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Hi, Paul.

Hi, Steele.

Yes, this is Paul from over at the tech desk. Actually, talking about the rancor, I did a little bit of research during the show. Oh, sweet. And you were talking about the origin story. Apparently, it exists. Oh, God. There is a short story called a boy and his monster, Oh, my God. The Rancor Keepers' tale.

It's a short story by Kevin J. Anderson that provides the backstory for Jabber's Rancor

and Malakili, apparently, his name.

Oh, close, close.

Is the summary, this is the summary of the story.

Malakili is overjoyed to have custody of Jabba's rancor,

but he resents the captivity of what he considers such a magnificent

beast. Over time, he and the rancor develop a certain rapport, which convinces Malakili

that he must find a way to free the rancor. To this end, he makes an agreement with Jabba's

local rival, Lady Valerian, to transport both himself and the rancourt to a remote planet

where they might live together untroubled by others.

Oh my God.

However...

That just makes that scene so much sad now.

And it was a day out from what happened, actually.

However, the date set for the escape

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