Itwasanoldsettlerssayingthatyoucouldburnyoureyesoutfasterbystaringstraightandhardatthesun－scorchedflatlandsofTatooinethanbylookingdirectlyat itstwohugesunsthemselves，sopowerfulwasthepenetratingglarereflectedfrom thoseendlesswastes。Despitetheflare，lifecouldanddidexistintheflatlandsformedbylong－evaporatedseabeds。Onethingmadeitpossible：thereintroductionofwater。3 C/ T: m+ k7 `/ Z' M9 X
Forhumanpurposes，however，thewaterofTatooinewasonlymarginallyaccessible。Theatmosphereyieldeditsmoisturewithreluctance。Ithadtobecoaxeddownoutofthehardblueskycoaxed，forced，yankeddowntotheparchedsurface。Twofigureswhoseconcernwasobtainingthatmoisturewerestandingonaslightriseofoneofthoseinhospitableflats。Oneofthepairwasstiffandmetallicasand－pittedvaporatorsunksecurelythroughsandandintodeeperrock。Thefigurenexttoitwasafooddealmoreanimated，thoughnolesssun－weathered。5 Q' @' K' d) x$ ^ ^2 d3 x. K
LukeSkywalkerwastwicetheageoftheten－year－oldvaporator，butmuchlesssecure。Atthemomenthewasswearingsoftlyatarecalcitrantvalveadjusteronthetemperamentaldevice。Fromtimetotimeheresortedtosomeunsubtlepoundinginplaceofusingtheappropriatetool。Neithermethodworkedverywell。Lukewassurethatthelubricantsusedonthevaporatorwentoutoftheirwaytoattractsand，beckoningseductivelytosmallabrasiveparticleswithanoilygleam。Hewipedsweatfromhisforeheadandleanedbackforamoment。Themostprepossessingthingabouttheyoungmanwashisname。Alightbreezetuggedathisshaggyhairandbaggyworktunicasheregardedthedevice。Nopointinstayingangryatit，hecounseledhimself。Itsonlyanunintelligentmachine。8 |, v, s3 z0 x( k
AsLukeconsideredhispredicament，athirdfigureappeared，scootingoutfrombehindthevaporatortofumbleawkwardlyatthedamagedsection。OnlythreeoftheTreadwellmodelrobotssixarmswerefunctioning，andthesehadseenmorewearthanthebootsonLukesfeet。Themachinemovedwithunsteadystop－and－startmotions。
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Forhumanpurposes，however，thewaterofTatooinewasonlymarginallyaccessible。Theatmosphereyieldeditsmoisturewithreluctance。Ithadtobecoaxeddownoutofthehardblueskycoaxed，forced，yankeddowntotheparchedsurface。Twofigureswhoseconcernwasobtainingthatmoisturewerestandingonaslightriseofoneofthoseinhospitableflats。Oneofthepairwasstiffandmetallicasand－pittedvaporatorsunksecurelythroughsandandintodeeperrock。Thefigurenexttoitwasafooddealmoreanimated，thoughnolesssun－weathered。
6 y: S' I" U6 V9 \% m LukeSkywalkerwastwicetheageoftheten－year－oldvaporator，butmuchlesssecure。Atthemomenthewasswearingsoftlyatarecalcitrantvalveadjusteronthetemperamentaldevice。Fromtimetotimeheresortedtosomeunsubtlepoundinginplaceofusingtheappropriatetool。Neithermethodworkedverywell。Lukewassurethatthelubricantsusedonthevaporatorwentoutoftheirwaytoattractsand，beckoningseductivelytosmallabrasiveparticleswithanoilygleam。Hewipedsweatfromhisforeheadandleanedbackforamoment。Themostprepossessingthingabouttheyoungmanwashisname。Alightbreezetuggedathisshaggyhairandbaggyworktunicasheregardedthedevice。Nopointinstayingangryatit，hecounseledhimself。Itsonlyanunintelligentmachine。
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