Thursday, June 16, 2011

Episode IV: What a Wonderful Scene You've Discovered!

Falling twenty feet
into a pile of junk and debris
has to hurt a little.
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Thinking with his blaster,
Han nearly kills off the Rebellion
in one daft stroke.
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The dianoga--
A stowaway, or the Empire's answer
to eco-friendly waste disposal?
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Even a Wookiee
can't knock down walls that are
magnetically sealed.
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"There's something alive in here!"
Luke's imagination comes alive, a slimy
arm, and then--SPLASH!
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Bubbles in the murk:
Luke in the dianoga's grasp, and then
WHOOSH! He's vanished.
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What does a princess do
When the walls close in around her?
Try not to soil her gown.
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Confounded by his luck,
Luke suddenly recalls that
He's still connected.
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011001010100100101
110000010010101010010
1001010101.*
(Oh Threepio!
I'd have to remind you to breathe
If you were human!)
*Translated from Binary
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Hearing the screams and cries,
Threepio envisions his future as
Tarkin's interpreter.