No,sir—versatilityismymiddlename.SeeVeeThreepio—Veeforversatility—atyourservice.I’vebeenprogrammedforoverthirtysecondaryfunctionsthatrequireonly…""Ineed,"thefarmerbrokein,demonstratingimperiousdisregardforThreepio’sasyetunenumeratedsecondaryfunctions,"a’droidthatknowssomethingaboutbinarylanguageofindependentlyprogrammablemoisturevaporators.""Vaporators!Wearebothinluck,"Threepiocountered."Myfirstpost-primaryassignmentwasinprogrammingbinaryloadlifters.Verysimilarinconstructionandmemory-functiontoyourvaporators.Youcouldalmostsay…"Luketappedhisuncleontheshoulderandwhisperedsomethinginhisear.
Hisunclenodded,thenlookedbackattheattentiveThreepioagain.
"DoyouspeakBocce?""Ofcourse,sir,"Threepioreplied,confidentforachangewithawhollyhonestanswer."It’slikeasecondlanguagetome."I’masfluentinBocceas—"thefarmerappeareddeterminednevertoallowhimtoconcludeasentence.
"Shutup."OwenLarslookeddownatthejawa."I’lltakethisone,too.""Shuttingup,sir,"respondedThreepioquickly,hardputtoconcealhisgleeatbeingselected.
"Takethemdowntothegarage,Luke,"hisuncleinstructedhim."Iwantyoutohavebothofthemcleanedupbysuppertime."Lukelookedaskanceathisuncle."ButIwasgoingintoToschestationTOPickupsomenewpowerconvertersand…""Don’tlietome,Luke,"hisunclewarnedhimsternly."Idon’tmindyouwastingtimewithyouridlefriends,butonlyafteryou’vefinishedyourchores.Nowhoptoit—andbeforesupper,mind."Downcast,LukedirectedhiswordsirritablytoThreepioandthesmallagriculturalrobot.Heknewbetterthantoarguewithhisuncle.
"Followme,youtwo."TheystartedforthegarageasOwenenteredinTOPricenegotiationswiththejawa.
Otherjawaswereleadingthethreeremainingmachinesbackintothesandcrawlerwhensomethingletoutanalmostpatheticbeep.LuketurnedtoseeaArtoounitbreakingformationandstartingtowardhim.Itwasimmediatelyrestrainedbyajawawieldingacontroldevicethatactivatedthedisksealedonthemachine’sfrontplate.
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