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bled,
    Then came dislodg’d, and finally pluck’d out.
    He fell unto his knees and cried with pain—
    Not merely pain to have his eyes remov’d,
    But deeper pain that sear’d his very heart.
    ’Tis said that though he then could see no more,
    He saw more clearly than he ever had.
    At night, upon the sands of Tatooine,
    His howl may still be heard, a warning to
    Those who would break the sacred fam’ly bond
    Through passions of the body. Shall this be
    My fate, for crossing o’er the boundary
    That none should cross, e’en once? I’ll warrant: nay.
    Not only have I superstitions none,
    But our brief moments of affection were
    A trifle none could call a love affair.
    I now see clearly but still have my eyes,
    And may my sister know sans tragedy.
    Thus, I do make a solemn, earnest vow:
    I shall embrace my royal sister as
    A pow’rful ally, and shall show to her
    The path that surely leads unto the Force.
    [
To Obi-Wan:
] ’Tis Leia, aye? My soul doth know ’tis she.
    OBI-WAN
    Thine instincts serve thee well, Luke. Bury now
    These feelings, for they do thee credit but
    May be manipulated and abus’d
    If e’er the Emperor should learn of them.
    LUKE
    It bringeth my heart joy to see thee, Ben,
    I’ll heed thy counsel till we meet again.
    [Exeunt.

SCENE 3.
    The rebel fleet, in space.
    Enter
H AN S OLO
and
L ANDO OF C ALRISSIAN .
    HAN
    My friend, well met! ’Tis good to see thee here
    And not a’dangling o’er a sarlacc’s pit.
    Thou wast promoted well—a general!
    LANDO
    Belike our leaders were inform’d about
    Mine actions at the battle of Taanab.
    HAN
    Cast not thine eyes on me for blame or thanks—
    I did but tell them thou art pilot fair.
    But knew not that they hop’d to find the one
    Who would direct this crazy-brain’d attack.
    LANDO
    Nay, “crazy-brain’d” thou sayst? How may that be,
    Since thou dost know a thing or two of Death
    Star battles and what it doth take to win?
    Surpris’d I am that they did not ask thee.
    HAN
    But who hath said that they did not inquire?
    Yet I am not of madness made. And thou,
    Remember well, art fashion’d of respect.
    Enter
P RINCESS L EIA , C HEWBACCA , C-3PO, M ON M OTHMA , A DMIRAL A CKBAR , G ENERAL M ADINE , W EDGE A NTILLES ,
and several
REBEL PILOTS .
    MOTHMA
    I prithee, gather ’round, ye rebels all,
    And mark ye well the message I relay.
    The Emperor hath made a critical
    Mistake, and our time for attack is nigh.
    The data brought to us by Bothan spies
    Details th’exact location of the vast
    New battle station that the Emperor
    Hath underta’en to build. We also know
    This battle station’s weapon systems are
    Not fully operational as yet.
    Th’Imperi’l fleet is spread both far and wide
    Throughout the galaxy, with hopes—quite vain—
    That they shall soon engage us in a fight.
    And while the fleet’s away, the station hath
    But minimal protection. This, my friends,
    Would be good news enough, but there is more:
    Reliable report hath come to us
    That e’en the dreaded Emp’ror Palpatine
    Himself doth oversee construction of
    The Death Star, and is presently on board.
    This news doth cheer us, friends, but pray recall
    That many Bothans died to bring it here.
    I call on Adm’ral Ackbar to unfold
    Our plan so you may know your roles in this,
    The final chapter of rebellion’s tale.
    [Admiral Ackbar turns on a visual model of the Death Star and the forest moon of Endor.
    ACKBAR
    You may within this model see the Death
    Star orbiting around the forest moon
    Of Endor. Though the weapons systems on
    The Death Star are not operational
    As yet, the Death Star hath a strong defense:
    It is secur’d by shield of energy
    A’generated on the forest moon.
    Deactivated must this shield be ere
    We can attack. Then, when the shield hath been
    Disarm’d, our cruisers shall take wing and fly
    Within the superstructure to destroy
    The main reactor. This attack shall be
    Made by a squadron of our wingèd ships
    Led by our General Calrissian,
    Who is a