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...
Down in the bowels of the Death Star, Commander Jerjerrod
gave an order. It was with mixed feelings that he issued
the command, because it meant the final destruction of the
Rebel insurrectionists--which meant an end to the state
of war, which Jerjerrod cherished above all things. But
second to ongoing war itself Jerjerrod loved total annihilation;
so while tempered with regret, this order was not entirely
without thrill.
At Jerjerrod's
instruction, a controller pulled a switch, which ignited
a blinking panel. Two hooded Imperial soldiers pushed a
series of buttons. A thick beam of light slowly pulsed from
a long, heavily blockaded shaft. On the outer surface of
the completed half of the Death Star, a giant laser dish
began to glow.
(Return of the Jedi
novelization, written by James Kahn) |
