MetalandstonestructuresbleachedwhitebytheglazeoftwinTatooIandIIhuddledtogethertightly,forcompanyasmuchasforprotection。TheyformedthenexusofthewidespreadfarmingcommunityofAnchorhead。
& f9 |+ f0 S, o! r+ L( ?8 H Presentlythedusty,unpavedstreetswerequiet,deserted。Sandfliesbuzzedlazilyinthecrackedeavesofpourstonebuilding。Adogbarkedinthedistance,thesolesignofhabitationuntilaloneoldwomanappearedandstartedacrossthestreet。
; L* e7 a+ [: j. ^# q% S( S% G4 \ Hermetallicsunshawlwaspulledtightaroundher。Somethingmadeherlookup,tiredeyessquintingintothedistance。Thesoundsuddenlyleapedinvolumeasashiningrectangularshapecameroaringaroundafarcorner。Hereyespoppedasthevehicleboredownonher,showingnosignofalteringitspath。Shehadtoscrambletogetoutofitsway。
% `! b( P& Q2 Y& D- _ Pantingandwavinganangryfistafterthelandspeeder,sheraisedhervoiceoverthesoundofitspassage。Wontyoukidseverlearntoslowdown!; U5 P- m7 D: x5 J6 A# V% K
Lukemighthaveseenher,buthecertainlydidnthearher。Inbothcaseshisattentionwasfocusedelsewhereashepulledupbehindalow,longconcretestation。
0 P9 l O" H* S* f Variouscoilsandrodsjuttedfromitstopandsides。Tatooinesrelentlesssandwavesbrokeinfrozenyellowspumeagainstthestationswalls。Noonehadbotheredtoclearthemaway。Therewasnopoint。Theywouldonlyreturnagainthefollowingday。5 U& A; @6 N. J. ]; \
Lukeslammedthefrontdoorasideandshouted,Hey!Aruggedyoungmaninmechanicsdresssatsprawledinachairbehindthestationsunkemptcontroldesk。Sunscreenoilhadkepthisskinfromburning。Theskinofthegirlonhislaphadbeenequallyprotected,andtherewasagreatdealmoreoftheprotectedareainview。Somehowevendriedsweatlookedgoodonher。Hey,everybody!Lukeyelledagain,havingelicitedsomethinglessthananoverwhelmingresponsewithhisfirstcry。Herantowardtheinstrumentroomattherearofthestationwhilethemechanic,halfasleep,ranahandacrosshisfaceandmumbled,DidIhearayoungnoiseblastthroughhere?
0 s- G7 O9 R9 a) Q1 [ Thegirlonhislapstretched&nbsp MetalandstonestructuresbleachedwhitebytheglazeoftwinTatooIandIIhuddledtogethertightly,forcompanyasmuchasforprotection。TheyformedthenexusofthewidespreadfarmingcommunityofAnchorhead。2 u, b3 {& `# t
Presentlythedusty,unpavedstreetswerequiet,deserted。Sandfliesbuzzedlazilyinthecrackedeavesofpourstonebuilding。Adogbarkedinthedistance,thesolesignofhabitationuntilaloneoldwomanappearedandstartedacrossthestreet。0 Y! w8 z! V$ K" i/ q
Hermetallicsunshawlwaspulledtightaroundher。Somethingmadeherlookup,tiredeyessquintingintothedistance。Thesoundsuddenlyleapedinvolumeasashiningrectangularshapecameroaringaroundafarcorner。Hereyespoppedasthevehicleboredownonher,showingnosignofalteringitspath。Shehadtoscrambletogetoutofitsway。
: Q2 Z, z+ T: P4 i+ U- k' X, h3 c3 ^& L Pantingandwavinganangryfistafterthelandspeeder,sheraisedhervoiceoverthesoundofitspassage。Wontyoukidseverlearntoslowdown!& J+ K5 C5 l8 w' u
Lukemighthaveseenher,buthecertainlydidnthearher。Inbothcaseshisattentionwasfocusedelsewhereashepulledupbehindalow,longconcretestation。4 S& x% z& X* ^& X+ z1 O
Variouscoilsandrodsjuttedfromitstopandsides。Tatooinesrelentlesssandwavesbrokeinfrozenyellowspumeagainstthestationswalls。Noonehadbotheredtoclearthemaway。Therewasnopoint。Theywouldonlyreturnagainthefollowingday。
7 h8 n2 a9 b! O- r2 n% o" C Lukeslammedthefrontdoorasideandshouted,Hey!Aruggedyoungmaninmechanicsdresssatsprawledinachairbehindthestationsunkemptcontroldesk。Sunscreenoilhadkepthisskinfromburning。Theskinofthegirlonhislaphadbeenequallyprotected,andtherewasagreatdealmoreoftheprotectedareainview。Somehowevendriedsweatlookedgoodonher。Hey,everybody!Lukeyelledagain,havingelicitedsomethinglessthananoverwhelmingresponsewithhisfirstcry。Herantowardtheinstrumentroomattherearofthestationwhilethemechanic,halfasleep,ranahandacrosshisfaceandmumbled,DidIhearayoungnoiseblastthroughhere?! j) x9 v7 \* j; e& G/ J, m- t& a
Thegirlonhislapstretched&nbsp ;sensuously,herwell-wornclothingtugginginvariousintriguingdirections。Hervoicewascasuallythroaty。Oh,sheyawned,thatwasjustWormieononeofhisrampages。DeakandWindylookedupfromthecomputer-assistedpoolgameasLukeburstintotheroom。TheyweredressedmuchlikeLuke,althoughtheirclothingwasofbetterfitandsomewhatlessexercised。
' B$ O. k4 z0 f* u0 J+ H Allthreeyouthscontrastedstrikinglywiththeburlyhandsomeplayeratthefarsideofthetable。Fromneatlyclippedhairtohisprecision-cutuniformhestoodoutintheroomlikeanOrientalpoppyinaseaofoats。Behindthethreehumansasofthumcamefromwherearepairrobotwasworkingpatientlyonabrokenpieceofstationequipment。Shapeitup,youguys,Lukeyelledexcitedly。Thenhenoticedtheoldermanintheuniform。Thesubjectofhissuddenlystartledgazerecognizedhimsimultaneously。Biggs!Themansfacetwistedinahalfgrin。Hello,Luke。Thentheywereembracingeachotherwarmly。Lukefinallystoodaway,openlyadmiringtheothersuniform。Ididntknowyouwereback。Whendidyougetin? |