Gandalf: If the beacons of Gondor are lit, Rohan must be ready for war. Theoden: Tell me, why should we ride to the aid of those who did not come to ours? What do we owe Gondor?
Aragorn: What say you? What say you? I am Isildur's heir. Fight for me. And I will hold your oaths fulfilled. What say you?
Gandalf: Our enemy is ready, his full strength gathered. Not only orcs, but men as well: legions of Haradrim from the south, mercenaries from the coast. All will answer Mordor's call.
Han Solo: Chewie and I'll take care of this, you stay here. Luke: *Quietly*. There may be more of them out there. Han Solo: Hey, it's me.
Luke: I'm endangering the mission. I shouldn't have come. Han Solo: It's your imagination, kid. Come on. Let's keep a little optimism here.
Luke: You will take me to Jabba now. Bib Fortuna: I take you to Jabba now. Luke: You serve your master well. And you will be rewarded.
C-3PO: What could possibly have come over Master Luke? Is it something I did? He never expressed any unhappiness with my work.
Han Solo: [disguised as an Imperial] It's over, Commander. The rebels have been routed and they're fleeing into the woods. We need reinforcements to continue the pursuit.
Han Solo: 3PO. You tell that slimy piece of worm-ridden filth, he'll get no such pleasure from us. [to Chewbacca] Han Solo: Right?
Admiral Piett: I have my orders from the Emperor himself. He has something special planned for them. We only need to keep them from escaping.
[first lines] Shuttle captain: Command station, this is ST321, code clearance blue. We're starting our approach; deactivate the security shield.
[first title card] Title card/crawl: A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away... Title card/crawl: Luke Skywalker has returned to his home planet of Tatooine in an attempt to rescue his friend Han Solo from the clutches of the vile gangster Jabba th...
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