Itwastall，buthardlymonstrous。Artoofrownedinwardlyashecheckedocularcircuitryandreactivatedhisinnards。
. U1 \- ]1 s" H7 a i Themonsterlookedverymuchlikeandoldman。Hewascladinashabbycloakandlooserobeshungwithafewsmallstraps，packs，andunrecognizableinstruments。Artoosearchedthehumanswakebutdetectednoevidenceofapursuingnightmare。Nordidthemanappearthreatened。Actually，Artoothought，helookedkindofpleased。
" R. s2 a" D0 K- |( n: E3 ? Itwasimpossibletotellwheretheoddarrivalsoverlappingattireendedandhisskinbegan。Thatagedvisageblendedintothesand－strokedcloth，andhisbeardappearedbutanextensionoftheloosethreadscoveringhisupperchest。7 ~. s4 J; Y, h' ~
Hintsofextremeclimatesotherthandesert，ofultimatecoldandhumidity，wereetchedintothatseamedface。Aquestingbeakofnose，likeahighrock，protrudedoutwardfromaflashfloodofwrinklesandscars。Theeyesborderingitwerealiquidcrystalazure。Themansmiledthroughsandanddustandbeard，squintingatthesightofthecrumpledformlyingquietlyalongsideofthelandspeeder。
& S8 a( v& S; t/ |8 I ConvincedthatthesandpeoplehadbeenthevictimsofanauditorydelusionofsomekindconvenientlyignoringthefactthathehadexperienceditalsoandlikewiseassuredthatthisstrangermeantLukenoharm，Artooshiftedhispositionslightly，tryingtoobtainabetterview。Thesoundproducedbyatinypebblehedislodgedwasbarelyperceptibletohiselectronicsensors，butthemanwhirledasifshot。HestaredstraightatArtoosalcove，stillsmilinggently。
1 y7 Z' O: i9 I6 ^9 u% r Hellothere，hecalledinadeep，surprisinglycheerfulvoice。Comehere，mylittlefriend。Noneedtobeafraid。Somethingforthrightandreassuringwasinthatvoice。Inanycase，theassociationofanunknownhumanwaspreferabletoremainingisolatedinthiswasteland。Waddlingoutintothesunlight。ArtoomadehiswayovertowhereLukelaysprawled。Therobotsbarrel－likebodyinclinedforwardasheexaminedthelimpform。Whistlesandbeepsofconcerncamefromwithin。9 n* ^2 j/ K! w; R) ^! r: ?0 I. k
Walkingover，theoldmanbentbesideLukeandreachedouttotouchhisforehead，thenhistemple。Shortly， Itwastall，buthardlymonstrous。Artoofrownedinwardlyashecheckedocularcircuitryandreactivatedhisinnards。: b. T* b7 S, t
Themonsterlookedverymuchlikeandoldman。Hewascladinashabbycloakandlooserobeshungwithafewsmallstraps，packs，andunrecognizableinstruments。Artoosearchedthehumanswakebutdetectednoevidenceofapursuingnightmare。Nordidthemanappearthreatened。Actually，Artoothought，helookedkindofpleased。$ W) }+ U8 B. F% U: k! ^0 Z
Itwasimpossibletotellwheretheoddarrivalsoverlappingattireendedandhisskinbegan。Thatagedvisageblendedintothesand－strokedcloth，andhisbeardappearedbutanextensionoftheloosethreadscoveringhisupperchest。9 D, w7 J0 v# i, J! h8 A# k
Hintsofextremeclimatesotherthandesert，ofultimatecoldandhumidity，wereetchedintothatseamedface。Aquestingbeakofnose，likeahighrock，protrudedoutwardfromaflashfloodofwrinklesandscars。Theeyesborderingitwerealiquidcrystalazure。Themansmiledthroughsandanddustandbeard，squintingatthesightofthecrumpledformlyingquietlyalongsideofthelandspeeder。
) }% t3 e9 i3 G+ t3 l# L9 V ConvincedthatthesandpeoplehadbeenthevictimsofanauditorydelusionofsomekindconvenientlyignoringthefactthathehadexperienceditalsoandlikewiseassuredthatthisstrangermeantLukenoharm，Artooshiftedhispositionslightly，tryingtoobtainabetterview。Thesoundproducedbyatinypebblehedislodgedwasbarelyperceptibletohiselectronicsensors，butthemanwhirledasifshot。HestaredstraightatArtoosalcove，stillsmilinggently。
% D4 J- S4 U0 V/ I7 e1 ? Hellothere，hecalledinadeep，surprisinglycheerfulvoice。Comehere，mylittlefriend。Noneedtobeafraid。Somethingforthrightandreassuringwasinthatvoice。Inanycase，theassociationofanunknownhumanwaspreferabletoremainingisolatedinthiswasteland。Waddlingoutintothesunlight。ArtoomadehiswayovertowhereLukelaysprawled。Therobotsbarrel－likebodyinclinedforwardasheexaminedthelimpform。Whistlesandbeepsofconcerncamefromwithin。
2 q4 ^/ B" i3 r Walkingover，theoldmanbentbesideLukeandreachedouttotouchhisforehead，thenhistemple。Shortly， theunconsciousyouthwasstirringandmumblinglikeadreamingsleeper。
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. t* s9 s; S7 V' C/ `1 P( F6 b Dontworry，thehumantoldArtoo，hellbeallright。Asiftoconfirmthisopinion，Lukeblinked，staredupwarduncomprehendingly，andmuttered，Whathappened？Resteasy，son，themaninstructedhimashesatbackonhisheels。Youvehadabusyday。Againtheboyishgrin。Youremightyluckyyourheadsstillattachedtotherestofyou。Lukelookedaround，hisgazecomingtorestontheelderlyfacehoveringabovehim。Recognitiondidwondersforhiscondition。 |
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