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Well, I know that George Lucas doesn't like it at all. When I was working on The Illustrated Star Wars Universe, he told me that he would be happy if every copy could be tracked down and smashed.

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Kevin J. Anderson
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: March 27
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