I see, Chewbacca, thou hast found the droid,At least some small and varied parts of him.O, what hath happen’d?CHEWBAC.—Auugh!HAN—Thou hast found himUpon a junk pile, what? How can that be?C-3PO was fine when we arriv’d.But now, I fear, he is more dread than droid.LEIA’Tis such a mess. Canst thou repair him, goodChewbacca?CHEWBAC.—Egh, auugh.HAN—Lando’s people canProvide the cure.LEIA—Nay, thank you: I’d not hav’t.

EnterLANDO.

LANDOForgive me, worthy guests. Do I intrude?LEIANay, verily.LANDO—O, but thou art a beauty.I prithee, never leave—thou dost belongWith us in our great city in the clouds.Thy loveliness doth put the sun to shame,Thy brightness of your cheek would shame the stars.LEIA[aside:] This scoundrel too familiar is. Now doI see that though I once thought Han uncouth,He is the sweetest smuggler ever liv’d.[To Lando:] Thou hast my thanks.LANDO—Now come, will ye join meFor some repast?CHEWBAC.—Auugh.LANDO—Chewie, fear thou not!Be sure I meant that all invited are.[Seeing C-3PO:] Is there some matter with your droid?HAN—Nay, IKnow not of any matter.

[They walk, leaving C-3PO’s parts.

Tell me, though,As we proceed to supper: art thou anAccepted member of the mining guild?LANDONay, we are none. Our operation isStill small enough that we may be discreet.’Tis advantageous to our customers,For they are anxious to escape attention.LEIA[aside:] O, all this talk of bus’ness, mines and stealth!My mind cannot abide it, for I senseThat terrible events shall soon befall.Within my mind a vision of some painBegins to form, but still is indistinct.Would that I had some time to clear my thoughts!HAN[to Lando:] But art thou not afraid the Empire shallFind out about your operation andThen drive you out of business, or e’en worse?LANDO’Tis e’er a danger that looms over usAnd all that we have built in Bespin’s walls.But things have just develop’d which shall makeOur future safe and well-secur’d. A dealI’ve with the Empire made that shall keep themFar distant from our operations.

[They arrive at a door and open it.

EnterDARTH VADERandBOBA FETT, revealed inside.

CHEWBAC.—Auugh!HAN[aside:] But what is this? Betrayal! Hands, take flight—My blaster shall I use, and save us yet!

[Han fires, but Vader deflects the blast and uses the Force to takes Han’s blaster.

VADERWe would be honor’d should ye join us here.LANDOI am most sorry, worthy friend. They didArrive in Bespin ere thou here didst fly.HANNo sorrier, I do expect, than I.

[Exeunt.

<p>Scene 4.</p>

Bespin, the cloud city.

EnterGUARDS 1 and 2.

GUARD 1Oi! Well met, worthy friend. What dost thou here?GUARD 2
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