The Lady of Shalott
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the Night Watch
The Nut Gatherers
Mrs. Norris contrived to remove one article from his sight that might have distressed him. The curtain, over which she had presided with such talent and such success, went off with her to her cottage, where she happened to be particularly in want of green baize.¡¡¡¡ Sir Thomas's return made a striking change in the ways of the family, independent of Lovers' Vows. Under his government, Mansfield was an altered place. Some members of their society sent away, and the spirits of many others saddened-- it
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was all sameness and gloom compared with the past-- a sombre family party rarely enlivened. There was little intercourse with the Parsonage. Sir Thomas, drawing back from intimacies in general, was particularly disinclined, at this time, for any engagements but in one quarter. The Rushworths were the only addition to his own domestic circle which he could solicit.
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Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Thursday, January 10, 2008
The Lady of Shalott
The Lady of Shalott
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the Night Watch
The Nut Gatherers
Walking regularly to and fro with his arms folded on his breast, a very different man from the prisoner, who had walked to and fro at La Force, he heard One struck away from him, without surprise. The hour had measured like most other hours. Devoutly thankful to Heaven for his recovered self-possession, he thought, "There is but another now," and turned to walk again. ¡¡¡¡Footsteps in the stone passage outside the door. He stopped. ¡¡¡¡The key was put in the lock, and turned. Before the door was opened, or as it opened, a man said in a low voice, in English: "He has never seen me here; I have kept out of his way. Go you in alone;
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I wait near. Lose no time!" The door was quickly opened and closed, and there stood before him face to face, quiet, intent upon him, with the light of a smile on his features, and a cautionary finger on his lip, Sydney Carton. ¡¡¡¡There was something so bright and remarkable in his look, that, for the first moment, the prisoner misdoubted him to be an apparition of his own imagining. But, he spoke, and it was his voice; he took the prisoner's hand, and it was his real grasp. ¡¡¡¡"Of all the people upon earth, you least expected to see me?" he said.
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the Night Watch
The Nut Gatherers
Walking regularly to and fro with his arms folded on his breast, a very different man from the prisoner, who had walked to and fro at La Force, he heard One struck away from him, without surprise. The hour had measured like most other hours. Devoutly thankful to Heaven for his recovered self-possession, he thought, "There is but another now," and turned to walk again. ¡¡¡¡Footsteps in the stone passage outside the door. He stopped. ¡¡¡¡The key was put in the lock, and turned. Before the door was opened, or as it opened, a man said in a low voice, in English: "He has never seen me here; I have kept out of his way. Go you in alone;
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I wait near. Lose no time!" The door was quickly opened and closed, and there stood before him face to face, quiet, intent upon him, with the light of a smile on his features, and a cautionary finger on his lip, Sydney Carton. ¡¡¡¡There was something so bright and remarkable in his look, that, for the first moment, the prisoner misdoubted him to be an apparition of his own imagining. But, he spoke, and it was his voice; he took the prisoner's hand, and it was his real grasp. ¡¡¡¡"Of all the people upon earth, you least expected to see me?" he said.
Friday, January 4, 2008
The Lady of Shalott
The Lady of Shalott
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the Night Watch
The Nut Gatherers
Really, is bad enough," returned Miss Pross, "but better. Yes, I am very much put out." ¡¡¡¡"May I ask the cause?" ¡¡¡¡"I don't want dozens of people who are not at all worthy of Ladybird, to come here looking after her," said Miss Pross. ¡¡¡¡"Do dozens come for that purpose?" ¡¡¡¡"Hundreds," said Miss Pross. ¡¡¡¡It was characteristic of this lady
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(as of some other people before her time and since) that whenever her original proposition was questioned, she exaggerated it. ¡¡¡¡"Dear me!" said Mr. Lorry, as the safest remark he could think of. ¡¡¡¡"I have lived with the darling- or the darling has lived with me, and paid me for it; which she certainly should never have done, you may take your affidavit, if I could have afforded to keep either myself or her for nothing- since she was ten years old. And it's really very hard," said Miss Pross
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The Nut Gatherers
Really, is bad enough," returned Miss Pross, "but better. Yes, I am very much put out." ¡¡¡¡"May I ask the cause?" ¡¡¡¡"I don't want dozens of people who are not at all worthy of Ladybird, to come here looking after her," said Miss Pross. ¡¡¡¡"Do dozens come for that purpose?" ¡¡¡¡"Hundreds," said Miss Pross. ¡¡¡¡It was characteristic of this lady
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(as of some other people before her time and since) that whenever her original proposition was questioned, she exaggerated it. ¡¡¡¡"Dear me!" said Mr. Lorry, as the safest remark he could think of. ¡¡¡¡"I have lived with the darling- or the darling has lived with me, and paid me for it; which she certainly should never have done, you may take your affidavit, if I could have afforded to keep either myself or her for nothing- since she was ten years old. And it's really very hard," said Miss Pross
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
The Lady of Shalott
The Lady of Shalott
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the Night Watch
The Nut Gatherers
'As you were then, my sister, I have often thought since, you have ever been to me. Ever pointing upward, Agnes; ever leading me to something better; ever directing me to higher things!' ¡¡¡¡She only shook her head; through her tears I saw the same sad quiet smile. ¡¡¡¡'And I am so grateful to you for it, Agnes, so bound to you, that there is no name for the affection of my heart. I want you to know, yet don't know how to tell you, that all my life long I shall look up to you,
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and be guided by you, as I have been through the darkness that is past. Whatever betides, whatever new ties you may form, whatever changes may come between us, I shall always look to you, and love you, as I do now, and have always done. You will always be my solace and resource, as you have always been. Until I die, my dearest sister, I shall see you always before me, pointing upward!'
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the Night Watch
The Nut Gatherers
'As you were then, my sister, I have often thought since, you have ever been to me. Ever pointing upward, Agnes; ever leading me to something better; ever directing me to higher things!' ¡¡¡¡She only shook her head; through her tears I saw the same sad quiet smile. ¡¡¡¡'And I am so grateful to you for it, Agnes, so bound to you, that there is no name for the affection of my heart. I want you to know, yet don't know how to tell you, that all my life long I shall look up to you,
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and be guided by you, as I have been through the darkness that is past. Whatever betides, whatever new ties you may form, whatever changes may come between us, I shall always look to you, and love you, as I do now, and have always done. You will always be my solace and resource, as you have always been. Until I die, my dearest sister, I shall see you always before me, pointing upward!'
Monday, December 31, 2007
The Lady of Shalott
The Lady of Shalott
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the Night Watch
The Nut Gatherers
milking cows. My younger children are instructed to observe, as closely as circumstances will permit, the habits of the pigs and poultry maintained in the poorer parts of this city: a pursuit from which they have, on two occasions, been brought home, within an inch of being run over. I have myself directed some attention, during the past week, to the art of baking; and my son Wilkins has issued forth with a walking-stick and driven cattle, when permitted, by the rugged hirelings who had them in charge, to render any voluntary service in that direction - which I regret to say, for the credit of our nature, was not often; he being generally warned,
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with imprecations, to desist.' ¡¡¡¡'All very right indeed,' said my aunt, encouragingly. 'Mrs. Micawber has been busy, too, I have no doubt.' ¡¡¡¡'My dear madam,' returned Mrs. Micawber, with her business-like air. 'I am free to confess that I have not been actively engaged in pursuits immediately connected with cultivation or with stock, though well aware that both will claim my attention on a foreign shore. Such opportunities as I have been enabled to alienate
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milking cows. My younger children are instructed to observe, as closely as circumstances will permit, the habits of the pigs and poultry maintained in the poorer parts of this city: a pursuit from which they have, on two occasions, been brought home, within an inch of being run over. I have myself directed some attention, during the past week, to the art of baking; and my son Wilkins has issued forth with a walking-stick and driven cattle, when permitted, by the rugged hirelings who had them in charge, to render any voluntary service in that direction - which I regret to say, for the credit of our nature, was not often; he being generally warned,
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with imprecations, to desist.' ¡¡¡¡'All very right indeed,' said my aunt, encouragingly. 'Mrs. Micawber has been busy, too, I have no doubt.' ¡¡¡¡'My dear madam,' returned Mrs. Micawber, with her business-like air. 'I am free to confess that I have not been actively engaged in pursuits immediately connected with cultivation or with stock, though well aware that both will claim my attention on a foreign shore. Such opportunities as I have been enabled to alienate
Thursday, December 13, 2007
The Lady of Shalott
The Lady of Shalott
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The Nut Gatherers
among them to swell the ranks, I was very near the chaise when it rolled away; and I had a lively impression made upon me, in the midst of the noise and dust, of having seen Mr. Jack Maldon rattle past with an agitated face, and something cherry-coloured in his hand. ¡¡¡¡After another broadside for the Doctor, and another for the Doctor's wife, the boys dispersed, and I went back into the house, where I found the guests all standing in a group about the Doctor, discussing how Mr. Jack Maldon had gone away, and how he had borne it, and how he had felt it, and all the rest of it. In the midst of these remarks, Mrs. Markleham cried: 'Where's Annie?
oil painting' ¡¡¡¡No Annie was there; and when they called to her, no Annie replied. But all pressing out of the room, in a crowd, to see what was the matter, we found her lying on the hall floor. There was great alarm at first, until it was found that she was in a swoon, and that the swoon was yielding to the usual means of recovery; when the Doctor, who had lifted her head upon his knee, put her curls aside with his hand, and said, looking around:
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The Nut Gatherers
among them to swell the ranks, I was very near the chaise when it rolled away; and I had a lively impression made upon me, in the midst of the noise and dust, of having seen Mr. Jack Maldon rattle past with an agitated face, and something cherry-coloured in his hand. ¡¡¡¡After another broadside for the Doctor, and another for the Doctor's wife, the boys dispersed, and I went back into the house, where I found the guests all standing in a group about the Doctor, discussing how Mr. Jack Maldon had gone away, and how he had borne it, and how he had felt it, and all the rest of it. In the midst of these remarks, Mrs. Markleham cried: 'Where's Annie?
oil painting' ¡¡¡¡No Annie was there; and when they called to her, no Annie replied. But all pressing out of the room, in a crowd, to see what was the matter, we found her lying on the hall floor. There was great alarm at first, until it was found that she was in a swoon, and that the swoon was yielding to the usual means of recovery; when the Doctor, who had lifted her head upon his knee, put her curls aside with his hand, and said, looking around:
Sunday, November 25, 2007
The Lady of Shalott
The Lady of Shalott
the night watch by rembrandt
the Night Watch
The Nut Gatherers
¡¡¡¡Of the five-and-twenty pounds which had remained to her of Clare's allowance, after deducting the other half of the fifty as a contribution to her parents for the trouble and expense to which she had put them, she had as vet spent but little. But there now followed an unfortunate interval of wet weather, during which she was obliged to fall back upon her sovereigns. ¡¡¡¡She could not bear to let them go. Angel had put them into her hand, had obtained them bright and new from his bank for her; his touch had consecrated them to souvenirs of himself - they appeared to have had as yet no other history than such as was created by his and her own experiences - and to disperse them was like giving away relics. But she had to do it, and one by one they left her
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the Night Watch
The Nut Gatherers
¡¡¡¡Of the five-and-twenty pounds which had remained to her of Clare's allowance, after deducting the other half of the fifty as a contribution to her parents for the trouble and expense to which she had put them, she had as vet spent but little. But there now followed an unfortunate interval of wet weather, during which she was obliged to fall back upon her sovereigns. ¡¡¡¡She could not bear to let them go. Angel had put them into her hand, had obtained them bright and new from his bank for her; his touch had consecrated them to souvenirs of himself - they appeared to have had as yet no other history than such as was created by his and her own experiences - and to disperse them was like giving away relics. But she had to do it, and one by one they left her
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
The Lady of Shalott
The Lady of Shalott
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the Night Watch
The Nut Gatherers
As usual, Mrs Durbeyfield was balanced on one foot beside the tub, the other being engaged in the aforesaid business of rocking her youngest child. The cradle-rockers had done hard duty for so many years, under the weight of so many children, on that flagstone floor, that they were worn nearly flat, in consequence of which a huge jerk accompanied each swing of the cot, flinging the baby from side to side like a weaver's shuttle, as Mrs Durbeyfield, excited by her song, trod the rocker with all the spring that was left in her after a long day's seething in the suds. ¡¡¡¡Nick-knock, nick-knock, went the cradle; the candle-flame stretched itself tall, and began jigging up and down; the water dribbled from the matron's elbows, and the song galloped on to the end of the verse, Mrs Durbeyfield regarding her daughter the while. Even now, when burdened with a young family, Joan Durbeyfield was a passionate lover of tune. No ditty floated into Blackmoor Vale from the outer world but Tess's mother caught up its notation in a week.
the night watch by rembrandt
the Night Watch
The Nut Gatherers
As usual, Mrs Durbeyfield was balanced on one foot beside the tub, the other being engaged in the aforesaid business of rocking her youngest child. The cradle-rockers had done hard duty for so many years, under the weight of so many children, on that flagstone floor, that they were worn nearly flat, in consequence of which a huge jerk accompanied each swing of the cot, flinging the baby from side to side like a weaver's shuttle, as Mrs Durbeyfield, excited by her song, trod the rocker with all the spring that was left in her after a long day's seething in the suds. ¡¡¡¡Nick-knock, nick-knock, went the cradle; the candle-flame stretched itself tall, and began jigging up and down; the water dribbled from the matron's elbows, and the song galloped on to the end of the verse, Mrs Durbeyfield regarding her daughter the while. Even now, when burdened with a young family, Joan Durbeyfield was a passionate lover of tune. No ditty floated into Blackmoor Vale from the outer world but Tess's mother caught up its notation in a week.
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
The Lady of Shalott
The Lady of Shalott
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the Night Watch
The Nut Gatherers
Lando's squadron went in low—rock-throwing low—this prevented theDestroyer from using its bigger guns. It also made the fighters invisible until theywere directly visualized. "Increase power on the front deflector shields," Lando radioed his group."We're going in." "I'm right with you," answered Wedge. "Close up formations, team." They went into a high-speed power-dive, perpendicular to the long axis of theImperial vessel—vertical drops were hard to track. Fifty feet from the surface, theypulled out at ninety degrees, and raced along the gunmetal hull, taking laserfire fromevery port. "Starting attack run on the main power tree," Lando advised. "I copy," answered Green Wing. "Moving into position." "Stay clear of their front batteries," warned Blue Leader.
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the Night Watch
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Lando's squadron went in low—rock-throwing low—this prevented theDestroyer from using its bigger guns. It also made the fighters invisible until theywere directly visualized. "Increase power on the front deflector shields," Lando radioed his group."We're going in." "I'm right with you," answered Wedge. "Close up formations, team." They went into a high-speed power-dive, perpendicular to the long axis of theImperial vessel—vertical drops were hard to track. Fifty feet from the surface, theypulled out at ninety degrees, and raced along the gunmetal hull, taking laserfire fromevery port. "Starting attack run on the main power tree," Lando advised. "I copy," answered Green Wing. "Moving into position." "Stay clear of their front batteries," warned Blue Leader.
Friday, November 9, 2007
The Lady of Shalott
The Lady of Shalott
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the Night Watch
The Nut Gatherers
Artoo scooted forward, beeping all the way, and Threepio patiently replied to hisfrantic questions. "I know. But Master Luke can take care of himself." At least that was whatSee-Threepio kept telling himself as the group continued its search for Han. On the East Landing Platform of Cloud City, two guards shoved the frozen bodyof Han Solo through a side hatchway of the Slave 1. Boba Fett climbed up a laddernext to the opening and boarded his ship, ordering it sealed as soon as he entered thecockpit. Fett ignited his ship's engines and the craft began rolling across the platform fortakeoff. Lando, Leia, and Chewbacca raced onto the platform in time only to see theSlave 1 lifting off and soaring into the orange and purple of the Cloud City sunset.Raising his blaster, Chewbacca howled and fired the weapon at the departingspaceship. "It's no use," Lando told him. "They're out of range."
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Artoo scooted forward, beeping all the way, and Threepio patiently replied to hisfrantic questions. "I know. But Master Luke can take care of himself." At least that was whatSee-Threepio kept telling himself as the group continued its search for Han. On the East Landing Platform of Cloud City, two guards shoved the frozen bodyof Han Solo through a side hatchway of the Slave 1. Boba Fett climbed up a laddernext to the opening and boarded his ship, ordering it sealed as soon as he entered thecockpit. Fett ignited his ship's engines and the craft began rolling across the platform fortakeoff. Lando, Leia, and Chewbacca raced onto the platform in time only to see theSlave 1 lifting off and soaring into the orange and purple of the Cloud City sunset.Raising his blaster, Chewbacca howled and fired the weapon at the departingspaceship. "It's no use," Lando told him. "They're out of range."
Thursday, November 8, 2007
The Lady of Shalott
The Lady of Shalott
The Broken Pitcher
The Jewel Casket
The Kitchen Maid It was dusk the next day on the bog planet when Artoo-Detoo settled himself intohis nook behind the cockpit of Luke's X-wing fighter. Yoda stood on one of the storage cases, watching Luke load the cases one by oneinto the fighter's underbelly as he worked in the glow of the X-wing's lights. "I cannot protect you, Luke," the voice of Ben Kenobi came, as his robed figuretook solid form. "If you choose to face Vader, you will do it alone. Once you'vemade this decision, I cannot interfere." "I understand," Luke replied calmly. Then, turning to his droid, he said, "Artoo,fire up the power converters." Artoo, who had already unfastened the power couplings on the ship, whistledhappily, grateful to be leaving this dismal bog world, which was certainly no place fora droid. "Luke," Ben advised, "use the Force only for knowledge and for defense, not
The Broken Pitcher
The Jewel Casket
The Kitchen Maid It was dusk the next day on the bog planet when Artoo-Detoo settled himself intohis nook behind the cockpit of Luke's X-wing fighter. Yoda stood on one of the storage cases, watching Luke load the cases one by oneinto the fighter's underbelly as he worked in the glow of the X-wing's lights. "I cannot protect you, Luke," the voice of Ben Kenobi came, as his robed figuretook solid form. "If you choose to face Vader, you will do it alone. Once you'vemade this decision, I cannot interfere." "I understand," Luke replied calmly. Then, turning to his droid, he said, "Artoo,fire up the power converters." Artoo, who had already unfastened the power couplings on the ship, whistledhappily, grateful to be leaving this dismal bog world, which was certainly no place fora droid. "Luke," Ben advised, "use the Force only for knowledge and for defense, not
Monday, November 5, 2007
The Lady of Shalott
The Lady of Shalott
The Broken Pitcher
The Jewel Casket
The Kitchen Maid
Even as Luke Skywalker replied, an explosion sprayed ice and snow around theofficer and his terror-struck men. The walkers already had them within range. Thetroopers knew their job was to divert attention while the transport ships were launched,but none of the Rebel soldiers was prepared to die under the feet or weapons of thesehorrible machines. Brilliant billows of orange and yellow flames exploded from the walker guns.Nervously the Rebel troopers aimed their weapons at the walkers, each soldier feelingicy, unseen fingers pierce his body. Of the twelve snowspeeders, four took the lead, soaring at full throttle as theymoved toward the enemy. One All Terrain Armored Transport machine fired, barelymissing the banking craft. A burst of gunfire blew another speeder into a ball offlaming oblivion that lit up the sky. Luke saw the explosion of his squadron's first casualty as he looked from hiscockpit window. Angrily, Luke fired his ship's guns at a walker, only to receive ahail of Imperial fire power that shook his speeder in a barrage of flak.
The Broken Pitcher
The Jewel Casket
The Kitchen Maid
Even as Luke Skywalker replied, an explosion sprayed ice and snow around theofficer and his terror-struck men. The walkers already had them within range. Thetroopers knew their job was to divert attention while the transport ships were launched,but none of the Rebel soldiers was prepared to die under the feet or weapons of thesehorrible machines. Brilliant billows of orange and yellow flames exploded from the walker guns.Nervously the Rebel troopers aimed their weapons at the walkers, each soldier feelingicy, unseen fingers pierce his body. Of the twelve snowspeeders, four took the lead, soaring at full throttle as theymoved toward the enemy. One All Terrain Armored Transport machine fired, barelymissing the banking craft. A burst of gunfire blew another speeder into a ball offlaming oblivion that lit up the sky. Luke saw the explosion of his squadron's first casualty as he looked from hiscockpit window. Angrily, Luke fired his ship's guns at a walker, only to receive ahail of Imperial fire power that shook his speeder in a barrage of flak.
Sunday, November 4, 2007
The Lady of Shalott
The Lady of Shalott
The Broken Pitcher
The Jewel Casket
The Kitchen Maid
The shorter of the two droids was beeping and whistling excitedly. "It's not my fault, you malfunctioning tin can," the tall, anthropomorphic droidstated, gesturing with a metallic hand. "I did not ask you to turn on the thermalheater. I merely commented that it was freezing in her chamber. But it's supposedto be freezing. How are we going to get all her things dried out? …Ah! Here weare." See-Threepio, the golden droid in human shape, paused to focus his opticalsensors on the docked Millennium Falcon. The other robot, Artoo-Detoo, retracted his wheels and frontal leg, and rested hisstout metal body on the ground. The smaller droid's sensors were reading thefamiliar figures of Han Solo and his Wookiee companion as those two continued thework of replacing the freighter's central lifters. "Master Solo, sir," Threepio called, the only one of the robotic twosomeequipped with an imitation human voice. "Might I have a word with you?"
The Broken Pitcher
The Jewel Casket
The Kitchen Maid
The shorter of the two droids was beeping and whistling excitedly. "It's not my fault, you malfunctioning tin can," the tall, anthropomorphic droidstated, gesturing with a metallic hand. "I did not ask you to turn on the thermalheater. I merely commented that it was freezing in her chamber. But it's supposedto be freezing. How are we going to get all her things dried out? …Ah! Here weare." See-Threepio, the golden droid in human shape, paused to focus his opticalsensors on the docked Millennium Falcon. The other robot, Artoo-Detoo, retracted his wheels and frontal leg, and rested hisstout metal body on the ground. The smaller droid's sensors were reading thefamiliar figures of Han Solo and his Wookiee companion as those two continued thework of replacing the freighter's central lifters. "Master Solo, sir," Threepio called, the only one of the robotic twosomeequipped with an imitation human voice. "Might I have a word with you?"
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