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Vicky Koh
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In the blockbuster movie, Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi, a pilot bravely flies his spaceship into the centre of an enemy space station called the Death Star.
Once inside the Death Star, he blows up its core, sparking an explosion and destroying the gargantuan space station from within. He escapes in the nick of time.
