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The morning’s light crested the distant mountains and an orange glow swept across the land. Though the air was chilled from the receding night, the light brought with it a stinging warmth which the still winds did little to mitigate. Animal cries began to pierce the air. Chirps and howls and buzzes turned the morning into a cacophony, one which seemed to permeate every corner of the narrow valley. To the scrap salvagers already hard at work, the light and noise signaled the end of the easiest part of their day. While the sun was hidden and the air was cool, deconstructing the remains of derelict imperial and rebel ships and weaponry was laborious but tolerable. With the arrival of the day however, soon the heat would make all but the most hardy of species desperate for shade and water. Rey Nenn paused in her work to look back at the rising sun. She squinted as she stared, her expression unreadable under her cloth scarf and dark goggles. After a moment she turned away back to the

STAR WARS Episode VII THE FORCE REBORN The days of peace for the NEW REPUBLIC are ended. Surprise attacks from the imperial splinter nation, the FIRST ORDER, have struck without warning, appearing as if from nothing. Entire systems have fallen silent as Empress Nilin Zaara’s campaign spreads across the galaxy. With only a small standing army of the NEW REPUBLIC, Supreme Chancellor Leia Organa has instead called on the band of RESISTANCE fighters to face this threat. But without a counter to the FIRST ORDER’s mysterious appearances, only the return of Jedi Master Luke Skywalker can rekindle their fading hope. After a daring theft stole Leia’s coordinates to her brother’s location, New Republic forces pursue the First Order spy… Chapter 1 The wide-winged, arrow-shaped ship’s thrusters glowed with exertion as its pilot pushed them to their limit. Around it, blue laser bursts flashed past even as its myriad of cannons responded in kind with crimson beams. Ahead was its