星球大战第四章（4）（1）

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　　Beforebreakfast？Owenfrownedworriedly。Thatsnotlikehim。Didhetakethenewdroidswithhim？Ithinkso。IamsureIsawatleastoneofthemwithhim。Well，Owenmused，uncomfortablebutwithnothingtoreallyhangimprecationson，hedbetterhavethoseridgeunitsrepairedbymiddayortherellbehelltopay。Anunseenfaceshieldedbysmoothwhitemetalemergedfromthehalf－buriedlifepodthatnowformedthebackboneofaduneslightlyhigherthanitsneighbors。
/ o/ P6 I8 G& ^7 f- f　　Thevoicesoundedefficient，buttired。
　　Nothing，theinspectingtroopermutteredtohisseveralcompanions。Notapes，andnosignofhabitation。Powerfulhandgunsloweredattheinformationthatthepodwasdeserted。Oneofthearmoredmenturned，callingouttoanofficerstandingsomedistanceaway。
　　Thisisdefinitelythepodthatclearedtherebelship，sir，buttheresnothingonboard。Yetitsetdownintact，theofficerwasmurmuringtohimself。Itcouldhavedonesoonautomatics，butifitwasatruemalfunction，thentheyshouldnthavebeenengaged。Somethingdidntmakesense。
7 L1 a7 ]+ C7 o1 K' ?8 g$ h　　Hereswhytheresnothingonboardandnohintoflife，sir，avoicedeclared。
. g) @/ `% m3 E/ h6 C7 S4 L　　Theofficerturnedandstrodeseveralpacestowhereanothertrooperwaskneelinginthesand。Heheldupanobjectfortheofficersinspection。Itshoneinthesun。
　　Droidplating，theofficerobservedafteraquickglanceatthemetalfragment。
　　Superiorandunderlingexchangedasignificantglance。Thentheireyesturnedsimultaneouslytothehighmesasofftothenorth。
　　GravelandfinesandformedagrittyfogbeneaththelandspeederasitslidacrosstheripplingwastelandofTatooineonhummingrepulsors。Occasionallythecraftwouldjogslightlyasitencounteredadiporslightrise，toreturntoitssmoothpassageasitspilotcompensatedforthechangeinterrain。
　　Lukeleanedbackintheseat，luxuriatinginunaccustomedrelaxationasThreepioskillfullydirectedthepowerfullandcraftarounddunesandrockyoutcrops。Youhandlealandspeederprettywell，＆n Beforebreakfast？Owenfrownedworriedly。Thatsnotlikehim。Didhetakethenewdroidswithhim？Ithinkso。IamsureIsawatleastoneofthemwithhim。Well，Owenmused，uncomfortablebutwithnothingtoreallyhangimprecationson，hedbetterhavethoseridgeunitsrepairedbymiddayortherellbehelltopay。Anunseenfaceshieldedbysmoothwhitemetalemergedfromthehalf－buriedlifepodthatnowformedthebackboneofaduneslightlyhigherthanitsneighbors。
　　Thevoicesoundedefficient，buttired。
　　Nothing，theinspectingtroopermutteredtohisseveralcompanions。Notapes，andnosignofhabitation。Powerfulhandgunsloweredattheinformationthatthepodwasdeserted。Oneofthearmoredmenturned，callingouttoanofficerstandingsomedistanceaway。
　　Thisisdefinitelythepodthatclearedtherebelship，sir，buttheresnothingonboard。Yetitsetdownintact，theofficerwasmurmuringtohimself。Itcouldhavedonesoonautomatics，butifitwasatruemalfunction，thentheyshouldnthavebeenengaged。Somethingdidntmakesense。
+ Y4 H& j2 A8 L! q　　Hereswhytheresnothingonboardandnohintoflife，sir，avoicedeclared。
　　Theofficerturnedandstrodeseveralpacestowhereanothertrooperwaskneelinginthesand。Heheldupanobjectfortheofficersinspection。Itshoneinthesun。
. f) w$ L+ p$ A1 j　　Droidplating，theofficerobservedafteraquickglanceatthemetalfragment。
( X( K+ [+ N" d5 x　　Superiorandunderlingexchangedasignificantglance。Thentheireyesturnedsimultaneouslytothehighmesasofftothenorth。
　　GravelandfinesandformedagrittyfogbeneaththelandspeederasitslidacrosstheripplingwastelandofTatooineonhummingrepulsors。Occasionallythecraftwouldjogslightlyasitencounteredadiporslightrise，toreturntoitssmoothpassageasitspilotcompensatedforthechangeinterrain。
% ]7 j+ t8 r: w* L) j. S　　Lukeleanedbackintheseat，luxuriatinginunaccustomedrelaxationasThreepioskillfullydirectedthepowerfullandcraftarounddunesandrockyoutcrops。Youhandlealandspeederprettywell，＆n bsp;foramachine，henotedadmiringly。
" ]; A  q# ^4 T$ g1 _" R1 W　　Thankyou，sir，agratifiedThreepioresponded，hiseyesnevermovingfromthelandscapeahead。IwasnotlyingtoyourunclewhenIclaimedversatilityasmymiddlename。Infact，onoccasionIhavebeencalledupontoperformunexpectedfunctionsincircumstanceswhichwouldhaveappalledmydesigners。Somethingpingedbehindthem，thenpingedagain。

　　Lukefrownedandpoppedthespeedercanopy。Afewmomentsofdigginginthemotorcasingeliminatedthemetallicbark。

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