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  "text": "\"But... but... you can't fight the way things are...\" \"But we do. Every day. That's what Jedi are.\" \"You can never win-\" \"We don't have to win. We only have to fight.\"",
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      "text": "When you save someone's life. It's always temporary, y'know?",
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