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Within each sandcrawler, the Jawas
labyrinth of alcoves, where the small humanoids eat, sleep,
and store machinery, spare parts, and captured droids.
Almost everything Jawas find in the desert can be loaded
into the sandcrawler through an extendable magnetic
suction tube originally used for loading ore, or via a
retractable front loading hatch.
Because the sandcrawler has a dense, steel hull and is
virtually unstoppable, the Jawas are completely protected
from their natural enemies, the Tusken Raiders, and other
dangers. However, attacks by Imperial Stormtroopers have
shown that the sandcrawlers cannot withstand precise
laser blasts from handheld weapons.
have created a vast
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Apart from the Jawas themselves, no one is certain
exactly how many sandcrawlers still remain in working
order. The vehicles are rarely seen traveling together,
although they do convene once a year at a secret
location in the Dune Sea. At this gathering, the Jawas
open their sandcrawlers and trade their finds with one
another.
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