Theywonttrustthewordofrebel－ownedmachinesthatwedontknowanythingofvalue。WellbesenttothespiceminesofKesselortakenapartforsparecomponentsforother，lessdeservingrobots。Thatsiftheydontconsideruspotentialprogramtrapsandblowusapartonsight。
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