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pow’r,
    And ’tis a field of energy that doth
    Surround and penetrate and bind all things
    Together, here within our galaxy.
    R2-D2 [
aside:
] In hearing this wise man I have almost
    My errand quite forgot. Now to my work!
    [To
Obi-Wan:
] Beep, meep, meep, squeak, beep, whee, squeak, whistle, meep!
    OBI-WAN And now, my little friend, shall I attempt
    To find out whence thou came, and to discern
    The reason wherefore thou hast left thy home
    For lands unknown, a mission to pursue.
    LUKE He hath a message play’d—
    OBI-WAN —Thus have I found.
    Enter
P RINCESS L EIA ,
in beam projected by
R2-D2.
    LEIA Dear General Kenobi, many years
    Ago thou serv’d my noble father in
    The Clone Wars. Now, he beggeth thee to come
    Again and aid him in his struggle with
    The Empire. Sadly may I not be there
    With thee in person, my request to give.
    My ship of late hath fallen under siege
    And thus my mission—bringing thee unto
    My cherish’d planet Alderaan—hath fail’d.
    Yet have I deep within the mem’ry banks
    Of this brave R2 unit stor’d the plans
    Most vital for rebellion’s victory.
    My father can retrieve the plans therein,
    But I must ask of thee to take the droid
    And bring him unto Alderaan with care.
    The desp’rate hour is now upon us—please,
    I beg thee, Sir. O help me, Obi-Wan
    Kenobi, help. Thou art mine only hope.
    [Exit Princess Leia from beam
.
    CHORUS The message ends, then doth a silence fall.
    While Obi-Wan his duty contemplates,
    Young Luke considers whether Fate doth call.
    Aye—in this moment, destiny awaits.
    OBI-WAN [
aside:
] The boy doth hear and hath the taste of fire
    New burning in his ears. Now shall I play
    The part of fuel and gently stoke that fire.
    [
To Luke:
] Thou must be taught the Force if thou wouldst come
    Away with me, and go to Alderaan.
    LUKE Nay, Alderaan? [
Aside:
] This man hath many charms,
    And now it seems to me that I have been
    These many hours under some great spell
    That he hath cast. [
To Obi-Wan:
] Nay, I must hence back home.
    ’Tis late, and Uncle Owen shall be vex’d,
    If I do not return to him ere long.
    OBI-WAN [
aside:
] And now it must be done or else ’tis lost!
    [
To Luke:
] I need all thy good help, Luke—so doth she.
    For such adventures I have grown too old.
    LUKE Nay, nay, I should not be involv’d, dear friend.
    Much work there is to be completed yet,
    And as the seers say true, a crop without
    Its harvester is like a dewback sans
    Its rider. Verily, I loathe the cruel
    And noisome Empire, aye, yet nothing ’gainst
    It have I pow’r to do at present. Fie!
    ’Tis all so far, far distant from this place.
    OBI-WAN Thus speaks thine uncle through thy lips, not thee.
    LUKE Mine uncle, O, mine uncle! How shall I
    To him explain this matter? Tell me, how?
    OBI-WAN Come now with me and learn the Force, dear Luke.
    LUKE [
aside:
] Now am I split in twain by Fate’s sharp turns.
    Two paths: the one toward adventure leads,
    The other taketh me back to my home.
    I have, for all my life, long’d to go hence
    And now this Obi-Wan hath reason giv’n
    Why I should leave my Tatooine and fly
    Unto the stars. Aye, he hath told me of
    The pow’rful Force. And yet, another force
    Doth pull me home: the force of duty and
    Responsibility. I would go hence,
    Would fly today and ne’er look back again,
    Except Beru and Owen are my true
    And loyal family. ’Tis settled, then,
    I stay on Tatooine until the time
    When I may leave with clear, unfetter’d soul.
    [
To Obi-Wan:
] I shall take thee as far as Anchorhead.
    From there may’st thou find transport to where’er
    Thou goest—aye, throughout the galaxy.
    OBI-WAN Thou must hold with thy conscience, it is true,
    Whate’er thou thinkest right, thus thou shouldst do.
    [Exeunt
.

SCENE 3.
    Inside the Death Star
.
    Enter Imperial generals and Senators, including
A DMIRAL M OTTI
and
C OMMANDER T AGGE .
    TAGGE Until this battle station utterly
    Prepar’d and operational shall be,
    ’Tis plainly vulner’ble to