The Three Ages of Woman

The Three Ages of Woman
The Virgin and Child with St Anne
The Water lily Pond
Venus and Cupid
Lando pulled back the conversion switch and opened up the throttle. Outsidethe cockpit, the stars began streaking by. The streaks grew brighter, and longer, asthe ships of the fleet roared, in large segments, at lightspeed, keeping pace first withthe very photons of the radiant stars in the vicinity, and then soaring through the warpinto hyperspace itself—and disappearing the flash of a muon. The blue crystal planet hovered in space alone, once again; staring, unseeing,into the void. The strike squad crouched behind a woodsy ridge overlooking the Imperialoutpost. Leia viewed the area through a small electronic scanner. Two shuttles were being off-loaded on the landing platform docking ramp.Several walkers were parked nearby. Troops stood around, helped with construction.Took watch, carried supplies. The massive shield generator hummed off to the side.