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Mos Eisley Cantina

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this was the primary watering hole located in the spaceport city of Mos Eisley, on Tatooine, during the height of the New Order. Although it was most commonly known as the Mos Eisley Cantina, it was actually named Chalmun's Spaceport Cantina. During this time, it was owned and operated by the Wookiee Chalmun. It was rumored that Jabba the Hutt once threatened to shoot one arriving starship a day from the skies over the spaceport until the doors of the cantina were enlarged enough for him to fit through. It was Chalmun who installed a droid detector in the doorway, despite Wuher's obvious distrust of droids. The mixing computer of the cantina's ancient bar was capable of synthesizing more than 16,000 different drinks, although Chalmun refused to stock all the necessary ingredients. A sign over the arched doorway offered the warning "Watch Your Head(s)" in the Basic language. Before Chalmun assumed control of the cantina, it was the property of the Vriichon Brothers, who ran an illegal spice den on the premises.