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   In alt.flame The 2-Belo  wrote:   
   > We have a report from the alt.flame Dynamics Officer that Avoid normal   
   > situations. has exploded. Flight director confirms that:   
      
   > >In alt.flame The 2-Belo  wrote:   
   > >> We have a report from the alt.flame Dynamics Officer that Avoid normal   
   > >> situations. has exploded. Flight director confirms that:   
   > >   
   > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> >   
   > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >>   
   >> >> >> >> >Echo Three to Echo Seven. Han old buddy, do you read me?   
   > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >>   
   >> >> >> >> Loud and clear, kid. What's up?   
   > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >>   
   >> >> >> >Well I finished my circle, I don't pick up any life readings.   
   > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >>   
   >> >> >> There isn't enough life on this ice cube to fill a space cruiser. The   
   sensors   
   > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >>   
   >> >> >> are placed -- I'm going back to base.   
   > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >>   
   >> >> >*another tauntaun goes skippidy doo through the shot; millions of kids   
   > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >>   
   >> >> >watching this in the 21st century on their giant HD flatwidescreen TVs   
   think   
   > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >>   
   >> >> >to themselves, "Man, this is so *old*"*   
   > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >>   
   >> >> >Right, I'll see ya shortly. There's a meteorite that hit the ground   
   near here,   
   > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >>   
   >> >> >I wanna check it out. Won't take long.   
   > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >>   
   >> >> >Beeeeeeeghhhhhhhh! [Translation: Abominable snowman alert! And get off   
   me,   
   > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >>   
   >> >> >you fucking alien!]   
   > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >>   
   >> >> >Steady! Hey! Steady, girl! Hey what's the matter? Ya smell somethin'?   
   > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >>   
   >> >> >RAWR!   
   > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >>   
   >> >> >*Luke gets moshed*   
   > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >>   
   >> >> >Beeegggggghhrhhhhhh! [Translation: I told you so!]   
   > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >>   
   >> >> >*tauntaun gets mushed*   
   > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >>   
   >> >> *Meanwhile, Han trots into the improbable cave-base*   
   > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >>   
   >> >  *fitting in very nicely with all the other improbabilities in this   
   series*   
   > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >>   
   >> >> Chewie!   
   > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >>   
   >> >> *A Wookiee, basically a 7-foot-tall pile of highly flammable hair, is...   
   > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >>   
   >> >> welding?*   
   > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >>   
   >> >> Chewie!   
   > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >>   
   >> >> Raaaaaaaaaaaagggggggggggh!   
   > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >>   
   >> >> All riiiight, don't lose your temper! I'll come right back and give you   
   a hand.   
   > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >>   
   >> >*Han makes his way into the control room; Leia is there, bearing a harsher,   
   > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >>   
   >> >somehow military 'do*   
   > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >>   
   >> >*Han finds the base commander; I know this is a bunch of guerrillas, but   
   > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >>   
   >> >another hard thing to swallow is a military force capable of taking down   
   > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >>   
   >> >a galactic empire in which nobody salutes*   
   > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >>   
   >> >Hello.   
   > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >>   
   >> No sign of life out there, General. The sensors are in place. You'll know if   
   > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >>   
   >> anything comes around.   
   > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >>   
   >Commander Skywalker reported in yet?   
   > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >>   
   No. He's checking out a meteorite that hit near him.   
   > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >>   
   >With all the meteor activity in this system, it's gonna be difficult to spot   
   > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >>   
   >approaching ships.   
   > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >>   
   General... I've got to leave. I can't stay anymore.   
   > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >I'm   
   sorry to hear that.   
   > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >> I've   
   got a price on my head. If I don't pay off Jabba the Hutt, I'm a dead man.   
   > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >A death   
   mark's not an easy thing to live with. [FTFY.]   
   > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >*beat*   
   > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >You're a   
   good fighter, Solo. I hate to lose you.   
   > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >>   
   *handshake* Thank you, General.   
   > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> *turns to   
   Leia, sizes her up*   
   > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >*for the   
   first time, we hear the Star Wars Love Theme*   
   > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> Well,   
   Your Highness, I guess this is it.   
   > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >*plays it   
   cool, nods* That's right.   
   > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> .... Well,   
   don't go all mushy on me. So long, Princess!   
   > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >*Leia   
   registers, "Oh, no!" and goes after him*   
   > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >Han!   
      
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