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“‘‘Twas well I spoke not of the midi-chlorians to Luke, for then he would have endless questions still.”

Heh, sick burn all around.

I’ve always been in the “ay-tee ay-tee” pronunciation camp, but can finally understand those who prefer “at at” if for nothing else than making it fit more easily into the ten-syllable lines of Shakespearean verse.

However, I would argue that my way fits the stressed/unstressed iamb pattern better. But tom-A.T.-o, tom-at-o, I suppose.

Chapter 26 is like that scene in Crazy, Stupid, Love where everything hits the fan all at once. But you know, more gothic-y and less Gosling-y.

“But unto Tosche Station would I go,
And there obtain some pow’r converters. Fie!”

“‘Tis finish’d, Anakin, the triumph’s mine.
Here I do claim the high ground, yea, and all
The keen advantages it offereth…
Thou wert the chosen one, who should destroy
The Sith, not join their frightful company.
Thou shouldst have brought new balance to the Force,
Not leave it underneath a veil of dark.
Thou wert to me a brother, Anakin
I lov’d thee so, shall sadly mourn thy death.”
😭😭😭

“Good Master Skywalker, we are feared,
There are too many foes abroad tonight.
What shall we do, my Master? Prithee, speak!”
😭😭😭

“Die, light, die, any good that ever was,
Die, wisdom; yea, die, virtue, die, respect,
Die, honor, die, nobility, die, right—
These qualities shall perish on this day.
For lo, the Sith do ply their merry tricks,
Come, death: thy name is order sixty-six.”

“‘Tis well, a masterful performance, sirrah.
We’ll hear a play anon, my worthy friends.
Go hence awhile until ye are sent for.
Say, can you play the sad and dreadful tale
‘The Tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise’?”

Having Palpatine pull a Hamlet and add lines to a play to subliminally trigger Anakin is genius.

“The men, though, could not hope to satisfy
My sick bloodthirsty soul, which needed more.
So kill’d I all—the women, children, aye,
I bath’d the lot of them in filth and gore.”

Over halfway done with this book, and homeboy still hasn’t done a single magic trick 😤

“For me the sand hath never been a balm—
On Tatooine we are encumber’d by
Too much of its most course and unkind touch.
It is an ever-present irritant,
Not like the peaceful sands of thy Naboo.”

“Mmm, a planet whole
Master Obi-Wan hath lost
Such embarrassment!”