EitherbecausethespeederhadpassedoutofrangeorbecausethesecondTuskenhadconvincedtheother,thetwobrokeoffthediscussionandscrambleddownthebacksideofthehighridge。SnufflingandashiftingofweighttookplaceattheridgebottomasthetwoBanthasstirredattheapproachoftheirmasters。Eachwasaslargeasasmalldinosaur,withbrighteyesandlong,thickfur。Theyhissedanxiouslyasthetwosandpeopleapproached,thenmountedthemfromkneetosaddle。8 M# R& [; |* J9 x4 t, F
WithakickBanthasrose。Movingslowlybutwithenormousstrides,thetwomassivehornedcreaturessweptdownthebackoftheruggedbluff,urgedonbytheiranxious,equallyoutrageousmahouts。
7 d" a: q5 k D4 k+ r5 l1 s" f. l) q Itshim,allright,Lukedeclaredwithmixedangerandsatisfactionasthetinytripodalformcameintoview。Thespeederbankedandswungdownontothefloorofahugesandstonecanyon。Lukeslippedhisrifleoutfrombehindtheseatandswungitoverhisshoulder。Comeroundinfrontofhim,Threepio,heinstructed。: u# E- E" F$ `3 a Z( g( {+ b
Withpleasure,sir。TheArtoounitobviouslynotedtheirapproach,butmadnomovetoescape;itcouldhardlyhaveoutrunthelandspeederanyway。Artoosimplyhaltedassoonasitdetectedthemandwaiteduntilthecraftswungaroundinasmootharc。Threepiocametoasharphalt,sendingupalowcloudofsandonthesmallerrobotsright。, D1 q+ p- a2 f$ R( d+ {
ThenthewhinefromthelandspeedersenginedroppedtoalowidlinghumasThreepioputitinparkingmode。Alastsighandthecraftstoppedcompletely。
f5 F G% y; g+ A$ D7 J Afterfinishingacautioussurveyofthecanyon,LukeledhiscompanionoutontothegravellysurfaceanduptoArtooDetoo。Justwhere,heinquiredsharply,didyouthinkyouweregoing?Afeeblewhistleissuedfromtheapologeticrobot,butitwasThreepioandnottherecalcitrantroverwhowasabruptlydoingmostofthetalking。
2 q/ P! s) b) k1 U; G# y9 D7 C* X MasterLukehereisnowyourrightfulowner,Artoo。Howcouldyoujustambleawayfromhimlikethis?Nowthatshesfoundyou,letshavenomoreofthisObi-wanKenobisgibberish。Idontknowwherepicked& EitherbecausethespeederhadpassedoutofrangeorbecausethesecondTuskenhadconvincedtheother,thetwobrokeoffthediscussionandscrambleddownthebacksideofthehighridge。SnufflingandashiftingofweighttookplaceattheridgebottomasthetwoBanthasstirredattheapproachoftheirmasters。Eachwasaslargeasasmalldinosaur,withbrighteyesandlong,thickfur。Theyhissedanxiouslyasthetwosandpeopleapproached,thenmountedthemfromkneetosaddle。1 A0 w$ `/ }% N- s- \5 a
WithakickBanthasrose。Movingslowlybutwithenormousstrides,thetwomassivehornedcreaturessweptdownthebackoftheruggedbluff,urgedonbytheiranxious,equallyoutrageousmahouts。2 h- S; F$ L; }, g5 b
Itshim,allright,Lukedeclaredwithmixedangerandsatisfactionasthetinytripodalformcameintoview。Thespeederbankedandswungdownontothefloorofahugesandstonecanyon。Lukeslippedhisrifleoutfrombehindtheseatandswungitoverhisshoulder。Comeroundinfrontofhim,Threepio,heinstructed。. g; e0 g/ R1 @- b! U+ L5 |* g Z
Withpleasure,sir。TheArtoounitobviouslynotedtheirapproach,butmadnomovetoescape;itcouldhardlyhaveoutrunthelandspeederanyway。Artoosimplyhaltedassoonasitdetectedthemandwaiteduntilthecraftswungaroundinasmootharc。Threepiocametoasharphalt,sendingupalowcloudofsandonthesmallerrobotsright。
9 _" o4 v9 V. A ThenthewhinefromthelandspeedersenginedroppedtoalowidlinghumasThreepioputitinparkingmode。Alastsighandthecraftstoppedcompletely。
* }, `9 w) ]- | Afterfinishingacautioussurveyofthecanyon,LukeledhiscompanionoutontothegravellysurfaceanduptoArtooDetoo。Justwhere,heinquiredsharply,didyouthinkyouweregoing?Afeeblewhistleissuedfromtheapologeticrobot,butitwasThreepioandnottherecalcitrantroverwhowasabruptlydoingmostofthetalking。
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* L m+ T7 t7 o1 s7 K* i MasterLukehereisnowyourrightfulowner,Artoo。Howcouldyoujustambleawayfromhimlikethis?Nowthatshesfoundyou,letshavenomoreofthisObi-wanKenobisgibberish。Idontknowwherepicked& nbsp;thatuporthatmelodramatichologram,either。Artoostartedtobeepinprotest,butThreepiosindignationwastoogreattopermitexcuses。Anddonttalktomeaboutyourmission。Whatrot!YourefortunateMasterLukedoesntblastyouintoamillionpiecesrighthereandnow。Notmuchchanceofthat,admittedLuke,abitoverwhelmedbyThreepioscasualvindictiveness。Comeonitsgettinglate。Heeyedtherapidlyrisingsuns。IjusthopewecangetbackbeforeUncleOwenreallyletsgo。Ifyoudontmindmysayingso,Threepiosuggested,apparentlyunwillingthattheArtoounitshouldgetoffsoeasily,Ithinkyououghttodeactivatethelittlefugitiveuntilyouvegottenhimsafelybackinthegarage。No。Hesnotgoingtotryanything。Lukestudiedthesoftlybeepingdroidsternly。Ihopeheslearnedhislesson。TheresnoneedtoWithoutwarningtheArtoounitsuddenlyleapedoffthegroundnomeanfeatconsideringtheweaknessofthespringmechanismsinhisthreethicklegs。Hiscylindricalbodywastwistingandspinningasheletoutafranticsymphonyofwhistles,hoots,andelectronicexclamations |