Lukegrinned,notingtherobotsreaction。Yes,itsalubricationbath。Heeyedthetallbronzerobotappraisingly。Andfromthelooksofit,youcoulduseaboutaweekssubmergence。Butwecantaffordthatsoyoullhavetosettleforanafternoon。ThenLuketurnedhisattentiontoArtooDetoo,walkinguptohimandflippingopenapanelthatshieldednumerousgauges。
+ y. q) [1 c3 l- U Asforyou,hecontinued,withawhistleofsurprise,Idontknowhowyouvekeptrunning。Notsurprising,knowingthejawasreluctancetopartwithanyerg-fractiontheydonthaveto。Itsrechargetimeforyou。Hegesturedtowardalargepowerunit。
7 W4 q/ ~$ M; W2 I5 P" [9 w6 c3 A ArtooDetoofollowedLukesgesture,thenbeepedonceandwaddledovertheboxyconstruction。Findingthepropercord,heautomaticallyflippedopenapanelandpluggedthetripleprongsintohisface。
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t. ?" \6 n5 y: I( S: M; i$ r: P Youtwobehaveyourselves,Lukecautionedthemashemovedtoasmalltwo-manskyhopper。Apowerfullittlesuborbitalspacecraft,itrestedinthehangarsectionofthegarage-workshop。Ivegotworkofmyowntodo。Unfortunately,LukesenergieswerestillfocusedonhisfarewellencounterwithBiggs,sothathourslaterhehadfinishedfewofhischores。Thinkingabouthisfriendsdeparture,LukewasrunningacaressinghandoverthedamagedportfinofthehopperthefinhehaddamagedwhilerunningdownanimaginaryTiefighterinthewrenchingtwistsandturnsofanarrowcanyon。Thatwaswhentheprojectingledgehadclippedhimaseffectivelyasanenergybeam。
5 Z0 N& U3 S% H6 `9 y) |; t Abruptlysomethingcametoaboilwithinhim。Withatypicalviolencehethrewapowerwrenchacrossaworktablenearby。Itjustisntfair!hedeclaredtonooneinparticular。Hisvoicedroppeddisconsolately。Biggsisright。Illnevergetoutofhere。HesplanningrebellionagainsttheEmpire,andImtrappedonablightofafarm。&quo Lukegrinned,notingtherobotsreaction。Yes,itsalubricationbath。Heeyedthetallbronzerobotappraisingly。Andfromthelooksofit,youcoulduseaboutaweekssubmergence。Butwecantaffordthatsoyoullhavetosettleforanafternoon。ThenLuketurnedhisattentiontoArtooDetoo,walkinguptohimandflippingopenapanelthatshieldednumerousgauges。3 O2 ^* k- G8 P, J3 h, X* W
Asforyou,hecontinued,withawhistleofsurprise,Idontknowhowyouvekeptrunning。Notsurprising,knowingthejawasreluctancetopartwithanyerg-fractiontheydonthaveto。Itsrechargetimeforyou。Hegesturedtowardalargepowerunit。8 h1 k" O% h# u, ^) h! ]$ f: h0 K
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Youtwobehaveyourselves,Lukecautionedthemashemovedtoasmalltwo-manskyhopper。Apowerfullittlesuborbitalspacecraft,itrestedinthehangarsectionofthegarage-workshop。Ivegotworkofmyowntodo。Unfortunately,LukesenergieswerestillfocusedonhisfarewellencounterwithBiggs,sothathourslaterhehadfinishedfewofhischores。Thinkingabouthisfriendsdeparture,LukewasrunningacaressinghandoverthedamagedportfinofthehopperthefinhehaddamagedwhilerunningdownanimaginaryTiefighterinthewrenchingtwistsandturnsofanarrowcanyon。Thatwaswhentheprojectingledgehadclippedhimaseffectivelyasanenergybeam。, u8 e/ N5 \% _0 ?2 s
Abruptlysomethingcametoaboilwithinhim。Withatypicalviolencehethrewapowerwrenchacrossaworktablenearby。Itjustisntfair!hedeclaredtonooneinparticular。Hisvoicedroppeddisconsolately。Biggsisright。Illnevergetoutofhere。HesplanningrebellionagainsttheEmpire,andImtrappedonablightofafarm。&quo t;Ibegyourpardon,sir。Lukespun,startled,butitwasonlythetalldroid,Threepio。ThecontrastintherobotwasstrikingcomparedwithLukesinitialsightofhim。Bronze-coloredalloygleamedintheoverheadlightsofthegarage,cleanedofpitsanddustbythepowerfuloils。
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