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"The nearest body that is close enough to the center flight path and
has a large enough gravity shadow to force a ship out of hyperspace is
forty-one-point-five-three light-years away."

Frowning, Lando said, "That doesn't help me much. Turn the question
around--how far to the spot along this flight path that's the farthest
from everything else?"

Lobot closed his eyes and concentrated. But the answer came from
Artoo-Detoo as a long series of beeps and chirps.

"Artoo says that in twelve-point-nine light-years, this vessel will
enter the most isolated region along this flight path," Threepio
offered. "At that point, there will be no charted bodies larger than a
class five comet for nearly nine light-years in any direction."

"Sounds like a good place to make a course change," said Lando. "And
far enough out to give us a little time to work with."

"But we do not know how fast this vessel is capable of traveling in
hyperspace," Lobot pointed out. "That region could be twelve hours
away, or eight, or six--or even fewer. The conventional upper limit on
hyperspace velocity may be technological rather than theoretical.

And there's something else--" "What?"

"If we do clear that gravity shadow forty-one light-years from here,
we'll be heading straight for the border of the New Republic, in the
general direction of Phracas, in the Core."

"All the more reason not to just stand around waiting," said Lando.

"Artoo, what did you find?"

Artoo beeped, and Threepio translated. "Master Lando, Artoo says that
there are no inflow vents anywhere in this chamber."

"What? Then how was this chamber repressurized?"

"According to Artoo, the atmospheric gases are passing through the
bulkheads molecule by molecule. He says that most of the surface area
of the compartment is involved."
"Let me get this straight--these bulkheads are porous?"

Artoo chittered, and Threepio offered the answer.

"No, Master Lando. Artoo says that molecules of gas simply appear on
the surface."