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One of the speeders swings to the side to avoid an incoming chunk of stone-and it bumps another speeder, interrupting its fire. They start picking up hunks of the Palpatine statue and lobbing them up at the airspeeders. The laser cannons at the fore of each airspeeder open fire. The glow of their lights reflected back in their helmets. Three airspeeders swoop down from the traffic lanes above-Imperial police. Here's another excerpt from the prelude, which takes place just as this scene from the Star Wars Special Edition ends. However, in this new book, the celebration doesn't last for long, as remnants of the Empire start to attack. The prelude then picks up in Coruscant, showcasing a scene that was included in the Special Edition, where mobs of people are seen bringing down the massive statue of Palpatine. We must remember that our fight continues. Its oppressive hand closes around the throats of good, free-thinking people across the galaxy, from the Coruscant Core to the farthest systems in the Outer Rim.

The Empire's weapon may be destroyed, but the Empire itself lives on. We struck a major blow against the Empire, and now will be the time to seize on the opening we have created. But though we may celebrate, we should not consider this our time to rest. We have reports from Commander Skywalker that Emperor Palpatine is dead, and his enforcer, Darth Vader, with him. We have triumphed over villainy and oppression and have given our Alliance-and the galaxy beyond it-a chance to breathe and cheer for the progress in reclaiming our freedom from an Empire that robbed us of it.
