星球大战第二章（1）（1）

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　　Itwasanoldsettlerssayingthatyoucouldburnyoureyesoutfasterbystaringstraightandhardatthesun－scorchedflatlandsofTatooinethanbylookingdirectlyat　itstwohugesunsthemselves，sopowerfulwasthepenetratingglarereflectedfrom　thoseendlesswastes。Despitetheflare，lifecouldanddidexistintheflatlandsformedbylong－evaporatedseabeds。Onethingmadeitpossible：thereintroductionofwater。
( F% R' I3 _+ r8 G　　Forhumanpurposes，however，thewaterofTatooinewasonlymarginallyaccessible。Theatmosphereyieldeditsmoisturewithreluctance。Ithadtobecoaxeddownoutofthehardblueskycoaxed，forced，yankeddowntotheparchedsurface。Twofigureswhoseconcernwasobtainingthatmoisturewerestandingonaslightriseofoneofthoseinhospitableflats。Oneofthepairwasstiffandmetallicasand－pittedvaporatorsunksecurelythroughsandandintodeeperrock。Thefigurenexttoitwasafooddealmoreanimated，thoughnolesssun－weathered。
　　LukeSkywalkerwastwicetheageoftheten－year－oldvaporator，butmuchlesssecure。Atthemomenthewasswearingsoftlyatarecalcitrantvalveadjusteronthetemperamentaldevice。Fromtimetotimeheresortedtosomeunsubtlepoundinginplaceofusingtheappropriatetool。Neithermethodworkedverywell。Lukewassurethatthelubricantsusedonthevaporatorwentoutoftheirwaytoattractsand，beckoningseductivelytosmallabrasiveparticleswithanoilygleam。Hewipedsweatfromhisforeheadandleanedbackforamoment。Themostprepossessingthingabouttheyoungmanwashisname。Alightbreezetuggedathisshaggyhairandbaggyworktunicasheregardedthedevice。Nopointinstayingangryatit，hecounseledhimself。Itsonlyanunintelligentmachine。
　　AsLukeconsideredhispredicament，athirdfigureappeared，scootingoutfrombehindthevaporatortofumbleawkwardlyatthedamagedsection。OnlythreeoftheTreadwellmodelrobotssixarmswerefunctioning，andthesehadseenmorewearthanthebootsonLukesfeet。Themachinemovedwithunsteadystop－and－startmotions。
7 B' e8 g  k- a' I　　Lukegazedatitsadly，theninclinedhisheadtostudy＆nbs Itwasanoldsettlerssayingthatyoucouldburnyoureyesoutfasterbystaringstraightandhardatthesun－scorchedflatlandsofTatooinethanbylookingdirectlyat　itstwohugesunsthemselves，sopowerfulwasthepenetratingglarereflectedfrom　thoseendlesswastes。Despitetheflare，lifecouldanddidexistintheflatlandsformedbylong－evaporatedseabeds。Onethingmadeitpossible：thereintroductionofwater。
7 N3 Q/ i% a( k, C" }$ q　　Forhumanpurposes，however，thewaterofTatooinewasonlymarginallyaccessible。Theatmosphereyieldeditsmoisturewithreluctance。Ithadtobecoaxeddownoutofthehardblueskycoaxed，forced，yankeddowntotheparchedsurface。Twofigureswhoseconcernwasobtainingthatmoisturewerestandingonaslightriseofoneofthoseinhospitableflats。Oneofthepairwasstiffandmetallicasand－pittedvaporatorsunksecurelythroughsandandintodeeperrock。Thefigurenexttoitwasafooddealmoreanimated，thoughnolesssun－weathered。
　　LukeSkywalkerwastwicetheageoftheten－year－oldvaporator，butmuchlesssecure。Atthemomenthewasswearingsoftlyatarecalcitrantvalveadjusteronthetemperamentaldevice。Fromtimetotimeheresortedtosomeunsubtlepoundinginplaceofusingtheappropriatetool。Neithermethodworkedverywell。Lukewassurethatthelubricantsusedonthevaporatorwentoutoftheirwaytoattractsand，beckoningseductivelytosmallabrasiveparticleswithanoilygleam。Hewipedsweatfromhisforeheadandleanedbackforamoment。Themostprepossessingthingabouttheyoungmanwashisname。Alightbreezetuggedathisshaggyhairandbaggyworktunicasheregardedthedevice。Nopointinstayingangryatit，hecounseledhimself。Itsonlyanunintelligentmachine。
　　AsLukeconsideredhispredicament，athirdfigureappeared，scootingoutfrombehindthevaporatortofumbleawkwardlyatthedamagedsection。OnlythreeoftheTreadwellmodelrobotssixarmswerefunctioning，andthesehadseenmorewearthanthebootsonLukesfeet。Themachinemovedwithunsteadystop－and－startmotions。
　　Lukegazedatitsadly，theninclinedhisheadtostudy＆nbs p;thesky。Stillnosignofacloud，andheknewthereneverwouldbeunlesshegotthatvaporatorworking。Hewasabouttotryonceagainwhenasmall，intensegleamoflightcaughthiseye。
7 l; o9 Q! P. `+ \3 y) X* c　　Quicklyheslippedthecarefullycleanedsetofmacrobinocularsfromhisutilitybeltandfocusedthelensesskyward