TheCommanderpursedhislips，shookhisheadslightly，perhapsabitsympathetically，asheconsideredthewoman。Shelldiebeforeshegivesyouanyinformation。Vadersreplywaschillinginitsindifference。Leavethattome。Heconsideredamoment，thenwenton。Sendoutawide－banddistresssignal。
0 p7 K, i3 C- {/ t( J4 ~ IndicatethattheSenatorsshipencounteredanunexpectedmeteoriteclusteritcouldnotavoid。Readingsindicatethattheshiftshieldswereoverriddenandtheshipwashulledtothepointofvacatingninety－fivepercentofitsatmosphere。InformherfatherandtheSenatethatallaboardwerekilled。Aclusteroftired－lookingtroopsmarchedpurposefullyuptotheirCommanderandtheDarkLord。Vadereyedthemexpectantly。# X* O! o3 V+ x
Thedatatapesinquestionarenotaboardtheship。Thereisnovaluableinformationintheshipsstoragebanksandnoevidenceofbankerasure，theofficerinchargerecitedmechanically。Norwereanytransmissionsdirectedoutwardfromtheshipfromthetimewemadecontact。Amalfunctioninglifeboatpodwasejectedduringthefighting，butitwasconfirmedatthetimethatnolifeformswereonboard。Vaderappearedthoughtful。Itcouldhavebeenamalfunctioningpod，hemused，Thatmightalsohavecontainedthetapes。Tapesarenotlifeforms。Inallprobabilityanynativefindingthemwouldbeignorantoftheirimportanceandwouldlikelyclearthemforhisownuse。StillSenddownadetachmenttoretrievethem，ortomakecertaintheyarenotinthepod，hefinallyorderedtheCommanderandattentiveofficer。Beassubtleaspossible;thereisnoneedtoattractattention，evenonthismiserableoutpostworld。Astheofficerandtroopsdeparted，VaderturnedhisgazebacktotheCommander。
( ~$ L' P* p1 U' }1 ] Vaporizethisfighterwedontwanttoleaveanything。Asforthepod，Icannottakethechanceitwasasimplemalfunction。Thedataitmightcontaincouldprovetoodamaging。Seetothispersonally，Commander。Ifthosedatatapesexist，theymustberetrievedordestroyedatallcosts。Thenheaddedwithsatisfaction，Withthat TheCommanderpursedhislips，shookhisheadslightly，perhapsabitsympathetically，asheconsideredthewoman。Shelldiebeforeshegivesyouanyinformation。Vadersreplywaschillinginitsindifference。Leavethattome。Heconsideredamoment，thenwenton。Sendoutawide－banddistresssignal。
: v# A, A2 q) ?/ \( o+ H% n IndicatethattheSenatorsshipencounteredanunexpectedmeteoriteclusteritcouldnotavoid。Readingsindicatethattheshiftshieldswereoverriddenandtheshipwashulledtothepointofvacatingninety－fivepercentofitsatmosphere。InformherfatherandtheSenatethatallaboardwerekilled。Aclusteroftired－lookingtroopsmarchedpurposefullyuptotheirCommanderandtheDarkLord。Vadereyedthemexpectantly。
9 L1 h; T- A/ { Thedatatapesinquestionarenotaboardtheship。Thereisnovaluableinformationintheshipsstoragebanksandnoevidenceofbankerasure，theofficerinchargerecitedmechanically。Norwereanytransmissionsdirectedoutwardfromtheshipfromthetimewemadecontact。Amalfunctioninglifeboatpodwasejectedduringthefighting，butitwasconfirmedatthetimethatnolifeformswereonboard。Vaderappearedthoughtful。Itcouldhavebeenamalfunctioningpod，hemused，Thatmightalsohavecontainedthetapes。Tapesarenotlifeforms。Inallprobabilityanynativefindingthemwouldbeignorantoftheirimportanceandwouldlikelyclearthemforhisownuse。StillSenddownadetachmenttoretrievethem，ortomakecertaintheyarenotinthepod，hefinallyorderedtheCommanderandattentiveofficer。Beassubtleaspossible;thereisnoneedtoattractattention，evenonthismiserableoutpostworld。Astheofficerandtroopsdeparted，VaderturnedhisgazebacktotheCommander。
/ j2 Y) e. v8 o7 p. K2 `, n Vaporizethisfighterwedontwanttoleaveanything。Asforthepod，Icannottakethechanceitwasasimplemalfunction。Thedataitmightcontaincouldprovetoodamaging。Seetothispersonally，Commander。Ifthosedatatapesexist，theymustberetrievedordestroyedatallcosts。Thenheaddedwithsatisfaction，Withthat accomplishedandtheSenatorinourhands，wewillseetheendofthisabsurdrebellion。Itshallbeasyoudirect，LordVader，theCommanderacknowledged。Bothmenenteredtheaccesswaytothecruiser。
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Hisinternalgyroswerestillunsteadyfromtheroughlanding。Landing！Mereapplicationofthetermundulyflatteredhisdullassociate。
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; m" e8 ? f* p# a Ontheotherhand，hesupposedheoughttobegratefultheyhadcomedowninonepiece。Although，hemusedashestudiedthebarrenlandscape，hestillwasntsuretheywerebetteroffherethantheywouldhavebeenhadtheyremainedonthecapturedcruiser。Highsandstonemesasdominatedtheskylinetooneside。Everyotherdirectionshowedonlyendlessseriesofmarchingduneslikelongyellowteethstretchingforkilometeronkilometerintothedistance。Sandoceanblendedintosky－glareuntilitwasimpossibletodistinguishwhereoneendedandtheotherbegan |
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