Novel References

The Desperate Mission

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2 He had found the home by accident, by luck. He had simply begun riding his eopie in a widening circle around the Lars farm until he found someplace close enough to hike to the farm but far enough away that the family would not take much note of him. A transient, looking to start a farm or trade with Jawas had abandoned it, most likely.

2 Owen and Beru Lars knew he was here. Their friendship with him was an uneasy one; they knew he had saved Luke, but Luke's aunt and uncle also knew the threat that he'd brought with him to Tatooine. They were aware that he came by to observe the boy, but it was agreed that they would ignore him, so Luke would learn to ignore him, too.

3 Or end up like Obi-Wan, a warrior turned into an old man overnight by sorrow and grief.

4 Obi-Wan had seen Darth Vader's image on a datarecorder he'd found in an alley in Mos Eisley — it contained a Holonet report — and he had known at once, with a sense of shock so profound it had made him ill, that Lord Darth Vader had once been Anakin Skywalker.

5 And now it was Qui-Gon who was withholding the knowledge he'd learned from the Ancient Order of the Whills, a training that could bring Obi-Wan some measure of peace.

6 Was it Obi-Wan's imagination, or was the boy able to slow the ball without touching it? If the Force was there — and he knew Luke was Force-sensitive — he did not know if the boy was aware of it. Not yet. Not for a long time, if ever, without training.

7 The next night, Obi-Wan maneuvered through the noisy crowd at the cantina in Mos Eisley. He journeyed on an eopie once a month for supplies, and always under the cover of darkness.

18 "But I will have to leave Luke alone," Obi-Wan said again. It was a duty that Yoda had charged him with, and he knew it was vital.
"You will not be leaving him alone. I will watch over him." The ghost of Qui-Gon Jinn now talks to Obi-Wan Kenobi. Is this merely a voice that Kenobi perceives within his own mind, or is there an audible vibration in the air. If Jinn makes a real sound, then he could be recorded by a machine or heard by a droid. This interesting aspect of Force ghosts is not yet tested experimentally.

29 The ID docs Bail had acquired for him were good, but as an outlander, he ran the risk of being detained.

33 But one thing he'd learned about the stormtroopers was that despite their weaponry, their unflagging energy, their relentless need to get the job done, they did not have much imagination. They could not strategize. They could only follow orders.

78 The Empire had expanded its ranks, and he noted that many of the beings were not clones but crafty opportunists recruited from every corner of the galaxy.

104 "You've gone completely gray. You look older. In fact, you don't look all that well." character: physical description of Obi-Wan during the start of his exile.

The Desperate Mission
PAGE	QUOTATION	COMMENTS
2	He had found the home by accident, by luck. He had simply begun riding his eopie in a widening circle around the Lars farm until he found someplace close enough to hike to the farm but far enough away that the family would not take much note of him. A transient, looking to start a farm or trade with Jawas had abandoned it, most likely.
2	Owen and Beru Lars knew he was here. Their friendship with him was an uneasy one; they knew he had saved Luke, but Luke's aunt and uncle also knew the threat that he'd brought with him to Tatooine. They were aware that he came by to observe the boy, but it was agreed that they would ignore him, so Luke would learn to ignore him, too.
3	Or end up like Obi-Wan, a warrior turned into an old man overnight by sorrow and grief.
4	Obi-Wan had seen Darth Vader's image on a datarecorder he'd found in an alley in Mos Eisley — it contained a Holonet report — and he had known at once, with a sense of shock so profound it had made him ill, that Lord Darth Vader had once been Anakin Skywalker.
5	And now it was Qui-Gon who was withholding the knowledge he'd learned from the Ancient Order of the Whills, a training that could bring Obi-Wan some measure of peace.
6	Was it Obi-Wan's imagination, or was the boy able to slow the ball without touching it? If the Force was there — and he knew Luke was Force-sensitive — he did not know if the boy was aware of it. Not yet. Not for a long time, if ever, without training.
7	The next night, Obi-Wan maneuvered through the noisy crowd at the cantina in Mos Eisley. He journeyed on an eopie once a month for supplies, and always under the cover of darkness.
18	"But I will have to leave Luke alone," Obi-Wan said again. It was a duty that Yoda had charged him with, and he knew it was vital. "You will not be leaving him alone. I will watch over him."	The ghost of Qui-Gon Jinn now talks to Obi-Wan Kenobi. Is this merely a voice that Kenobi perceives within his own mind, or is there an audible vibration in the air. If Jinn makes a real sound, then he could be recorded by a machine or heard by a droid. This interesting aspect of Force ghosts is not yet tested experimentally.
29	The ID docs Bail had acquired for him were good, but as an outlander, he ran the risk of being detained.
33	But one thing he'd learned about the stormtroopers was that despite their weaponry, their unflagging energy, their relentless need to get the job done, they did not have much imagination. They could not strategize. They could only follow orders.
78	The Empire had expanded its ranks, and he noted that many of the beings were not clones but crafty opportunists recruited from every corner of the galaxy.
104	"You've gone completely gray. You look older. In fact, you don't look all that well."	character: physical description of Obi-Wan during the start of his exile.

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