From: anybody@anywhere-anytime.com   
      
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   hennypennynospam@cox.net (A) wrote:   
      
   > > Did he know his time was near, and decided Luke would make a good   
   > > apprentice for Vader?   
   >   
   > IMO Palpatine was SO over Vader. Vader was old and wheezy and had   
   > arthritis and stuff. Palps craved another hot young Jedi, like Anakin was   
   > before he got toasted on Mustafar.   
   >   
   > Enter.... Luke!  Time to kick Vader to the curb.   *Palps cackle*   
   >   
   > Hey, that's my fangirl story and I'm stickin' to it.   
      
   Plus at one point Vader tried to convince Luke to join him and defeat   
   the Emperor. The plotting by both of them basically sums up the   
   power-hungry, backstabbing Sith and the reason why there's only ever   
   two of them.   
      
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