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Grand Moff Tarkin

good ol' crusty Wilhuff in the force
didn't believe a model technocrat as
hardened as the figurine that was
never made of him what kid would
want to play with Peter Cushing?
cadavorously stares the sprout down till nightfall
and then not to be left alone with
the other action figures for at dawn only
plastic puddles remain, except for Tarkin,
standing perfectly still, plotting the fear
in a child's eyes with his,
tableau trademarked
Kenner.