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                        |-| Stab in the Back! 

                                                                   
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Ahem! Well we pick up with Ham and Dirk, about to plunge headfirst into 
the lair of Wevl!
[-----------------]]  __ __ __
[ |               ]] :__:__:__:       Now's not the time to think
[ | L L E G A L   ]]   :__:__:        with your stomach Dirk. Wevl is
[  _              ]]     :__'         a very tricky customer!
[ |_              ]]                                   \\\\||/
[ |_ B A Y        ]]                               \    |.   |
[-----------------]]     I don't like                   @    |
| :    _          |      this planet.    \\\\\\        /_   }
| :   |_|      __ |      They don't      a)    )        |_/  |
| :  /  /|    /__/|      'ave Hollands  c      )        \__/ |
| :  |__||_  |   ||      Meat Pies!  \  (__\   )          :__' 
| :  |  |//| |   ||                      '....'          / / \\ 
| :  |__|_|/-|___||                       / / \\         | | ||  
| : /             |     __ __             | | ||         | / /|  
| :/              |    :__:__:            | / /|         '/_/ | 
| :               |  :__:__:__:           |/_/_|        -/// -' 
| :               |    :__:__:           -///  |         | . / 
| :               |                       / /| |         | | | 
| :               |                      / / | |         | | | 
|/                |................... _/~/ _|~|....... _|_|_| .......
                                      / __|/ __|       / _// _|        

Ham and Dirk are keen to offload the recently won, but still very 
mysterious bejewelled lever of royal origin. They choose to contact 
Wevl, the foremost authority in shifting dubiously acquired goods.


                                Ahhh, Ham Yumyum! I've been expecting
                                you... I understand you have something
                                very valuable that a friend of mine
                       /||||\   desperately wants back!
.^^^^.                ( .  . ) /            
      )   .^^^^.      s-Q--Q-s                       ._  __ ._
{o}{o.^^^^.     )     [  /   ]                      |\ |\ __\ \
    (      )}{@} )    { <__> }                      | \ \|__|  \
-~ ( {*}{*} )     ) _ /''''''_/\/\/\/\/\ ______.    |  \ _______\
. (          )--   / {(                )\      /|...|   |Best   |...
 (   \/\/\/   ) .)/..(_._._._._._._._._ )\_.. / |    \  |Soup   |
  (.        .)|\  |  ___               \__ \ |  \     \ |       |
    /|\--/|\      |  \\ \                 \/ |  /      \|_______|
                  |   \\ \                   | /
                  |____\\_\__________________|/


Wevl awaits within, well protected by his numerous Sveedish Meatball 
hench-creatures!
 |
 ;                                           You have an interesting
 |           I believe this is               proposal my friend. I
 |  \||////   what you are talking           think I have a better one!
 |  |   .|    about Wevl? I expect    /||||\
 |  |    @  / a good price for it!   (      )  /
 ;    {  _\                          s-Q--Q-s
 |  |   _|                           [  /   ]        
 |  | \__/                           { <  > }
 |  .__:  >GLEAM!   .^^^^.         _ /''''''_/\/\/\/\/\________.
 | // \ \   __.    (      )  ...../ {(                 \       /|....
 | || : |    /    ( {*}{*} )     /..(_._._._._._._._.   \_ .. / |
 ; || \____ /    (          )    |  ___              \__  '\ |  \
 | |\_____/=    (   /\/\/\   )   |  \\ \                \__/ |  /
 . '____' /      (.        .)    |   \\ \                    | /
/  \    |          /|\--/|\      |____\\_\___________________|/
    | . |
    | | |
    
Ham unfortunately labours under the delusion that his dealings with Wevl 
are going to be decent, fair and honest. Wevl soon makes his bargaining 
position known!

                        SEIZE HIM! Bajjio, Dees, and the rest of
                        my loyal meatballs. Take the lever
                        from him!
                                 /
                       /||||\   /
.^^^^.                ( \  / ) /            
      )   .^^^^.      s-Q--Q-s                                  
{o}{o.^^^^.     )     [  /   ]                                       \/
    (      )}{@} )    { \__/ }                             .^^^^.    /
-~ ( {*}{*} )     ) _ /''''''_/\/\/\/\/\ ______.          ( _  _ )  /
. (          )--   / {(                )\      /|... ___ ( {@}{@} )/....
 (   \/\/\/   ) .)/..(_._._._._._._._._ )\_.. / |   /   (   '  '   )
  (.        .)|\  |  ___               \__ \ |  \  /\  (    -~~~-   )
    /|\--/|\      |  \\ \                 \/ |  /       (.        .)
                  |   \\ \                   | /          /|\--/|\
                  |____\\_\__________________|/



Wevl has no intention of paying anything to Ham. Preferring a much more 
direct form of "negotiation"! Needless to say, Ham and Dirk are not too 
happy with this development!
                                                                  
                     :__:__:__:      Never mind, it's a good job the
                       :__:__:       Millenium Faclon isn't too far 
                         :__'                 from here!     
                                    \\\\||/  /
      I knew we shouldn't            |.   |        |.^^^^.
      have trusted                   @    |        | _  _ )
      that Wevl!      \\\\\\        /_   }         |{@}{.^^^^.
                 \    a)    )        |_.  |        |   ( _  _ )  \ /
                     c      )        \__/ |        :  ( {*}{*} )  |
                      >     )          :__'        | (   .^^^^. ) |
                      '....'          / / \\       |  (.( =  = )  /
                      / / \\         /| | ||       |   ( {0}{0} )/
    __ __             | | ||\       / | / /|       :  (   '  '   )
   :__:__:            | / /|/     \/_/'/_/ |       | (   \/\/\/   )
 :__:__:__:           |/_/_|      /// /// -'       |  (.        .)
   :__:__:           -///  |          / . /        :    /|\--/|\
                      / /| |         / /| |        |       : :
                      \ \\ \         \ \\ \        |    B-O-I-N-G!
...................... \/\\~\..... .  \/\\ \.......|       ' '
                       / /._/         / / \/\              . . 
                       \/             \/  /./
But before Wevl's meatball minions can act, our heroes are out the door, 
and heading back fast the way they came....

      //                 |                     Good shot      
 <--- \ p a c e p o r t  |                     Dirk!          
     _/                  |                           \   \\\\||/         
_.__.__.__.__.__.__.__.__|  Geddown, ya                   |.   |               
                            little bastard!               @    |        
 |/              \/                        \\\\\\        /_   }         
  \ .  .^^^^. .  /   Z-zap!!         \     a)    )        |_/  |        
   \ .( _: _ ) ./           .             c      )        \__/ |        
() . (. ' ' . ).        ....'.       _     )     )          :__'        
 (.  ..  '''''''''''''''....  //===//_\____'....'          / / \\       
   . .'.  . ' .             :       '=|____/ / \\          | | ||\      
  (  .   : . .   )                         | | ||          | / /|/      
   (.        .)                            | / /|          '/_/ |       
     /|\--/|\                              |/_/_|          /// -'       
                                          -///  |          / . /        
  S P L A T T T T !                        / /| |         / /| |        
...........................................\ \| |.........\ \\ \.....   
                                            \/\_|          \/\\ \          
                                            / /_|          / / \/\       
                                            \/             \/  /./
Ham and Dirk find themselves equal to the task of escaping from the 
clutches of Wevl's meatball minions as they close in on the Millenium 
Faclon.

                      _             We're off!
                     / \                 /
    -  - --~~-      /   \_________.--._             -  _--~~-- - _
                   # ...           '----'~.__
 - --~-- - _      ##   /__\.       __'-~'"        - -~-- -
                    \_/ ::  \    __' ::     _
                         :   '._'     :    | \              |
    _._                  : .          :    |-. |   /\ |\ /| |
   |_|_|        .      ) . ( )\     /('    |_/ |_ /--\| | | . 
   ||_||       (       ) :  (  )   (  \/ )
    _^_         \ . ) -    /       -. )  \                         
   /_ _\           /  (  ( -.  /     (   (                         
__/_____\______  )  )  .   .   (  ). _) .  ___________________________
           ____________________________________                |/
___       /-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_\     .^^^^.    /
   /||||\    They're getting away!  . . .   . .     ( _  _ )  /
  ( \  / ) / Meatballs to attack,               ___( {@}{@} )/
  s-Q--Q-s   disable their ship!               /  (   '  '   )
  [  /   ]                                  __/  (    -/\-    )
  { (__) }                                    \   (.        .)
  /''''''_/\/\/\/\/\                                /|\--/|\
They blast off, with an angry and out of breath Wevl chasing them, just 
moments behind them. Will he be able to stop them? Go to the next 
chapter to find out!


        sSSSSSs  I really need to get back        \\\\||/
       sS{@ @}Ss / into the next chapter!          |.   |
      s:(  v  );S                               /  @    |
      sss\(_)/sss                 Hmmm, but I'm   /_   }
       ss '-' ss                  in that one      |_/  | 
                                  as well?         \__/ | 
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