Nude on the Beach

Nude on the Beach
One Moment in Time
precious time
Red Hat Girl was less difficult than it would have been before his training. His concentration hadimproved so much that he was able to maintain a perfect balance—even with Yodaperched on the soles of his feet. But that was only part of the test. Yoda signaled Luke by tapping on his legwith his Gimer Stick. Slowly, carefully, and with full concentration, Luke raised onehand off the ground. His body wavered slightly with the weight shift—but Lukekept his balance, and, concentrating, started to lift a small rock in front of him. Butsuddenly a whistling and beeping R2 unit came rushing up to his youthful master. Luke collapsed, and Yoda jumped clear of his falling body. Annoyed, theyoung Jedi student asked, "Oh, Artoo, what is it?" Artoo-Detoo rolled about in frantic circles as he tried to communicate hismessage through a series of electronic chirps. Luke watched as the droid scooted tothe edge of the swamp. He hurried to follow and then saw what it was the littlerobot was trying to tell him.