星球大战第四章（3）（1）

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　　ForthefirsttimealleveningOwenLarslookedthoughtfulaswellasconcernedashegazeddownthepassageLukehadtaken。ThatswhatImafraidof，hewhispered。
　　Lukehadgonetopside。HestoodonthesandwatchingthedoublesunsetasfirstoneandthentheotherofTatooinestwinsunssankslowlybehindthedistantrangeofdunes。Inthefadinglightthesandsturnedgold，russet，andflamingred－orangebeforeadvancingnightputthebrightcolorstosleepforanotherday。Soon，forthefirsttime，thosesandswouldblossomwithfoodplants。Thisformerwastelandwouldseeanderuptionofgreen。
+ l( x& ?" u9 B1 e8 Q　　ThethoughtoughttohavesentathrillofanticipationthroughLuke。Heshouldhavebeenasflushedwithexcitementashisunclewaswheneverhedescribedthecomingharvest。Instead，Lukefeltnothingbutavastindifferentemptiness。Noteventheprospectofhavingalotofmoneyforthefirsttimeinhislifeexcitedhim。
　　WhatwastheretodowithmoneyinAnchorheadanywhereonTatooine，forthatmatter？Partofhim，anincreasinglylargepart，wasgrowingmoreandmorerestlessatremainingunfulfilled。Thiswasnotanuncommonfeelinginyouthshisage，butforreasonsLukedidnotunderstanditwasmuchstrongerinhimthaninanyofhisfriends。
　　Asthenightcoldcamecreepingoverthesandanduphislegs，hebrushedthegritfromhistrousersanddescendedintothegarage。Maybeworkingonthedroidswouldburysomeoftheremorsealittledeeperinhismind。Aquicksurveyofthechambershowednomovement。Neitherofthenewmachineswasinsight。
' D" Y: C; D* A　　Frowningslightly，Luketookasmallcontrolboxfromhisbeltandactivatedacoupleofswitchessetintotheplastic。
+ M; A8 V# l% d2 N, i  V! l* ^% Y　　Alowhimcamefromthebox。Thecallerproducedthetallerofthetworobots，Threepio。Infact，hegaveayellofsurpriseashejumpedupbehindtheskyhopper。
　　Lukestartedtowardhim，openlypuzzled。Whatareyouhidingbacktherefor？Therobotcamestumblingaroundtheprowofthecraft，heattitudeoneofdesperation。ItoccurredtoLukethenth ForthefirsttimealleveningOwenLarslookedthoughtfulaswellasconcernedashegazeddownthepassageLukehadtaken。ThatswhatImafraidof，hewhispered。
　　Lukehadgonetopside。HestoodonthesandwatchingthedoublesunsetasfirstoneandthentheotherofTatooinestwinsunssankslowlybehindthedistantrangeofdunes。Inthefadinglightthesandsturnedgold，russet，andflamingred－orangebeforeadvancingnightputthebrightcolorstosleepforanotherday。Soon，forthefirsttime，thosesandswouldblossomwithfoodplants。Thisformerwastelandwouldseeanderuptionofgreen。
- t8 i+ I& v5 K5 }: \7 M. }　　ThethoughtoughttohavesentathrillofanticipationthroughLuke。Heshouldhavebeenasflushedwithexcitementashisunclewaswheneverhedescribedthecomingharvest。Instead，Lukefeltnothingbutavastindifferentemptiness。Noteventheprospectofhavingalotofmoneyforthefirsttimeinhislifeexcitedhim。
　　WhatwastheretodowithmoneyinAnchorheadanywhereonTatooine，forthatmatter？Partofhim，anincreasinglylargepart，wasgrowingmoreandmorerestlessatremainingunfulfilled。Thiswasnotanuncommonfeelinginyouthshisage，butforreasonsLukedidnotunderstanditwasmuchstrongerinhimthaninanyofhisfriends。
　　Asthenightcoldcamecreepingoverthesandanduphislegs，hebrushedthegritfromhistrousersanddescendedintothegarage。Maybeworkingonthedroidswouldburysomeoftheremorsealittledeeperinhismind。Aquicksurveyofthechambershowednomovement。Neitherofthenewmachineswasinsight。
　　Frowningslightly，Luketookasmallcontrolboxfromhisbeltandactivatedacoupleofswitchessetintotheplastic。
' P6 \+ `% p" |8 j　　Alowhimcamefromthebox。Thecallerproducedthetallerofthetworobots，Threepio。Infact，hegaveayellofsurpriseashejumpedupbehindtheskyhopper。
* _3 M, W3 y0 e; j7 ^9 u6 W. L3 x　　Lukestartedtowardhim，openlypuzzled。Whatareyouhidingbacktherefor？Therobotcamestumblingaroundtheprowofthecraft，heattitudeoneofdesperation。ItoccurredtoLukethenth atdespitehisactivatingthecaller，theArtoounitwasstillnowheretobeseen。
4 W, i% {: {) }" {9 M. M　　ThereasonforhisabsenceorsomethingrelatedtoitcamepouringunbiddenfromThreepio。Itwasntmyfault，therobotbeggedfrantically。Pleasedontdeactivateme！Itoldhimnottogo，buthesfaulty。Hemustbemalfunctioning。
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　　Somethinghastotallyboiledhislogiccircuits。Hekeptbabblingonaboutsomesortofmission，sir。Ineverheardarobotwithdelusionsofgrandeurbefore。SuchthingsshouldntevenbewithinthecogitativetheoryunitsofonethatsasbasicasanArtoounit，andYoumean？Lukestartedtogape。

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</p>　　Yes，sirhesgone。AndIremovedhisrestrainingcouplingmyself，Lukemutteredslowly。
% O3 @8 d# e) [　　Alreadyhecouldvisualizehisunclesface。Thelastoftheirsavingstiedupinthesedroids，hehadsaid。
  s4 K, ~/ L5 Y( H; D+ ]3 S　　Racingoutofthegarage，Lukehuntedfornon－existentreasonswhytheArtoounitshouldgoberserk。Threepiofollowedonhisheels。
　　Fromasmallridgewhichformedthehighestpointclosebythehomestead，Lukehadapanoramicviewofthesurroundingdesert。Bringingoutthepreciousmacrobinoculars，hescannedtherapidlydarkeninghorizonsforsomethingsmall，metallic，three－legged，andoutofitsmechanicalmind