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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:   
      
   > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >> >> >>> >>   
   >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >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    
   mprobabilities 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*   
      
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