Professional politicians with Jedi training don't let things show on their faces unless they choose to, and Leia's expression didn't change. "Democracy in this galaxy has suffered greater blows and survived," she said evenly, leading them down a brightly lit corridor to a window that overlooked the Senate floor. "The Senate is still quite a thing to look at," she said softly. "It took my breath away when I saw it my first time. I wasn't much younger than you were."
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