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Portuguese
A Catedral Nossa Senhora de Lourdes, mais conhecida como Catedral de Pedra, é um templo católico localizado no município brasileiro de Canela, no Rio Grande do Sul. É uma grande atração turística da Serra Gaúcha.
Seu estilo característico é o gótico inglês. A igreja possui uma torre com 65 metros de altura, e um carrilhão de 12 sinos de bronze, fabricados pela fundição Giácomo Crespi, na Itália. Em seu interior destacam-se três painéis que são telas pintadas pelo artista gaúcho Marciano Schmitz, retratando a "Aparição de Nossa Senhora", a "Alegoria dos Anjos" e a "Anunciação". Os quadros da Via-Sacra foram feitos por Pablo Orono Herrera, uruguaio, escultor e restaurador de Arte Sacra. Utilizou madeira e argila, tendo ao fundo pintura sobreposta de imagens em argila.
Seus vitrais representam a ladainha de Nossa Senhora. O altar, cujo tema é a Santa Ceia, é uma obra de arte esculpida em madeira por Júlio Tixe, escultor uruguaio.
Foi eleita uma das Sete Maravilhas do Brasil em 2010, e em comemoração ganhou um novo sistema de iluminação externa.
English
The Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes (Portuguese: Catedral Nossa Senhora de Lourdes), also known as Cathedral of Stone (Portuguese: Catedral de Pedra), is a Catholic church located in the Brazilian city of Canela, Rio Grande do Sul. It is considered one of the major tourist attraction of the Serra Gaúcha.
Its characteristic style is English Gothic. The church has a tower with 65 meters high, and a carillon of 12 bells made of bronze by foundry Giacomo Crespi, Italy. In its interior are three panels consisting of painted canvases by the gaucho artist Marciano Schmitz, depicting the "Apparition of Our Lady", the "Allegory of the Angels", and "Annunciation". The paintings of Via Sacra were made by Pablo Herrera, a Uruguayan sculptor and restorer of Sacred Art. Wood and clay were used, with the background painting having superimposed images in clay.
Its stained glasses represent the litany of Our Lady. The altar, whose theme is the Last Supper, is a work of art carved in by wood Julius Tixe, a Uruguayan sculptor.
French
La Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Lourdes (en portugais : Catedral Nossa Senhora de Lourdes) est une église catholique brésilienne, située dans la ville de Canela dans le Rio Grande do Sul. Aussi connue sous le nom de Catedral de Pedra (cathédrale de pierre en portugais), elle est l'une des principales attractions touristiques de la Serra Gaúcha.
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boiled water color on a dinner plate... I would NOT recomend this... It sort of blew up! :) it was so cool! but I am lucky i did not get hurt.
She can even look cute without a squirrel headband *_*
It's the last picture of Kyara before her adoption. Don't miss her tomorrow, sunday 19th of June at 8 p.m. CEST GMT+2 German time in my etsy store.
Kyara will come with...
- herself (MIO kit mocha skin - Body/Head/Eyemech)
- Face up by me, Mikiyochii
- Certificate of birth
- Beautiful handpainted Eyechips by LullabyforDolls
- Dark, short and brown wig from Leekeworld
- Complete Outfit (Top & Cardigan by Cute Dolls Shop, Skirt by Yennaibi and Stockings by Coolcat)
- Squirrel headband by CherryMaou, decorated by me
- Squirrel bag by CherryMaou
- White ribbon Shoes by QMagicDoll
- Flower necklace by me, Mikiyochii
- A bunch of flowers
- Wooden box with cushions for a safely trip
- some cute little extras~
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locked inside, without a voice.
Dark and dying passion lies crumpled in agony, lies smothered in darkness, because of lies.Let the monster have it's way till passion reigns again, on high, in light, far, far, away from the closet.
Me ;-)
Its summer vacation....calgon, take me away!!!!
Oops, almost forgot. I have a lovely spread/interview with Sexis magazine. You can get your free print copy here. It features pics such as "what Bad girls" as well as "Passion Flower".
As if hand-painted by the brush of an abstract artist, the Rainbow Eucalyptus boast awe-inspiring colors and patterns that must be seen to be believed.
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Traffic
People
Everything You Need
Deadlines
Timetables
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Roadworks
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Shopping Centres
Everything you need except space.
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We had another wet night and day in London, it just didnt stop! i just managed to take a couple of reflection shots in London at night in Covent Garden ;-)
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Covent Garden (pronounced /ˈkɒvənt/) is a district in London, England, located in the easternmost parts of the City of Westminster and the southwestern corner of the London Borough of Camden. The area is dominated by shopping, street performers, and entertainment facilities, and it contains an entrance to the Royal Opera House, which is also widely-known simply as "Covent Garden", and the bustling Seven Dials area.
The area is bounded by High Holborn to the north, Kingsway to the east, the Strand to the south and Charing Cross Road to the west. Covent Garden Piazza is located in the geographical centre of the area and was the site of a flower, fruit and vegetable market from the 1500s until 1974, when the wholesale market relocated to New Covent Garden Market in Nine Elms. Nearby areas include Soho, St James's, Bloomsbury, and Holborn
In 1913, responding to political feeling against large holdings of real property, and wishing to diversify his investment portfolio into less politically sensitive fields, the Duke of Bedford agreed to sell the Covent Garden Estate to the MP and land speculator Harry Mallaby-Deeley for £2 million. The following year Mallaby-Deeley sold his option to buy to the pill manufacturer Sir Joseph Beecham for £250,000. After delays caused by the First World War and the death of Sir Joseph, the sale was finalised in 1918, the purchasers being Sir Joseph's two sons, Sir Thomas and Henry. The transaction included the market, 231 other properties, and sundry other rights. The property was part of Beecham Estates and Pills Limited from 1924 to 1928 and from 1928 it was owned by a successor company called Covent Garden Properties Company Limited, owned by the Beechams and other private investors. This new company sold some properties at Covent Garden, while becoming active in property investment in other parts of London. In 1962 the bulk of the remaining properties in the Covent Garden area, including the market, were sold to the newly established government-owned Covent Garden Authority for £3,925,000.[3]
By the end of the 1960s, traffic congestion in the surrounding area had reached such a level that the use of the square as a market, which required increasingly large lorries for deliveries and distribution, was becoming unsustainable. The whole area was threatened with complete redevelopment. Following a public outcry, in 1973 the Home Secretary, Robert Carr, gave dozens of buildings around the square listed building status, preventing redevelopment. The following year the market finally moved to a new site (called the New Covent Garden Market) about three miles (5 km) south-west at Nine Elms. The square languished until its central building re-opened as a shopping centre and tourist attraction in 1980. Today the shops largely sell novelty items, though street performers can be seen almost every day of the year, both on the pitches within the market, and on the West and East Piazza's/James Street outside. More serious shoppers gravitate to Long Acre, which has a range of clothes shops and boutiques, and Neal Street, noted for its large number of shoe shops. London's Transport Museum and the side entrance to the Royal Opera House box office and other facilities are also located on the Piazza.
In August 2007, Covent Garden launched the UK's first food Night Market. Fresh produce from over 35 different stalls included Neal's Yard's specialist cheeses, Spore Boys' mushroom sandwiches, Gourmet Candy Company, Ginger Pig sausages and Burnt Sugar fudge. The aim of the Night Market was to bring Covent Garden back to its roots as the "Larder of London". Organisers are hoping to make it a permanent event in 2008 as part of a wider initiative to regenerate interest in the Covent Garden area.
Covent Garden Market and Piazza was bought by Capital and Counties in August 2006 for £421 million.[4] In March 2007 Capco also acquired the shops located under the Royal Opera House.[5] The complete Covent Garden Estate owned by Capital and Counties consists of 550,000 sq ft (51,000 m2). and has a market value of £650 million.[4]
Covent Garden Market reopened as a retail centre in 1980, after the produce market was moved to its current location in Nine Elms. Currently one of the most famous and popular parts of the covered Covent Garden market is Apple Market, a small subsection of the main market. [6] Street entertainment at Covent Garden was first mentioned in Samuel Pepys' diary in 1662.[7] Today Covent Garden is the only part of London licensed for street entertainment with performers having to undertake auditions for the Market's management and representatives of the performers' union and signing up to timetabled slots.
Currently performers operate in a number of venues around the market, including the North Hall, West Piazza, and South Hall Courtyard. The courtyard space is dedicated to classical music only. There are street performances at Covent Garden Market every day of the year, except Christmas Day. Shows run throughout the day and are 30–40 minutes in length.
In March 2008, Capital and Counties proposed to reduce street performances by approximately 50%. In the Courtyard, shows currently run back to back from 10:30 am to 7:00 pm, with short breaks in between each show, allowing for two shows each hour. Under the new proposal, performances would be cut to one 30-minute show each hour. The musicians and performers staged a demonstration "busk" in the Piazza against these cuts on 27 March with the opera singer Lesley Garrett who is supporting their campaign.[8] They have organised a petition which so far has over 5,000 signatures including Ken Livingstone, Brian Paddick, Vasko Vassilev, Brian Eno and Victoria Wood.
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London Rain at Night ....in Covent Garden ~~~~
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Taken In : My room
as u see XD :$
its not
a nic pic
but its cool
I played
with the laser
alittle bit
The result
became this
& again forgot
to put my nickname =..(
Without water, life as we know it would not exist. Therefore water has to be the ultimate ruler of life.
(NO FAVES WITHOUT LEAVING A COMMENT)
(NO PREFERITI SENZA LASCIARE UN COMMENTO)
(NO FAVORITA SIN COMENTARIO)
(PAS DE FAVORI SANS COMMENTAIRE)
Entre juncos , cañas y zarzas
mirando al cielo se bañan ,
los peces , y se esconden
bajo la arena ante el peligro.
Siempre estarán ojo avizor
ante la llegada del pescador
que busca la presa fácil ,
para llenar la cesta .
¡ Deja a los peces que crezcan ,
y se puedan defender !
de las ansias devoradoras
del furtivo pescador.
I took this photo on my daily Coronavirus exercise & socially distanced walk this morning. William the Conquerors reserve army landed here in 1066 during the Norman invasion of England
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Without a doubt the BEST fireworks display I have ever seen last night in celebration of our Country's independence day. The colors were absolutely amazing.
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A slim Royal Mail postbox without a royal cypher.
Located in Westcliff Avenue, Westcliff-On-Sea, Essex.
Most likely one of the anonymous post-boxes' produced by Andrew Handyside between 1879 and 1887. Certainly the posting aperture being separate from the door would make this postbox pre 1904.
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A Catedral Nossa Senhora de Lourdes, mais conhecida como Catedral de Pedra, é um templo católico localizado no município brasileiro de Canela, no Rio Grande do Sul. É uma grande atração turística da Serra Gaúcha.
Seu estilo característico é o gótico inglês. A igreja possui uma torre com 65 metros de altura, e um carrilhão de 12 sinos de bronze, fabricados pela fundição Giácomo Crespi, na Itália. Em seu interior destacam-se três painéis que são telas pintadas pelo artista gaúcho Marciano Schmitz, retratando a "Aparição de Nossa Senhora", a "Alegoria dos Anjos" e a "Anunciação". Os quadros da Via-Sacra foram feitos por Pablo Orono Herrera, uruguaio, escultor e restaurador de Arte Sacra. Utilizou madeira e argila, tendo ao fundo pintura sobreposta de imagens em argila.
Seus vitrais representam a ladainha de Nossa Senhora. O altar, cujo tema é a Santa Ceia, é uma obra de arte esculpida em madeira por Júlio Tixe, escultor uruguaio.
Foi eleita uma das Sete Maravilhas do Brasil em 2010, e em comemoração ganhou um novo sistema de iluminação externa.
English
The Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes (Portuguese: Catedral Nossa Senhora de Lourdes), also known as Cathedral of Stone (Portuguese: Catedral de Pedra), is a Catholic church located in the Brazilian city of Canela, Rio Grande do Sul. It is considered one of the major tourist attraction of the Serra Gaúcha.
Its characteristic style is English Gothic. The church has a tower with 65 meters high, and a carillon of 12 bells made of bronze by foundry Giacomo Crespi, Italy. In its interior are three panels consisting of painted canvases by the gaucho artist Marciano Schmitz, depicting the "Apparition of Our Lady", the "Allegory of the Angels", and "Annunciation". The paintings of Via Sacra were made by Pablo Herrera, a Uruguayan sculptor and restorer of Sacred Art. Wood and clay were used, with the background painting having superimposed images in clay.
Its stained glasses represent the litany of Our Lady. The altar, whose theme is the Last Supper, is a work of art carved in by wood Julius Tixe, a Uruguayan sculptor.
French
La Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Lourdes (en portugais : Catedral Nossa Senhora de Lourdes) est une église catholique brésilienne, située dans la ville de Canela dans le Rio Grande do Sul. Aussi connue sous le nom de Catedral de Pedra (cathédrale de pierre en portugais), elle est l'une des principales attractions touristiques de la Serra Gaúcha.
Wikipedia
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CASTELL DE BELLVER
El castell de Bellver és d'estil gòtic mallorquí. Està situat a uns tres quilòmetres de la ciutat de Palma de Mallorca, a l'illa de Mallorca, Espanya. Va ser construït a principis del segle XIV per ordre del rei Jaume II de Mallorca. Es troba sobre una muntanya de 112 metres sobre el nivell del mar, en una zona envoltada de bosc, des d'on es pot contemplar la ciutat, el port, la serra de Tramuntana i Pla de Mallorca, de fet, el seu nom ve del català antic bell proveir, que significa «bella vista». Una de les seves peculiaritats és que es tracta d'un dels pocs castells de tota Europa de planta circular, sent el més antic d'aquests. Actualment pertecene l'Ajuntament de Palma i en ell es troba el Museu d'Història de la ciutat de Palma, de manera que està obert al públic.
La part principal de la fortificació la va construir l'arquitecte Pere Salvà, que també va treballar en el palau de l'Almudaina, amb altres mestres d'obres entre els anys 1300 i 1311 per Jaume II. Per a la seva construcció, bona part de la pedra es va extreure d'una cova-pedrera del mateix muntanya, sota la fortificació, cosa que ha provocat esquerdes a l'edifici. Quan es necessitava pedra més dura, es portava de Portals Vells i de Santanyí.
El castell va exercir al principi les funcions residencials per les quals va ser construït, en temps dels reis Jaume II, Sanç i Jaume III de Mallorca. També ho va habitar el rei Joan I d'Aragó, fugint de la pesta que atacava al continent (1394). Al segle XVII va ser residència esporàdica d'alguns virreis. Com fortificació va patir també diferents setges. El primer a l'any 1343, durant la campanya de reincorporació del regne de Mallorca a la Corona d'Aragó, per Pere el Cerimoniós, el següent, l'any 1391, durant la revolta contra el Call, i l'últim, l'any 1521, amb l'únic assalt de la seva història, durant la Segona Germania.
El castell estava governat per un castellà. L'any 1408, el rei Martí l'humà va concedir la senyoria de Bellver a la cartoixa de Valldemossa. L'any 1459, va arribar a Mallorca el príncep de Viana per prendre possessió dels castells de la illa, d'acord amb el pacte amb el seu pare, Joan II que li feia senyor de Mallorca, encara que sense concedir-li la senyoria ni li va cedir el castell de Bellver.
Com recinte, des del segle XIV es va fer servir com a presó, primer de la reina Violant i dels prínceps Jaume i Isabel i d'altres partidaris del rei Jaume III, després de la seva mort a la batalla de Llucmajor (1349). Durant la guerra de Successió, de felipistes, i, després de la victòria borbònica, de austracistes.
Al segle XIX, durant la guerra del Francès, de presos de la batalla de Bailén, i, després, de presos polítics, el primer i el més famós dels quals va ser el ministre Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos (1802-1808) , que va fer la primera descripció del castell i va encarregar els primers plànols i dibuixos, així com una descripció botànica i geològica de la pineda circumdant, fundant amb elles el moviment conservacionista del patrimoni. El físic francès François Aragó, que participava en el mesurament del meridià de París, es va refugiar allà, acusat d'espionatge per la població. El van seguir el general liberal Lluís Lacy, afusellat després (1817), els liberals Esteve Bonet i Perelló, Joan Coll Crespí i altres (1824) i Miquel Bibiloni i Corró (1867), republicans catalanistes com Valentí Almirall (1869), el restaurador de la monarquia borbònica a Espanya, amb Alfonso XII, Arsenio Martínez Campos (1874) i diferents carlins.
Al segle XX, amb el triomf de la insurrecció de 1936, es va tancar a 800 presos polítics republicans, que van ser obligats a construir l'actual carretera d'accés al castell. Entre aquests es trobava Alexandre Jaume, que com a diputat havia aconseguit la cessió del castell a la ciutat, i Emili Darder, alcalde en el moment de la cessió, ambdós afusellats després.
En ser construït per albergar la cort reial de Jaume II de Mallorca, la seva estructura combina les necessitats palatines amb elements defensius.
El més destacat de la seva estructura és precisament la seva forma circular, única a Espanya. És circular tant la seva muralla com el seu pati interior. Les tres torres adossades a la muralla són també circulars, així com la torre de l'homenatge. La torre d'homenatge, amb estructura circular, està separada de la resta de l'edifici (veure imatge superior).
Envoltant el castell i la torre de l'homenatge hi ha un fossat.
Cal destacar el pati circular. Al centre del mateix hi ha un coll de cisterna que indica que en el subsòl hi ha un gran aljub per emmagatzemar aigua. El palau està estrucutrado en dues plantes al voltant del pati central. Totes les dependències donen al pati central mitjançant una galeria d'arcs gòtics.
Actualment el castell és visitable i en ell s'alberga el museu de la ciutat, amb una exposició de la història de Palma de Mallorca des dels primers pobladors fins a l'Edat Mitjana.
A l'interior del castell hi ha un petit servei de Bar-cafeteria, el qual comparteix l'horari del castell.
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CASTILLO DE BELLVER
El castillo de Bellver es de estilo gótico mallorquín. Está situado a unos tres kilómetros de la ciudad de Palma de Mallorca, en la isla de Mallorca, España. Fue construido a principios del siglo XIV por orden del rey Jaime II de Mallorca. Se encuentra sobre un monte de 112 metros sobre el nivel del mar, en una zona rodeada de bosque, desde donde se puede contemplar la ciudad, el puerto, la sierra de Tramontana y Pla de Mallorca; de hecho, su nombre viene del catalán antiguo bell veer, que significa «bella vista». Una de sus peculiaridades es que se trata de uno de los pocos castillos de toda Europa de planta circular, siendo el más antiguo de estos. Actualmente pertecene al Ajuntament de Palma y en él se encuentra el Museo de Historia de la ciudad de Palma, por lo que está abierto al público.
La parte principal de la fortificación la construyó el arquitecto Pere Salvà, que también trabajó en el palacio de la Almudaina, con otros maestros de obras entre los años 1300 y 1311 para Jaime II. Para su construcción, buena parte de la piedra se extrajo de una cueva-cantera del mismo monte, debajo de la fortificación, cosa que ha provocado grietas en el edificio. Cuando se necesitaba piedra más dura, se traía de Portals Vells y de Santanyí.
El castillo desempeñó al principio las funciones residenciales para las cuales fue construido, en tiempo de los reyes Jaime II, Sancho y Jaime III de Mallorca. También lo habitó el rey Juan I de Aragón, huyendo de la peste que atacaba al continente (1394). En el siglo XVII fue residencia esporádica de algunos virreyes. Como fortificación sufrió también diferentes asedios. El primero en el año 1343, durante la campaña de reincorporación del reino de Mallorca a la Corona de Aragón, por Pedro el Ceremonioso; el siguiente, en el año 1391, durante la revuelta contra el Call; y el último, el año 1521, con el único asalto de su historia, durante la Segona Germania.
El castillo estaba gobernado por un castellano. En el año 1408, el rey Martín el humano concedió la señoría de Bellver a la cartuja de Valldemosa. En el año 1459, llegó a Mallorca el príncipe de Viana para tomar posesión de los castillos de la isla, de acuerdo con el pacto con su padre, Juan II que le hacía señor de Mallorca, aunque sin concederle la señoría ni le cedió el castillo de Bellver.
Como recinto, desde el siglo XIV se hizo servir como prisión, primero de la reina Violante y de los príncipes Jaime e Isabel y de otros partidarios del rey Jaime III, después de su muerte en la batalla de Lluchmayor (1349). Durante la guerra de Sucesión, de felipistas, y, después de la victoria borbónica, de austracistas.
En el siglo XIX, durante la guerra de la Independencia Española, de presos de la batalla de Bailén, y, después, de presos políticos, el primero y el más famoso de los cuales fue el ministro Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos (1802-1808), que hizo la primera descripción del castillo y encargó los primeros planos y dibujos, así como una descripción botánica y geológica del pinar circundante, fundando con ellas el movimiento conservacionista del patrimonio. El físico francés François Aragó, que participaba en la medición del meridiano de París, se refugió allí, acusado de espionaje por la población. Le siguieron el general liberal Luis Lacy, fusilado después (1817); los liberales Esteve Bonet i Perelló, Joan Coll Crespí y otros (1824) y Miquel Bibiloni i Corró (1867), republicanos catalanistas como Valentí Almirall (1869), el restaurador de la monarquía borbónica en España, con Alfonso XII, Arsenio Martínez Campos (1874) y diferentes carlistas.
En el siglo XX, con el triunfo de la insurrección de 1936, se encerró a 800 presos políticos republicanos, quienes fueron obligados a construir la actual carretera de acceso al castillo. Entre estos se encontraba Alexandre Jaume, que como diputado había conseguido la cesión del castillo a la ciudad, y Emili Darder, alcalde en el momento de la cesión, ambos fusilados después.
Al ser construido para albergar la corte real de Jaime II de Mallorca, su estructura combina las necesidades palaciegas con elementos defensivos.
Lo más destacado de su estructura es precisamente su forma circular, única en España. Es circular tanto su muralla como su patio interior. Las tres torres adosadas a la muralla son también circulares, así como la torre del homenaje. La torre de homenaje, con estructura circular, está separada del resto del edificio (ver imagen superior).
Rodeando el castillo y la torre del homenaje hay un foso.
Cabe destacar el patio circular. En el centro del mismo hay un brocal de cisterna que indica que en el subsuelo hay un gran aljibe para almacenar agua. El palacio está estrucutrado en dos plantas alrededor del patio central. Todas las dependencias dan al patio central mediante una galería de arcos góticos.
Actualmente el castillo es visitable y en él se alberga el museo de la ciudad, con una exposición de la historia de Palma de Mallorca desde los primeros pobladores hasta la Edad Media.
En el interior del castillo se encuentra un pequeño servicio de Bar-cafetería, el cual comparte el horario del castillo.
:// Begin Marcus' personal log \\:
Having left the imperial facility on Ilum, we decided to return to Coruscant to simply relax for a bit and wait for Frons' arm to fully recover and give Charla some time to rest. The twins decided to accompany us as their transport had left them stranded on Ilum and we had gotten along with them pretty well.
Well, we made it to Coruscant without any larger problems and found some decent lodging for the 9 of us. After that we all went about our business; Kas and Vase played Sabacc, Veto went to go search for the nearest bar, and the rest of us relaxed and got some rest.
A couple of minutes later a droid arrived at the doorstep of our current residence which presented itself as H-24, a messenger droid with some important information for us. He handed me a small data chip and as quick as it had come, the droid was gone.
Braik took a quick look at the chip, confirming it was neither a secret explosive nor a hostile virus.
We plugged it into Vase's computer and accessed the one file stored on the chip - a simple audio clip. Without hesitation, I played the clip.
Immediately, a disembodied female voice begin speaking to us through the computer's speakers;
"Greetings, My name is Lagra Romlow. I heard your little band was in the region, and coincidentally I happen to be in need of the services of a bounty hunter. There is an underground imperial prison on Kashyyyk under these coordinates:
41°24'12.2"N 2°10'26.5"E. There is a prisoner in cell 42 on level 3 that I need kidnapped and returned to Coruscant. The person you're looking for is a female Keshiri in her early twenties. I regret to inform you that I can not equip you with more information at this time, however I can assure you that if you choose to accept this mission you shall be justly rewarded. Knowing bounty hunters, this isn't enough to convince you to join, so if you enter the following code in the intersystems bank network you'll find a number of credits already waiting for you: 5GD04KL38."
I signalled to Vase to enter the code into the network. Once he had entered the network and used the code, we were granted access to a high security account with some very pleasing numbers on it.
"Should you chose to accept this job, I shall be more than obliged to triple this number. I'm sorry, I can not supply you with more information. End transmission."
I looked at Vase.
"Well, I don't usually like taking jobs from unknown people, but that number is very convincing."
"Welp, if it turns out to be a scam, we can always just track the droid back to the owner and give them a talking too"
I looked at Vase's tracking computer, which was blinking with a soft blue light.
"You planted a tracker on that thing, didn't you?"
He just raised an eyebrow and smirked.
I sighed.
"Eh, I was never one for relaxing anyways. Call in Vase, we've got a job to do. And bring the twins too, they can fill in for Frons and Charla while they recuperate . They won't protest once you show them that account"
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We reached Kashyyyk and followed the coordinates to a small clearing in a forest of towering trees. In the middle of the clearing was a small hatch. The plan was fairly simple: Braik had brought with him all the equipment we would need for a quick heist, or in this case a breakout. Among the equipment was a laser drill and grappling line and spool. After entering the prison, Braik and I would slide down the line equipped with the drill to level 3 and break out the prisoner, with Veto holding the grappling spool and the twins providing us with some extra protection. Kas would stay in the clearing and alert us if any reinforcements were on their way.
We broke into the prison after a brief fire fight with the guards and prepared for our descent to level 3. As far as we could tell, no alarms had been triggered and no one knew of our presence. Kas stayed behind, Veto grabbed the spool, and the rest of us slid down to level 3. Or at least, what we thought was level 3.
After a quick search of the containment cells, we found cell 42 and prepared for the extraction. Braik calibrated the drill and the twins took up defensive positions and I took to work on disengaging the alarm. After a couple of tense, quiet minutes, I was able to disable the alarm and Braik informed me that the drill was ready.
We grabbed the drill and began slowly moving it in a circle around the door of the cell. Once we completed the circle, we took a deep breath and pushed the door in. What met our eyes was certainly not a female Keshiri.
"Wassa youa doin?" asked the confused Gungan.
"What the heck...," I muttered under my breath.
Braik accessed the information panel next to the cell.
"Kidool Depels," he read. "He was charged with first degree murder and treason to the empire for a successful assassination attempt on an imperial senator."
"Oh yeah?" I asked. "How did he do that?"
"He poisoned the senator's meal. This guy was a chef for 6 years before being imprisoned."
I glanced at the Gungan. "Nice" I said.
He was too busy slobbering to notice.
"Markus," said Braik. "There isn't enough juice in this thing for another extraction. This is it, we had one shot to get this gal out and we're stuck with a Gungan instead."
"I don't get it," I said. "We're on level 3 and this is cell 42, where did we go wrong?"
"Thisa not level tree" said the Gungan.
I looked down over the edge of the catwalk.
"I know you Gungans aren't big on brains, but I'm pretty sure we're on the 3rd level."
"No, yousa under da ground man. Yousa count lavals begging from tha top."
I glanced at Braik who was pounding his head against into the wall.
"Well, I'm not leaving this place without the prisoner. Come on Braik, we're going down another level."
Braik lifted his head. "I already told you Markus, we can't use the drill for another extraction - it just doesn't have enough power."
"I'll think of something." I said.
"When you 'think of something,' it usually involves a lot of explosives, and I thought we weren't trying to alert the garrison stationed here?"
"Whatever, this was getting boring anyway," I said, grabbing onto the line and sliding down to level 3 (the real one this time).
Braik followed me next, then the twins, confusion evident on their faces.
I found cell 42 and reached into my coat. I brought out a thermal detonator and Without hesitation tossed it at the door. It exploded outward, showering the catwalk in dust.
Out of the cell stepped a female Keshiri wearing a pair of electro-cuffs.
Braik read from the information panel near the cell; "Lagra Romlow, imprisoned for multiple crimes, including theft, plagiarism, and dealing in illegal arms and drugs."
"You hired us to rescue yourself? Clever, I like it," I said.
"No time for chit-chat Markus," said Bren. "The first guards have arrived."
Sure enough, 2 prison guards had appeared on the level below us and began raining shots on our little party.
"Keep them distracted," I told Bren and Krista. "We'll get the girl out first, follow us once we're done."
After a quick nod from Bren, I gestured for Lagra to grab the line and signalled Veto to lift us out.
The twins made quick work of the guards and followed us moments later.
"Whasa you doin?" asked the Gungan. "Don leave mesa! They thinka I with yousa!"
"Then grab on," I told the Gungan. "We could use a good chef, another day of Charla's cooking might kill me."
After a few seconds of thought, I glanced at the Gungan. "Don't tell her I said that"
The Gungan just stood there, empty-headed. It didn't occur to me that he had no idea what I was talking about.
"Just grab the heck on." I told him.
He happily obliged, and we exited the prison safe and sound.
Once we exited the prison we were met by Kas who had a concerned look on his face.
"I intercepted a signal for reinforcements just now, they'll be here shortly. I was just about to tell you when you came out."
"Then let's get out of here," I said. "Our work here is done"
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Built for Brickanics' contest over on YouTube. Due to the fact that vacation is coming to an end, I decided I didn't want to start any larger/longer projects, but I did want to enter this contest as well as just build another Star Wars MOC. The result: The breakout, a small SW MOC for the Dark Times RPG built in less than 2 days.
Feedback is always appreciated,
Happy Building!