... And all of those bottomless pits and walkways strewn all over the place without even a lousy railing (Bespin excepting) to keep people with vertigo from getting disoriented and taking a long walk off a short gantry. Or stormtroopers with helmets that restrict peripheral vision for that matter...
... Lack of surge protection and ground fault interrupters to preserve the wiring from force lightning when Sith Lords get tetchy...
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And you, to whom adversity has dealt the final blow
With smiling [faces] lyin' to ye' everywhere ye' go
Turn to, and put out all your strength of arm and heart and brain
And like the Mary Ellen Carter, rise again.
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