Luke must be for real--
selling his speeder for chump change
is a giant step.
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"Troopers of the 501st.
Proceed with caution to cantina district.
Major disturbance in progress."
(Imperial Police Dispatch, Mos Eisley Precinct)
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Garindan, Imperial spy--
despite his elephant's trunk and squeaky voice,
a dangerous dude.
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At docking bay 94
an old YT-1300 freighter
collects space dust.
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Special modifications?
Point five past light speed?
Kessel Run?
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Out of nowhere, storm-troopers
blasting wildly at three men, a Wookiee,
and two dingy droids.
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Millenium Falcon--
time and speed implicit in that
old ship's name.
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Blasting through the
atmosphere, Han sees the familiar
wedge-shape of death.
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Angling the deflector
shields, Chewie remembers the Wroshyr trees
of his crazy youth.
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"What's that flashing?!"
Luke will never dust crops again
if he has to float home.
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The Falcon disappears
into a million threads of light,
the stars spinning wildly.
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