Most of the original Star Wars story is a millenia-old cliche; a farmboy discovers that his father was a knight, inherits his father's sword from the local wizard, who teaches him magical powers, they gather a band of adventurers who sneak into a Dark Lord's fortress, rescue a princess, fight an epic battle and topple an Evil Empire.

I'm sure that story was being told "a long time ago".

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Shakespeare, Twelfth Night
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