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![Han Solo and Chewbacca in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens." Credit: Disney | Lucasfilm](https://cdn.discovermagazine.com/assets/image/6733/Screen-Shot-2015-10-31-at-10.52.36-PM-1024x476-xs.webp "Han Solo and Chewbacca in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens." Credit: Disney | Lucasfilm")
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