Barebones

“In fact, we’ve still got the prototype Death Star right here at the Installation.”

As Qwi spoke, a gigantic wire-frame sphere as large as any of the asteroids rose behind the shortened horizon of the nearest planetoid like a deadly sunrise. The prototype looked like a giant armillary sphere, circular rings connected at the poles and spread out for support. Nested in the framework and superstructure hung the enormous reactor core and the planet-destroying superlaser.

“This is just the functional part,” Qwi said, staring out the window with admiration in her eyes. “The core, the superlaser, and the reactor, without a hyperdrive propulsion system. We didn’t see any need to add the structural support and all the housing decks for troops and administrators.”

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Jedi Search Chapter 21