Walking the Path (Jedi Temple Coruscant) (The Youngling Arival)
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				Title: <strong>Walking the Path (Jedi Temple Coruscant) (The Youngling Arival)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Inkidu</strong> on <strong>15-03-2009, 01:51:26</strong>
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				<em>The twinkling lights of the planet-wide city were dwarfed by the blazing sunset that overtook the skyline. The platform of the Jedi temple house a great transport. On it were a hundred or so younglings, not one of them over seven. The custodians of the temple ushered the frightened children along into thee temple. The fear was natural but they would soon forget. Inside the Room of One Thousand fountains the Jedi discussed and sensed and sized up the young beings. They were busy making sure everyone was inside and that they were assigned into their clans. Tomorrow would be the start of a path, the path of the Jedi<br><br>There were enough to make about five. One of the five looked especially promising...</em><br><br>
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				Post by: <strong>Inkidu</strong> on <strong>15-03-2009, 01:58:06</strong>
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				Sar looked around nervously. He was three or so. He had a Jedi nurse with him. The younger of the clan did. Not to see to their needs but to make sure they could acclimate. He had left his planet and now he was in this big shiny room with all these fountains surround by beings he'd never seen before. He noticed some Radonians, a Quarren even, and even a Randoshian. <br><br>He was wearing his simple child's clothes. They would soon be making him wear robes. His parents hadn't told him much before a woman with a blindfold over her eyes told them he had to go. He didn't miss his parents. He felt something of great excitement in his stomach. He heard all the beings talking in common or their native tongues. He grabbed the hem of his shirt and wrung it absentmindedly. 
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				Post by: <strong>MadPanda</strong> on <strong>15-03-2009, 18:11:45</strong>
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				Among the younglings there is one who does not seem fearful: the Trandoshan, an unusually colorful specimen of his race, looks around with serene wonder.&nbsp; He is clad in a simple tunic and loose leggings that were almost certainly handed down from an older sibling...and wanders about, taking in all before him without comment.<br><br>Any Wookie in the vicinity, or Whiphid, or the like, draws his immediate scrutiny.
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				Post by: <strong>Vandren</strong> on <strong>15-03-2009, 20:29:30</strong>
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				Also among the newcomers is one who seems out of place in the heavily urban, temperate environment.&nbsp; The Weequay boy stands a little apart from the others, but not outside the group as a whole.&nbsp; Likewise, there is a gleam in his eyes, one unlike that in most of the other unafraid kids.&nbsp; His stems not from stories of the Jedi or dreams of adventure.&nbsp; Rather, the glint comes from the stories he has been told about the knowledge of the order and dreams of its records . . .
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				Post by: <strong>Inkidu</strong> on <strong>15-03-2009, 21:03:17</strong>
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				All the master and knights stood around. The youngling arrival was always a big event. From the age of about seven to adolescence the clanlings would be taken as padawans by the various elders around. A teenage padawan looked on with her master. She wore a white blindfold.<br><br>Sar recognized her and her aging Wookie master to be the ones who found him. He wondered why she wore a blindfold. Sar wondered a lot of things and was curious now more than nervous. He'd seen a lot new species he was unfamiliar with.<br><br>"Already thinking of taking another padawan so soon, Master Aroobacca..." she said with only the slightest since of humor. The wookie crossed his arms his fur starting to tinge gray at age. He spoke in the guttural wookie language. "You'll be taking the trials before you know it, my all too-patient student."<br><br>Sar walked over to a weequay. He knew weequay and introduced himself, "Where are you from?" he asked after introductions.&nbsp; 
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				Post by: <strong>MadPanda</strong> on <strong>15-03-2009, 22:50:08</strong>
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				Aroobacca became the subject of particular interest to one other:&nbsp; Ssathua approached, weaving nimbly through the milling crowd of children with his spindly little arms patiently folded across his chest, until finally he stood before the aging Master, his unblinking orange-red eyes gazing curiously up, up, up at the largest Jedi he had ever seen.
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				Post by: <strong>Inkidu</strong> on <strong>15-03-2009, 22:54:50</strong>
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				Ashina smiled at the tenacity of the little youth, well... a twitch by most people's standards. It was strange for a Trandosian to be friendly toward a wookie but she had to remember that he was young and fear and hate were absent from his innocent mind. "You know Ashina most masters have to tell their padawans to be mindful of their thoughts, not you, never anything wasted with you." <br><br>The wookie turned his attention to the little Trandosian, "What's your name youngling?" he asked.
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				Post by: <strong>MadPanda</strong> on <strong>15-03-2009, 23:02:46</strong>
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				"I am called Ssathua, honored elder," the little Trandoshan replied, remembering to mind his manners.&nbsp; These <em>were</em> Jedi, after all, and even though his clan had all but pushed him onto the transport that brought him here, they would still have been gravely annoyed had he forgotten to pay respects to his instructors.&nbsp; Yet he could not quite bring himself to look away from this giant, who reminded him of nothing so much as a tree shedding fibrous bark in strips, and thus almost gave the Wookie a challenge-stare out of sheer fascination.
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				Post by: <strong>Inkidu</strong> on <strong>15-03-2009, 23:18:31</strong>
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				Arwoobacca adjusted his robes the typical Jedi apparel with a green and brown color scheme instead of the brown and white. He saw the boy's stare but being the elder ignored it. "Go run along now tomorrow's a big day you might want to get acquainted with your clanmantes." he said nodding gracefully. <br><br>"Master, maybe he wants to see your lightsaber." the miraluka padawan said. It was an inevitable point of interest with any youngling especially the males. <br>"Oh no, not here, but maybe you'll see me soon to teach you Shii-Cho." he said with a wookie laugh. <br><br>Ashiana adjusted her braid behind her ear. Her hair was almost platinum blond and cut short. "Don't worry about her, she's always like that." Arwoobacca said to Ssathura. "Go on. It's getting late."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Walking the Path (Jedi Temple Coruscant) (The Youngling Arival)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MadPanda</strong> on <strong>15-03-2009, 23:25:46</strong>
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				Ssathua bowed from the waist in an attempt to copy the gesture as he had seen others use, then drifted away, casting the occasional glance back at Wookie (and to a lesser degree, Miraluka).&nbsp; Yet he refrained from socializing, and certainly didn't join in any rambunctuous play...
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				Title: <strong>Re: Walking the Path (Jedi Temple Coruscant) (The Youngling Arival)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>BlueMary</strong> on <strong>15-03-2009, 23:56:18</strong>
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				A slight wisp of an Echani girl stares at the sights with a smile that is equally evident in her vivid, silvery eyes.&nbsp; She flexed her little hands at her sides in an attempt to keep them from touching something interesting and wandered back and forth through the group of children to get a better angle on things.&nbsp; Her silver hair was kept out of the way in a thick braid which she used to distract her fidgety hands.
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				Post by: <strong>Primarch</strong> on <strong>16-03-2009, 00:45:53</strong>
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				Master Ko'Vash looked to the new arrivals, they were a colourful lot, certainly more so then the last lot. Not that it meant anything. As far as the people went, he was certainly one of the largest present, his shoulders very broad. A hand roughly ran over his chin. There was one in particular that caught his attention, a shy looking little girl. He'd be keeping an eye on her, and in a few years, maybe she might be his Padawan. He didn't like to see Padawans go without a Master and end up in the service Corps, but he didn't like making such an important commitment on a whim either. 
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				Post by: <strong>Vandren</strong> on <strong>16-03-2009, 00:47:17</strong>
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				Interested in the human, one of few he'd seen before, Quen answered, "Sriluur."&nbsp; <br><br>He honestly didn't expect anyone here, except maybe one or two of the Jedi, to recognize the planet.&nbsp; It was out in the Rim, after all.&nbsp; In a way, he was lucky the Jedi had actually been out in that area and found him.&nbsp; Otherwise, he'd probably already be starting training at home.&nbsp; Which, Quen was certain, would end with his being sent to work for a Hutt or some such and dying rather soon after.<br><br>After a few heartbeats, he realized he should also ask, "You?"<br><br>Yes, he hadn't been off the homeworld very long.&nbsp; He still didn't speak with complete sentences.&nbsp; The pheromone language was so much better.&nbsp; At least he'd remembered his new name, something he hadn't needed back home.
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				Post by: <strong>Inkidu</strong> on <strong>16-03-2009, 01:10:49</strong>
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				I'm Sar, Sar Batono. He said with a youthful slur. His words weren't fully formed either, and all of it seemed so much bigger than him. The universe all of it. There was a lot more world out there than just him, and he really wanted to see it all. <br><br>Meanwhile Weapon Master Arwoobacca approached his colleague, "You don't approve, Master Ko'Vash?" he asked neutrally. It wasn't an easy thing taking a padawan, it was always a judge of the master or knights wisdom. "I imagine you will be there for Padawan Ashina's trial." The grandmaster of the order was away on some training mission on Dantooine. <br><br>Sar moved looked at the being he was making some headway with unsure what to ask next. He wasn't as social. "Are you excited about being a Jedi?" he asked.
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				Post by: <strong>Primarch</strong> on <strong>16-03-2009, 01:26:03</strong>
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				"On the contrary Master Arwoobacca, I do indeed, in fact I approve so much, watch." With that he took a few steps from his fellow Jedi and approached the little Echani Girl, looking her over for a moment through his nearly half a century old eyes. <br><br>He went down on one knee, bringing himself closer to her height. "Hello child, my name is Ko'Vash, what is yours?" he asked, with a big old smile, he knew children felt safe when people smiled, that being said, he was half-sith, not always the most visually friendly looking things.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Walking the Path (Jedi Temple Coruscant) (The Youngling Arival)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>BlueMary</strong> on <strong>16-03-2009, 02:58:57</strong>
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				She blinked as one the taller men knelt down to talk to her.&nbsp; Kalia was a little dumbfounded that one of the Jedi would bring himself down to her level and speak with her, almost as an equal.&nbsp; He didn't look quite human...but then again, her hair and eyes weren't standard human fare either, though they were close.<br><br>"Hello child, my name is Ko'Vash, what is yours?"<br><br>She hesitated for a moment, just excited that a Jedi would speak to her. "K-...Kalia Naand, sir..."
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				Post by: <strong>Vandren</strong> on <strong>16-03-2009, 05:05:45</strong>
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				The Weequay tossed his first braid, a gesture akin to a shrug.&nbsp; He would have more braids eventually.&nbsp; From what he could recall, there would be many years of training, therefore many years away from home, so many braids.&nbsp; That was one tradition at least that he could honor.<br><br>"Depends," he answered in Basic.&nbsp; For the moment, he assumed the other kid was talking about the 'excitement' of 'adventures' and things like that in the stories.
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				Post by: <strong>Inkidu</strong> on <strong>16-03-2009, 05:15:47</strong>
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				"Well I mean," Sar said twisting the hem of his shirt. He didn't have a braid yet one of the nurses said his hair wasn't long enough yet. He had short hair all around. "I want to go around the galaxy righting wrongs, upholding the peace, and being the protectors of unity in the galaxy." his R's weren't right not exactly W's but something like that. Besides that's what the woman with the blindfold had told him on the way back to his transport.<br><br>He was a little scared what if he wasn't chosen but he reminded himself that that was a long way away, and not to be nervous. None of the other Jedi looked nervous. 
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				Post by: <strong>Vandren</strong> on <strong>16-03-2009, 21:13:57</strong>
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				Quen nodded.&nbsp; Pretty much what he expected.&nbsp; All the other kids seemed to like those stories too.&nbsp; He tossed his braid again.&nbsp; The seclusion braid was currently pretty short, but would grow longer as the year progressed.&nbsp; "Archive," he said, any interested Force-sensitive around could tell he was also communicating on the pheromone level, just not what he was saying, "Past records.&nbsp; Stories, people."<br><br>His understanding of Basic wasn't exactly limited, but for his whole life the youngling had 'spoken' without vocalizing.&nbsp; It was a new concept, interesting, but still new and undeveloped.
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				Post by: <strong>Primarch</strong> on <strong>16-03-2009, 22:21:51</strong>
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				"Kalia Naand...that's a very pretty name. Do you know why your here Kalia?" He asked, using his soft indoor voice, no point in scaring the child any more then she must already be, not to mention the intimidation. Hopefully the serene surroundings would aid the process a little, make the place a little more comfortable for the younglings. 
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				Post by: <strong>BlueMary</strong> on <strong>16-03-2009, 23:19:10</strong>
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				"I-I was told that the Force was in me...and I am here to t-train in it...is that right?" She seemed to be able to control her excited stutter well, but she was hesitant to speak anymore in the face of the older looking Jedi.<br><br>Her hands toyed with her heavy braid as she spoke, but realized the company and forced her to release the her long hair in an effort to look less like a child.&nbsp; Before they could fiddle with the hem of her tunic, she folded them behind her back where they could at least wring out of sight.
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				Post by: <strong>Inkidu</strong> on <strong>16-03-2009, 23:57:58</strong>
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				That struck Sar as very strange, why you want to read about it when you could live it, it wasn't so much the adventure but he wanted to do good. Keep the galaxy at peace. Defend the weeks, preserve the balance of the galaxy. Though he didn't know what all that meant presently. It just seemed like the right thing to do. Being good.<br><br>He looked at the Jedi nurses going about picking out the younger ones. He didn't want to be lumped in with those babies so he stood up straighter and put on his best grown-up face. He wanted to learn how to help the people of the galaxy. Little beings couldn't do that. 
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				Post by: <strong>Primarch</strong> on <strong>17-03-2009, 00:54:31</strong>
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				"You are very correct child, and I would like to be your friend and teach you all about it. Would you like that?" He asked, the poor thing was shaking like a leaf, perhaps a little bit more shy then the average youngling perhaps. But then again, some very shy younglings went on to be excellent Jedi Knights, no reason in the world this one would be different. That, and Ko'Vash sensed a real hero in this little one. He just needed to mold it.
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				Post by: <strong>Vandren</strong> on <strong>17-03-2009, 05:41:29</strong>
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				"Need to know . . .," Quen trailed off as the other kid's attention obviously drifted off.&nbsp; He looked around at the others, avoiding the youngest as well.&nbsp; The reptile was interesting.&nbsp; And the furry Jedi.&nbsp; Honestly few people aside from Hutts and Humans came to the homeworld.&nbsp; It was far too out of the way for anyone to visit regularly.&nbsp; He still eagerly waited to see the archive and read.
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				Post by: <strong>Inkidu</strong> on <strong>17-03-2009, 17:10:19</strong>
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				<em>An entourage of attendants and nurses came to shuffle the younglings off to sleep. A Kaminoan came and ushered the Echani girl back to her clan along with the the others. "Sorry Master Jedi, sleep is important you younglings." the young beings were quickly and effectively put into rooms to sleep. Next morning would start their official training as Jedi.<br><br>The next morning Wolf clan the clan the human, the echani, the weequay, and the trandoshian had been placed in. Sat in a lecture room learning the Jedi code and the ways of the Force. Jedi master Ko'Vash would be giving the particular lecture on the nature of the Force, and a Jedi or would-be Jedi's place in it.</em>
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				Post by: <strong>BlueMary</strong> on <strong>17-03-2009, 17:32:42</strong>
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				Kalia offered Kor'Vash a wide smile and a quick nod at his offer of friendship and guidance. "Oh, ehm...yes...I would like that!"&nbsp; She gave him a small wave as she was shuffled off with the other younglings with a light bounce in her step and turned to give Ko'Vash another wave before the children were lead out of sight.
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				Post by: <strong>MadPanda</strong> on <strong>18-03-2009, 01:02:55</strong>
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				The Trandoshan folds his legs in a clumsy approximation of a meditative stance, crosses his arms until he can tuck his hands inside the sleeves of his new clothes, and waits to receive the wisdom of his new tribal elders.
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				Post by: <strong>Inkidu</strong> on <strong>18-03-2009, 01:08:38</strong>
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				Sar sits patiently and the blind woman, well she had to be blind she wore a blindfold, was sitting in on this lecture. Sar hadn't bothered to say hello. She struck him as intimidating. He tugged on the cream colored clothing he was wearing. It looked a lot like the robes the Jedi wore but no cloak. He sat next to the weequay and the Trandosian. The Echani was in sight. The master had given them instructions to feel the force by concentrating. 
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				Post by: <strong>Vandren</strong> on <strong>18-03-2009, 15:04:18</strong>
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				Come morning, Quen awoke early.&nbsp; He was ready and waiting when the Jedi came to take him to his first lessons.&nbsp; Probably like many of the others, he hadn't slept much.&nbsp; But he was still determined to pay close attention and not let down the honor of his family or clan.
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				Post by: <strong>Primarch</strong> on <strong>19-03-2009, 23:01:31</strong>
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				"Now Younglings...close your eyes. Just close them." Suggested Master Ko'Vash as the younglings were herded into the room. He had a small ball in his hand, for now just tossing it up and down in his hand. "The force, it connects all of us, everything that is alive, every person, every flower, every animal, big, small and everything in between." he continued.<br><br>
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				Post by: <strong>BlueMary</strong> on <strong>19-03-2009, 23:50:59</strong>
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				Kalia smiled as she crossed her legs, anxious to learn despite the continued nervousness of yesterdays.&nbsp; She looked about the room to get a glimpse of her fellow classmates.&nbsp; A trandoshan?&nbsp; She hadn't heard of many Trandoshan Jedi.&nbsp; She shrugged to herself and looked up as the Jedi began to speak, instructing them to close their eyes as a group.&nbsp; Kalia did so, resting her hands on her knees as she eased her breathing with a short technique she had learned back home during melee training.
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				Post by: <strong>MadPanda</strong> on <strong>19-03-2009, 23:59:30</strong>
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				Ssathua closed his eyes obediently, letting his breathing deepen and grow steady.&nbsp; He had heard some of this already, but perhaps the Honored Elder wanted to make sure that all the younglings started on the same footing?
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				Post by: <strong>Inkidu</strong> on <strong>20-03-2009, 00:53:19</strong>
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				Sar reached out to the Force and he almost felt like he could feel it. It was this big thump. Like the heartbeat of a big monster like a Rankor or something.<br>Thump.<br>He almost had a finger around it.<br>Thump.<br>His little fingers grabbed it.<br>Thump.<br>Held it.<br>Thump.<br>It was gone, he squeezed to hard. The human child opened his eyes in surprise. His lesson ruined in his mind. 
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				Post by: <strong>Vandren</strong> on <strong>20-03-2009, 20:41:29</strong>
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				Quen sat, as instructed, and listened.&nbsp; Once he closed his eyes, the Weequay focused on the sound of the ball bouncing in the man's hand.&nbsp; He didn't try to grab anything, or even to do anything.&nbsp; The Jedi who'd found him said that trying too hard made things more difficult.&nbsp; So he tried nothing.<br><br>Which was even harder.<br><br>After a few seconds, Quen found that he'd been trying to control his breathing.&nbsp; Trying to slow it down, making it fit a rhythm based on the bouncing ball . . . breathe in for three thumps, out for three, in for three, out for three . . .
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