星球大战第一章（1）（1）

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　　Itwasavast，shiningglobeanditcastalightoflambenttopazintospacebutitwasnotasun。Thus，theplanethadfooledmenforalongtime。Notuntilenteringcloseorbitarounditdiditsdiscoverersrealizethatthiswasaworldinabinarysystemandnotathirdsunitself。
　　Atfirstitseemedcertainnothingcouldexistonsuchaplanet，leastofallhumans。
　　YetbothmassiveG1andG2starsorbitedacommoncenterwithpeculiartopermitthedevelopmentofaratherstable，ifexquisitelyhot，climate。Mostlythiswasadrydesertofaworld，whoseunusualstar－likeyellowglowwastheresultofdoublesunlightstrikingsodium－richsandsandflats。Thatsamesunlightsuddenlyshoneonthethinskinofametallicshapefallingcrazilytowardtheatmosphere。
* `4 q9 h# V2 n　　Theerraticcoursethegalacticcruiserwastravelingwasintentional，nottheproductofinjurybutofadesperatedesiretoavoidit。Longstreaksofintenseenergyslidclosepastitshull，amultihuedstormofdestructionlikeaschoolofrainbowremorasfightingtoattachthemselvestoalarger，unwillinghost。
　　Oneofthoseprobing，questingbeamssucceededintouchingthefleeingship，strikingitsprincipalsolarfin。Gemlikefragmentsofmentalandplasticeruptedintospaceastheendofthefindisintegrated。Thevesselseemedtoshudder。
9 R# _& F" h' W" ~- H; @1 s　　ThesourceofthosemultipleenergybeamssuddenlyhoveintoviewalumberingImperialcruise，itsmassiveoutlinebristlingcactuslikewithdozensofheavyweaponsemplacements。Lightceasedarchingfromthosespinesnowasthecruisermovedinclose。Intermittentexplosionsandflashesoflightcouldbeseeninthoseportionofthesmallershipwhichhadtakenhits。Intheabsolutecoldofspacethecruisersnuggledupalongsideitswoundedprey。
　　AnotherdistantexplosionsshooktheshipbutitcertainlydidntfeeldistanttoArtooDetooorSeeThreepio。Theconcussionbouncedthemaroundthenarrowcorridorlikebearingsinanoldmotor。
　　Tolookatthesetwo，onewouldhavesupposedthatthetall，human－likemachine，Threepiowasthemasterandthestubby，tripodalrobot，＆n 　Itwasavast，shiningglobeanditcastalightoflambenttopazintospacebutitwasnotasun。Thus，theplanethadfooledmenforalongtime。Notuntilenteringcloseorbitarounditdiditsdiscoverersrealizethatthiswasaworldinabinarysystemandnotathirdsunitself。
) J+ W- Y2 L. B/ u　　Atfirstitseemedcertainnothingcouldexistonsuchaplanet，leastofallhumans。
　　YetbothmassiveG1andG2starsorbitedacommoncenterwithpeculiartopermitthedevelopmentofaratherstable，ifexquisitelyhot，climate。Mostlythiswasadrydesertofaworld，whoseunusualstar－likeyellowglowwastheresultofdoublesunlightstrikingsodium－richsandsandflats。Thatsamesunlightsuddenlyshoneonthethinskinofametallicshapefallingcrazilytowardtheatmosphere。
　　Theerraticcoursethegalacticcruiserwastravelingwasintentional，nottheproductofinjurybutofadesperatedesiretoavoidit。Longstreaksofintenseenergyslidclosepastitshull，amultihuedstormofdestructionlikeaschoolofrainbowremorasfightingtoattachthemselvestoalarger，unwillinghost。
0 u$ H: o' ^: y1 [1 Y! U' g　　Oneofthoseprobing，questingbeamssucceededintouchingthefleeingship，strikingitsprincipalsolarfin。Gemlikefragmentsofmentalandplasticeruptedintospaceastheendofthefindisintegrated。Thevesselseemedtoshudder。
　　ThesourceofthosemultipleenergybeamssuddenlyhoveintoviewalumberingImperialcruise，itsmassiveoutlinebristlingcactuslikewithdozensofheavyweaponsemplacements。Lightceasedarchingfromthosespinesnowasthecruisermovedinclose。Intermittentexplosionsandflashesoflightcouldbeseeninthoseportionofthesmallershipwhichhadtakenhits。Intheabsolutecoldofspacethecruisersnuggledupalongsideitswoundedprey。
7 N; i9 L. J1 P) u　　AnotherdistantexplosionsshooktheshipbutitcertainlydidntfeeldistanttoArtooDetooorSeeThreepio。Theconcussionbouncedthemaroundthenarrowcorridorlikebearingsinanoldmotor。
　　Tolookatthesetwo，onewouldhavesupposedthatthetall，human－likemachine，Threepiowasthemasterandthestubby，tripodalrobot，＆n bsp;ArtooDetoo，aninferior。
) e1 ^7 p9 E6 b& A% w% W　　ButwhileThreepiomighthavesniffeddisdainfullyatthesuggestion，theywereinfactequalineverythingsaveloquacity。HereThreepiowasclearlyandnecessarilythesuperior。
6 U, V. i9 t; W; c/ Z4 I　　Stillanotherexplosionrattledthecorridor，throwingThreepiooffbalance。Hisshortercompanionhadthebetterofitduringsuchmomentswithhissquat，cylindricalbodyslowcenterofgravitywellbalancedonthick，clawedlegs。
　　ArtooglancedupatThreepio，whowassteadyinghimselfagainstacorridorwall。Lightsblinkedenigmaticallyaroundasinglemechanicaleyeasthesmallerrobotstudiedthebatteredcasingofhisfriend。Apatinaofmetalandfibrousdustcoatedtheusuallygleamingbronzefinish，andthereweresomevisibledentsalltheresultofthepoundingtherebelshiptheywereonhadbeentaking。

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　　Accompanyingthelastattackwasapersistentdeephum，whicheventheloudestexplosionhadnotbeenabletodrownout。Thenfornoapparentreason，thebassothrummingabruptlyceased，andtheonlysoundsintheotherwisedesertedcorridorcamefromtheeeriedry－twigcrackleofshortingrelaysorthepopsofdyingcircuitry。
- s1 V% D% m+ P4 y6 Z　　Explosionsbegantoechothroughtheshiponcemore，buttheywerefarawayfromthecorridor。
　　Threepioturnedhissmooth，humanlikeheadtooneside。Metallicearslistenedintently。TheimitationofahumanposewashardlynecessaryThreepiosauditorysensorswerefullyomnidirectionalbuttheslimrobothadbeenprogrammedtoblendperfectlyamonghumancompany。Thisprogrammingextendedeventomimicryofhumangestures。Didyouhearthat？heinquiredrhetoricallyofhispatientcompanion，referringtothethrobbingsound。Theyveshutdownthemainreactorandthedrive。Hisvoicewasasfullofdisbeliefandconcernasthatofanyhuman。Onemetallicpalmrubbeddolefullyatapatchofdullgrayonhisside，whereabrokenhullbracehadfallenandscoredthebronzefinish。Threepiowasafastidiousmachine，andsuchthingstroubledhim。Madness，thisismadness。Heshookhisheadslowly。Thistimewellbedestroyedforsure。Arto odidnotcommentimmediately。Barreltorsotiltedbackward，powerfullegsgrippingthedeck;themeter－highrobotwasengrossedinstudyingtheroofoverhead。Thoughhedidnothaveaheadtocockinalisteningposturelikehisfriend，Artoostillsomehowmanagedtoconveythatimpression。Aseriesofshortbeepsandchirpsissuedfromhisspeaker。Toevenasensitivehumaneartheywouldhavebeenjustsomuchstatic，buttoThreepiotheyformedwordsasclearandpureasdirectcurrent。Yes，Isupposetheydidhavetoshutthedrivedown，Threepioadmitted，butwhatarewegoingtodonow？Wecantenteratmospherewithourmainstablizerfindestroyed。Icantbelieveweresimplygoingtosurrender。
　　Asmallbandofarmedhumanssuddenlyappeared，riflesheldattheready。
' R, I8 x; y) I9 \+ k5 T8 d　　Theirexpressionswereasworry－wrinkledastheiruniforms，andtheycarriedaboutthemtheauraofmenpreparedtodie