星球大战第四章（4）（1）

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　　Beforebreakfast？Owenfrownedworriedly。Thatsnotlikehim。Didhetakethenewdroidswithhim？Ithinkso。IamsureIsawatleastoneofthemwithhim。Well，Owenmused，uncomfortablebutwithnothingtoreallyhangimprecationson，hedbetterhavethoseridgeunitsrepairedbymiddayortherellbehelltopay。Anunseenfaceshieldedbysmoothwhitemetalemergedfromthehalf－buriedlifepodthatnowformedthebackboneofaduneslightlyhigherthanitsneighbors。
　　Thevoicesoundedefficient，buttired。
" i& n( U: c3 U! X　　Nothing，theinspectingtroopermutteredtohisseveralcompanions。Notapes，andnosignofhabitation。Powerfulhandgunsloweredattheinformationthatthepodwasdeserted。Oneofthearmoredmenturned，callingouttoanofficerstandingsomedistanceaway。
5 M  y, w7 a3 J　　Thisisdefinitelythepodthatclearedtherebelship，sir，buttheresnothingonboard。Yetitsetdownintact，theofficerwasmurmuringtohimself。Itcouldhavedonesoonautomatics，butifitwasatruemalfunction，thentheyshouldnthavebeenengaged。Somethingdidntmakesense。
+ W) u3 m0 ~5 k& B5 v7 M1 ?　　Hereswhytheresnothingonboardandnohintoflife，sir，avoicedeclared。
6 ^  g! P+ w( f6 Y* z$ K3 Q+ I　　Theofficerturnedandstrodeseveralpacestowhereanothertrooperwaskneelinginthesand。Heheldupanobjectfortheofficersinspection。Itshoneinthesun。
# X0 w, I0 U! o　　Droidplating，theofficerobservedafteraquickglanceatthemetalfragment。
8 C0 \# @. t. e% H  V$ b$ ~9 |4 @　　Superiorandunderlingexchangedasignificantglance。Thentheireyesturnedsimultaneouslytothehighmesasofftothenorth。
　　GravelandfinesandformedagrittyfogbeneaththelandspeederasitslidacrosstheripplingwastelandofTatooineonhummingrepulsors。Occasionallythecraftwouldjogslightlyasitencounteredadiporslightrise，toreturntoitssmoothpassageasitspilotcompensatedforthechangeinterrain。
! _( [" l) X4 L6 D　　Lukeleanedbackintheseat，luxuriatinginunaccustomedrelaxationasThreepioskillfullydirectedthepowerfullandcraftarounddunesandrockyoutcrops。Youhandlealandspeederprettywell，＆n Beforebreakfast？Owenfrownedworriedly。Thatsnotlikehim。Didhetakethenewdroidswithhim？Ithinkso。IamsureIsawatleastoneofthemwithhim。Well，Owenmused，uncomfortablebutwithnothingtoreallyhangimprecationson，hedbetterhavethoseridgeunitsrepairedbymiddayortherellbehelltopay。Anunseenfaceshieldedbysmoothwhitemetalemergedfromthehalf－buriedlifepodthatnowformedthebackboneofaduneslightlyhigherthanitsneighbors。
　　Thevoicesoundedefficient，buttired。
- U& h/ _: B. y1 S; s( P3 G: ^　　Nothing，theinspectingtroopermutteredtohisseveralcompanions。Notapes，andnosignofhabitation。Powerfulhandgunsloweredattheinformationthatthepodwasdeserted。Oneofthearmoredmenturned，callingouttoanofficerstandingsomedistanceaway。
　　Thisisdefinitelythepodthatclearedtherebelship，sir，buttheresnothingonboard。Yetitsetdownintact，theofficerwasmurmuringtohimself。Itcouldhavedonesoonautomatics，butifitwasatruemalfunction，thentheyshouldnthavebeenengaged。Somethingdidntmakesense。
% L, r' O2 X$ J　　Hereswhytheresnothingonboardandnohintoflife，sir，avoicedeclared。
: m5 _- X. J2 J- K  N, U5 B+ W4 Y. l( j8 }　　Theofficerturnedandstrodeseveralpacestowhereanothertrooperwaskneelinginthesand。Heheldupanobjectfortheofficersinspection。Itshoneinthesun。
6 |# k, ~+ ~8 H1 H, H  o& R7 G3 O1 ^　　Droidplating，theofficerobservedafteraquickglanceatthemetalfragment。
　　Superiorandunderlingexchangedasignificantglance。Thentheireyesturnedsimultaneouslytothehighmesasofftothenorth。
: h& k4 f1 m: {' {, R9 h" ]　　GravelandfinesandformedagrittyfogbeneaththelandspeederasitslidacrosstheripplingwastelandofTatooineonhummingrepulsors。Occasionallythecraftwouldjogslightlyasitencounteredadiporslightrise，toreturntoitssmoothpassageasitspilotcompensatedforthechangeinterrain。
3 Z( G% Y$ U) @" b　　Lukeleanedbackintheseat，luxuriatinginunaccustomedrelaxationasThreepioskillfullydirectedthepowerfullandcraftarounddunesandrockyoutcrops。Youhandlealandspeederprettywell，＆n bsp;foramachine，henotedadmiringly。
* U4 q1 Q$ y, P　　Thankyou，sir，agratifiedThreepioresponded，hiseyesnevermovingfromthelandscapeahead。IwasnotlyingtoyourunclewhenIclaimedversatilityasmymiddlename。Infact，onoccasionIhavebeencalledupontoperformunexpectedfunctionsincircumstanceswhichwouldhaveappalledmydesigners。Somethingpingedbehindthem，thenpingedagain。

　　Lukefrownedandpoppedthespeedercanopy。Afewmomentsofdigginginthemotorcasingeliminatedthemetallicbark。

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