星球大战第四章（3）（1）

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　　ForthefirsttimealleveningOwenLarslookedthoughtfulaswellasconcernedashegazeddownthepassageLukehadtaken。ThatswhatImafraidof，hewhispered。
8 ]) @. k( q" S( o5 W　　Lukehadgonetopside。HestoodonthesandwatchingthedoublesunsetasfirstoneandthentheotherofTatooinestwinsunssankslowlybehindthedistantrangeofdunes。Inthefadinglightthesandsturnedgold，russet，andflamingred－orangebeforeadvancingnightputthebrightcolorstosleepforanotherday。Soon，forthefirsttime，thosesandswouldblossomwithfoodplants。Thisformerwastelandwouldseeanderuptionofgreen。
　　ThethoughtoughttohavesentathrillofanticipationthroughLuke。Heshouldhavebeenasflushedwithexcitementashisunclewaswheneverhedescribedthecomingharvest。Instead，Lukefeltnothingbutavastindifferentemptiness。Noteventheprospectofhavingalotofmoneyforthefirsttimeinhislifeexcitedhim。
" h' {: W* U2 l0 j/ k- Y& ^" X3 W　　WhatwastheretodowithmoneyinAnchorheadanywhereonTatooine，forthatmatter？Partofhim，anincreasinglylargepart，wasgrowingmoreandmorerestlessatremainingunfulfilled。Thiswasnotanuncommonfeelinginyouthshisage，butforreasonsLukedidnotunderstanditwasmuchstrongerinhimthaninanyofhisfriends。
　　Asthenightcoldcamecreepingoverthesandanduphislegs，hebrushedthegritfromhistrousersanddescendedintothegarage。Maybeworkingonthedroidswouldburysomeoftheremorsealittledeeperinhismind。Aquicksurveyofthechambershowednomovement。Neitherofthenewmachineswasinsight。
　　Frowningslightly，Luketookasmallcontrolboxfromhisbeltandactivatedacoupleofswitchessetintotheplastic。
　　Alowhimcamefromthebox。Thecallerproducedthetallerofthetworobots，Threepio。Infact，hegaveayellofsurpriseashejumpedupbehindtheskyhopper。
* p: D) @$ u) F# L% |/ e0 {) {" M3 l　　Lukestartedtowardhim，openlypuzzled。Whatareyouhidingbacktherefor？Therobotcamestumblingaroundtheprowofthecraft，heattitudeoneofdesperation。ItoccurredtoLukethenth ForthefirsttimealleveningOwenLarslookedthoughtfulaswellasconcernedashegazeddownthepassageLukehadtaken。ThatswhatImafraidof，hewhispered。
, I3 c) h: ^: S9 \  R0 O& ^　　Lukehadgonetopside。HestoodonthesandwatchingthedoublesunsetasfirstoneandthentheotherofTatooinestwinsunssankslowlybehindthedistantrangeofdunes。Inthefadinglightthesandsturnedgold，russet，andflamingred－orangebeforeadvancingnightputthebrightcolorstosleepforanotherday。Soon，forthefirsttime，thosesandswouldblossomwithfoodplants。Thisformerwastelandwouldseeanderuptionofgreen。
　　ThethoughtoughttohavesentathrillofanticipationthroughLuke。Heshouldhavebeenasflushedwithexcitementashisunclewaswheneverhedescribedthecomingharvest。Instead，Lukefeltnothingbutavastindifferentemptiness。Noteventheprospectofhavingalotofmoneyforthefirsttimeinhislifeexcitedhim。
　　WhatwastheretodowithmoneyinAnchorheadanywhereonTatooine，forthatmatter？Partofhim，anincreasinglylargepart，wasgrowingmoreandmorerestlessatremainingunfulfilled。Thiswasnotanuncommonfeelinginyouthshisage，butforreasonsLukedidnotunderstanditwasmuchstrongerinhimthaninanyofhisfriends。
- h9 |' Q, n5 t& Z+ E1 R& r　　Asthenightcoldcamecreepingoverthesandanduphislegs，hebrushedthegritfromhistrousersanddescendedintothegarage。Maybeworkingonthedroidswouldburysomeoftheremorsealittledeeperinhismind。Aquicksurveyofthechambershowednomovement。Neitherofthenewmachineswasinsight。
" I' o: _9 O" T/ p1 j　　Frowningslightly，Luketookasmallcontrolboxfromhisbeltandactivatedacoupleofswitchessetintotheplastic。
/ {; v$ ?: f4 B8 L. u- X/ p　　Alowhimcamefromthebox。Thecallerproducedthetallerofthetworobots，Threepio。Infact，hegaveayellofsurpriseashejumpedupbehindtheskyhopper。
　　Lukestartedtowardhim，openlypuzzled。Whatareyouhidingbacktherefor？Therobotcamestumblingaroundtheprowofthecraft，heattitudeoneofdesperation。ItoccurredtoLukethenth atdespitehisactivatingthecaller，theArtoounitwasstillnowheretobeseen。
　　ThereasonforhisabsenceorsomethingrelatedtoitcamepouringunbiddenfromThreepio。Itwasntmyfault，therobotbeggedfrantically。Pleasedontdeactivateme！Itoldhimnottogo，buthesfaulty。Hemustbemalfunctioning。

) m! Z& c' J" M& X; V9 Y　　Somethinghastotallyboiledhislogiccircuits。Hekeptbabblingonaboutsomesortofmission，sir。Ineverheardarobotwithdelusionsofgrandeurbefore。SuchthingsshouldntevenbewithinthecogitativetheoryunitsofonethatsasbasicasanArtoounit，andYoumean？Lukestartedtogape。

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</p>　　Yes，sirhesgone。AndIremovedhisrestrainingcouplingmyself，Lukemutteredslowly。
' }; P4 \4 [6 c　　Alreadyhecouldvisualizehisunclesface。Thelastoftheirsavingstiedupinthesedroids，hehadsaid。
/ U& y$ q+ F) ^0 L' \" @% y* Q+ w8 ?; o　　Racingoutofthegarage，Lukehuntedfornon－existentreasonswhytheArtoounitshouldgoberserk。Threepiofollowedonhisheels。
5 X/ Q2 w. O) N$ j) s0 ~　　Fromasmallridgewhichformedthehighestpointclosebythehomestead，Lukehadapanoramicviewofthesurroundingdesert。Bringingoutthepreciousmacrobinoculars，hescannedtherapidlydarkeninghorizonsforsomethingsmall，metallic，three－legged，andoutofitsmechanicalmind