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Once, heβd found the armor hateful, foreign, but now he knew better. He realized that heβd always been fated to wear it, just as the Jedi had always been fated to betray their principles. Heβd always been fated to face Obi-Wan and fail on Mustafarβand in failing, learn. The armor separated him from the galaxy, from everyone, made him singular, freed him from the needs of the flesh, the concerns of the body that once had plagued him, and allowed him to focus solely on his relationship to the Force.
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Paul S. Kemp (Lords of the Sith)