星球大战第四章（3）（1）

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　　ForthefirsttimealleveningOwenLarslookedthoughtfulaswellasconcernedashegazeddownthepassageLukehadtaken。ThatswhatImafraidof，hewhispered。
8 R1 L% R6 k; {3 h- h9 M　　Lukehadgonetopside。HestoodonthesandwatchingthedoublesunsetasfirstoneandthentheotherofTatooinestwinsunssankslowlybehindthedistantrangeofdunes。Inthefadinglightthesandsturnedgold，russet，andflamingred－orangebeforeadvancingnightputthebrightcolorstosleepforanotherday。Soon，forthefirsttime，thosesandswouldblossomwithfoodplants。Thisformerwastelandwouldseeanderuptionofgreen。
　　ThethoughtoughttohavesentathrillofanticipationthroughLuke。Heshouldhavebeenasflushedwithexcitementashisunclewaswheneverhedescribedthecomingharvest。Instead，Lukefeltnothingbutavastindifferentemptiness。Noteventheprospectofhavingalotofmoneyforthefirsttimeinhislifeexcitedhim。
6 E* n( s2 v7 {, ~9 a1 S　　WhatwastheretodowithmoneyinAnchorheadanywhereonTatooine，forthatmatter？Partofhim，anincreasinglylargepart，wasgrowingmoreandmorerestlessatremainingunfulfilled。Thiswasnotanuncommonfeelinginyouthshisage，butforreasonsLukedidnotunderstanditwasmuchstrongerinhimthaninanyofhisfriends。
8 R% ?. f# ~0 z$ g5 c3 |6 L　　Asthenightcoldcamecreepingoverthesandanduphislegs，hebrushedthegritfromhistrousersanddescendedintothegarage。Maybeworkingonthedroidswouldburysomeoftheremorsealittledeeperinhismind。Aquicksurveyofthechambershowednomovement。Neitherofthenewmachineswasinsight。
% g$ F8 m- @8 R　　Frowningslightly，Luketookasmallcontrolboxfromhisbeltandactivatedacoupleofswitchessetintotheplastic。
　　Alowhimcamefromthebox。Thecallerproducedthetallerofthetworobots，Threepio。Infact，hegaveayellofsurpriseashejumpedupbehindtheskyhopper。
- C  A8 B/ `8 J( V　　Lukestartedtowardhim，openlypuzzled。Whatareyouhidingbacktherefor？Therobotcamestumblingaroundtheprowofthecraft，heattitudeoneofdesperation。ItoccurredtoLukethenth ForthefirsttimealleveningOwenLarslookedthoughtfulaswellasconcernedashegazeddownthepassageLukehadtaken。ThatswhatImafraidof，hewhispered。
　　Lukehadgonetopside。HestoodonthesandwatchingthedoublesunsetasfirstoneandthentheotherofTatooinestwinsunssankslowlybehindthedistantrangeofdunes。Inthefadinglightthesandsturnedgold，russet，andflamingred－orangebeforeadvancingnightputthebrightcolorstosleepforanotherday。Soon，forthefirsttime，thosesandswouldblossomwithfoodplants。Thisformerwastelandwouldseeanderuptionofgreen。
* N1 K2 ^0 l' S  T& A7 Y0 ^6 }　　ThethoughtoughttohavesentathrillofanticipationthroughLuke。Heshouldhavebeenasflushedwithexcitementashisunclewaswheneverhedescribedthecomingharvest。Instead，Lukefeltnothingbutavastindifferentemptiness。Noteventheprospectofhavingalotofmoneyforthefirsttimeinhislifeexcitedhim。
　　WhatwastheretodowithmoneyinAnchorheadanywhereonTatooine，forthatmatter？Partofhim，anincreasinglylargepart，wasgrowingmoreandmorerestlessatremainingunfulfilled。Thiswasnotanuncommonfeelinginyouthshisage，butforreasonsLukedidnotunderstanditwasmuchstrongerinhimthaninanyofhisfriends。
# J& A8 U/ v6 Y. D! A9 P% f　　Asthenightcoldcamecreepingoverthesandanduphislegs，hebrushedthegritfromhistrousersanddescendedintothegarage。Maybeworkingonthedroidswouldburysomeoftheremorsealittledeeperinhismind。Aquicksurveyofthechambershowednomovement。Neitherofthenewmachineswasinsight。
( [" H6 g7 l3 z: v( y　　Frowningslightly，Luketookasmallcontrolboxfromhisbeltandactivatedacoupleofswitchessetintotheplastic。
0 m, u0 @( P) T. D" X. b# w0 g! u　　Alowhimcamefromthebox。Thecallerproducedthetallerofthetworobots，Threepio。Infact，hegaveayellofsurpriseashejumpedupbehindtheskyhopper。
! ?4 x  _$ N; O; ?, N　　Lukestartedtowardhim，openlypuzzled。Whatareyouhidingbacktherefor？Therobotcamestumblingaroundtheprowofthecraft，heattitudeoneofdesperation。ItoccurredtoLukethenth atdespitehisactivatingthecaller，theArtoounitwasstillnowheretobeseen。
' c* r4 K! `& X) i/ P　　ThereasonforhisabsenceorsomethingrelatedtoitcamepouringunbiddenfromThreepio。Itwasntmyfault，therobotbeggedfrantically。Pleasedontdeactivateme！Itoldhimnottogo，buthesfaulty。Hemustbemalfunctioning。
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/ i/ R& }2 W$ }" j3 V7 b+ l' ~　　Somethinghastotallyboiledhislogiccircuits。Hekeptbabblingonaboutsomesortofmission，sir。Ineverheardarobotwithdelusionsofgrandeurbefore。SuchthingsshouldntevenbewithinthecogitativetheoryunitsofonethatsasbasicasanArtoounit，andYoumean？Lukestartedtogape。

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</p>　　Yes，sirhesgone。AndIremovedhisrestrainingcouplingmyself，Lukemutteredslowly。
　　Alreadyhecouldvisualizehisunclesface。Thelastoftheirsavingstiedupinthesedroids，hehadsaid。
　　Racingoutofthegarage，Lukehuntedfornon－existentreasonswhytheArtoounitshouldgoberserk。Threepiofollowedonhisheels。
$ ?; j9 x3 ?$ _7 M1 ]4 D4 ^0 R　　Fromasmallridgewhichformedthehighestpointclosebythehomestead，Lukehadapanoramicviewofthesurroundingdesert。Bringingoutthepreciousmacrobinoculars，hescannedtherapidlydarkeninghorizonsforsomethingsmall，metallic，three－legged，andoutofitsmechanicalmind