Note 1:
To my slave Anakin,

How many times do I have to tell you boy, GET TO WORK!!!! I can’t have you day dreaming all day. We have a lot to do. I need you to race again for me next month.

Now do I have to go and punish you again for not doing your work? GET TO IT!!!!

Your master,

Watto
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Note 2:
Watto,

I'm sorry; I'm getting to work now. I'm going to be racing next month? YES!!! I'm getting to work, don't worry, I won't try and daydream.


Anakin
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Note 3:
To my slave Anakin,

You are day dreaming again. Do I have to whip you one more time? I need you to go clean that hyperdrive thing you found. I also need you to see if you can get it into working order. Hurry up with that, because I need you to clean fan switches and just clean the shop in general.

Yes, you will be racing next month.

Your master,
Watto
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Note 4:
Watto,

I'm not daydreaming again, and no you won't have to use the belt, I won't do it again. I'm still working on the hyperdrive like you ordered, anything else?

Yes, I'm racing next month, YES!!!

Anakin
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Note 5:
Anakin,

You better not daydream again boy!! Where are you anyway? I haven’t seen you around. You better not be hiding from me, boy….or I’ll pound you.

Remember I own you. You do not own your own body or your work. I own all of you.

Make sure that you don’t crash your pod in the next race.

Also, call me MASTER in your next note. I demand respect!!!!!!!


Your master,
Watto
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Note 6:
MASTER Watto,

I'm not hiding from you, why would I do that? I'm sick, REALLY, REALLY sick, and Mom says it can be something like life threatening or something. I'm getting better through . I should be able to race still. Don't worry, I'll try and not crash the pod, and it wasn't my fault , I saved it from what could have happened and you know it.

I have to go, and rest. Sorry, I'm not there to work for you.


Anakin
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Note 7:
To my slave Anakin,

Quit coughing. It’s really getting me annoyed…so just cut all your coughing out.

Let’s see? Why would you be hiding from me? Maybe because you’re a bad little boy and you are trying to get out of work?

I do not care if you are sick or not…what’s wrong with you anyway? You are my property and everything you do belongs to me. When you don’t work, do you know that I lose a lot of time and money?

Now get back to work. I don’t care how sick you are. Do you understand me? I demand that you work now or I’ll beat your mother again.

Now BOY, GET IN HERE!!!!!!! I have a customer approaching and I need you to dust off the shop while I talk to the customers.

Okay, good. Now I’m going to talk to the customer.

I don’t care if you are sick or not. You are not allowed to rest during your work time!!! Do you understand me??????


Your master,
Watto
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Note 8:
MASTER Watto,

Ok, ok, I won't cough anymore, or won't try to. I'll clear and work and do anything you want, just please don't beat my mom, please? I'm clearing the tools on the counter as you're talking with that tall guy. I'll work VERY work and do my best, just please don't beat my mom.

I promise I was never hiding from you, I was sick, but I'm feeling better now, so I'll work real hard. Don't beat my mom.


Anakin
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Note 9:
To my slave Anakin,

You still cough sometimes. I don’t want to hear any coughing. Do you understand me?

Whether I beat your mom or not is my business, not yours. She is a slave just as you are, and if I want to beat her I can.

What was wrong with you that you were sick? You better be better boy!!! Next time you tell me you’re sick, I’ll beat YOU AND YOUR MOTHER, you got that?

Now that’s enough work for today. You can go home….and tomorrow you have the day off. I have a business meeting I must attend and I have no one to baby-sit you while I’m gone.


Your Master,
Watto
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Note 10:
Master Watto,

Thanks for letting me have the rest of today off and all tomorrow!! I PROMISE I'll try and NOT get sick again!!! I'll work double hard, and do everything you tell me to do, and even MORE then you'll tell me to, but please don't beat my mom. Yes, you can beat me, but not my mom, please, sir?


Anakin
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Note 11:
Master Watto,

Thanks for letting me have the rest of today off and all tomorrow!! I PROMISE I'll try and NOT get sick again!!! I'll work double hard, and do everything you tell me to do, and even MORE then you'll tell me to, but please don't beat my mom. Yes, you can beat me, but not my mom, please, sir?


Anakin
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Note 12:
Master Watto,

You're not letting me race!?! But-but you promised that I could! I've been waiting for months to race. Please, Master, may I race, PLEASE!?!?!

I understand, I'll not get sick (if I can help it).

I think you underestimate my new friends. I think they'll be able to get the money to buy the part, and leave here. That's what I think.


Anakin
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Note 13:
First Watto and Anakin Note written after AOTC came out


To my slave Anakin,

I told you that you would race next month, not tomorrow. Uh….don’t you have a concept of time? I can’t have you race every time. Besides that, because you were sick, you are WAY behind on your work. You need to make it all up and get ahead on your work; otherwise I’m going to get behind again!

Now that farmer or Jedi…whatever he is…wants to enter you in the race tomorrow. He came to me and said that he acquired a pod in a game of chance…that it was the fastest ever built, and he wants you to race it for him. I guess he thinks that you can win the race and get the money to buy the part. I tell you, those outlanders know nothing! You’re good…but you know that Sebulba will win…he always does. Of course…he did make a deal that I simply could not turn down…if you are willing to work EXTRA hard for me, and can somehow get ahead on your work while still being in the race tomorrow, I’ll let you race for him. Promise me that you will get ahead….and even if you have to work all day (except for the race) AND ALL NIGHT TOMORROW, I will let your race. Deal?

You’re “friends” as you call them are outlanders. They know nothing about life here. I don’t think that they’ll get out of here. Heh, heh, heh. You know what your friend did…he said that if YOU win, I get all the winnings minus the parts he needs…and if YOU lose, I get to keep their ship. It looks like the ship will be mine. I get a new ship! I can’t wait! We’ll sell it for a fortune. You’re friend’s a foolish one, methinks.


Your Master,
Watto
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Note 14:

Master Watto,

Thank you! I promise that I'll work very, very hard and I'll impress you tomorrow!
You'll see! Even my friends will be impressed because I'm going to beat Sebulba tomorrow and I don't care what everyone else thinks!

I don't think my friends are quite as foolish as you think. I'm going to win that race tomorrow, and I don't care if Sebulba cheats because I will win!


Anakin
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Note 15:
To my slave Anakin Skywalker,

Your friend ceases to surprise me with his foolishness. You better stop your friend’s betting, or I’m going to end up owning him too. Heh, heh, heh. You’ll never guess what kind of foolish bet he made.

Well I hope that you race well, since I own you, and your skill in part makes me look good. Boy, you cannot be foolish enough that you think you will win this race. You’ve never even finished one. Yes, you are good, there are no doubts there, but Sebulba’s going to win. He always wins.

How do you think you’re going to beat Sebulba? Now boy, you know that’s impossible.

Well you weren’t there when your friend made the bet with me. Had you been there, you would have known exactly what I’m talking about.


See you when the race is over. The flag parade was quite nice, but everyone already knows who will win. Don’t be too disappointed when you lose the race, and I obtain ownership of your friend’s ship.



Your master,
Watto
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Note 16:
Watto,

You don't seem to understand. I will win this race, I know it. Sebulba will lose. Qui-Gon is not foolish. He told me that I'll win and I believe him. What kind of foolish bet has he made?

I will race well, and even though you own me I'm not doing it for you. I have lots of fun and I don't care of you think Sebulba always wins. You won't take Qui-Gon's ship, I promise you that.

I have to race now. See you after the race. AFTER I win!

Anakin
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Note 17:
To my slave Anakin,

Your friend cheated! Somehow he knew you would win! More than that, I think YOU cheated. You little ungrateful brat! Well because you cheated, I’m not going to do Qui-Gon’s part of the deal.

You’re mine!

How could you win just because Qui-Gon told you you would? This is all a trick! Well you’re not going to cheat me out of anything.

Well maybe I can’t have Qui-Gon’s ship, but you’re mine. I’m not giving you up!

You know what, I’m not even going to tell you what happened with that bet. I think I’ll keep the details of that bet to myself.

Get to work. Remember you promised that you would work extra hard for me today.


You MASTER WHO OWNS YOU,
Watto
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Note 18:
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Watto,

You HAVE to do Qui-Gon's part of the deal! If not he'll take it to the Hutts and then you'll be in a lot of trouble because you didn't give Qui-Gon what he won. I'll work extra hard for you today, but only because I promised. None of this is a trick. How could you think I cheated? You shouldn't have been betting! You'd better give Qui-Gon what he won! What does it matter that you own me? I know that already. I don't see why you needed to keep restating it in your letter.

I'm going to get my work done now.

Anakin
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Note 19:
To Anakin who should rightfully be my property,

Ah shut-up. As I’m sure you have learned by now, you are now no longer my property. But I still own your mother!! The bet that your friend made with me right before the race was that if you won, you became Qui-Gon’s. You did not know this before the race, did you, you horrible little boy.

Qui-Gon used the same argument that you used…with the threat of taking me to the Hutts. I finally gave in.

I hope you know I don’t like this, and your mother is going to pay!

Now you should know why I made such a big issue about my owning you…in that last letter.

Now that I have deactivated your slave transmitter, go off and have a fun life…while I have to sit here and try to find someone else to do your old work. What am I going to do without you?

Leave quickly. If you should happen to see me before you leave, I might do you harm. I am NOT in a good mood right now, and you and your friend are the cause of it.


Your former master,
Watto
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Note 20:
Watto,

I’m glad I’m not your property anymore. I’m going to become a Jedi and if I find out your hurt my mom then I’ll make sure you hurt. I’m going to have a happy life and Í'm coming back when I’m a Jedi Knight and free my mom. You can find someone else to fix the things you break. And you can’t hurt me. If you do Qui-Gon will make you pay.


Goodbye Watto.


Anakin
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Note 21:
Anakin,

Even though I was mad that you left, I do care about you Anakin. You were a good slave, and I’m going to miss your work. If it pleases you, I would like you to send me a letter every once in a while to hear how you are doing. You will still make me proud if you are not my property anymore, because I can think, “that boy was once my slave.”

I’m not sure what that Jedi, or whatever he is, is planning on doing with you. A 9 year old boy can’t do much on his own in this galaxy, you know.

If you choose not to write me anymore, I ask that you at least write me back one more time.

You say you’re going to become a Jedi? How is a former slave going to become a Jedi? You’re good, there’s no doubt there…but I do not know if you have what it takes to become a Jedi Knight. I have also heard it said that the Jedi only take infants to train. They are not likely to take a 9, almost 10, year old boy on. I don’t want to dash your hopes, boy, but I am telling you what I know. That Jedi must have cheated you!

Do not worry about your mother, kid. I will treat her the same way I always have. If she is not doing her fair share of the work, I will beat her as I have in the past, but I will not hurt her anymore than she deserves.

You come back and free your mother? That’s going to be pretty near impossible, kid. If you become a Jedi Knight you would not be able to come back to Tatooine. You would have a Jedi Master, and I do not think the Council would give a care about your mother, and you would have to do what they say. Also, you would be powerless to free your mother. Tatooine is a Maurder world, not a Republic one.

Ew, boy, I’m REALLY scared of Qui-Gon. Sure, he cost me my best slave, but he would not bring me harm. Jedi are not supposed to get angry or attack.


Watto
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Note 22:
Watto,

This is the last time I will be writing to you. I will become a Jedi, no matter what it takes. It is my dream! And it would do well that you do not beat my mother. I don't care if the Jedi are not supposed to get angry, but I don't want you to beat my mom. And it won't matter what the Council cares about my mom, I will come back to free her. I promise.

I have to go now, I'm on Coruscant and they are taking me to see the Council.

Anakin
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Note 23:
One year later:


Anakin Skywalker,

This morning I discovered that a certain slave was missing…her name is Shmi Skywalker, your mother, and I noticed that her slave detector device was found and destroyed…I found the pieces on the ground. That was very clever of you, Anakin. I can only suspect that you were the cause of the problem. You better be glad that I didn’t find you in the act!

I don’t know if you are a Jedi, like you seemed so sure you would, but if you’re not, and if I ever catch you wandering around Tatooine, you’re going to be a dead little boy. Do you understand me?

I should have beat your mother…very badly…for daring to escape from me. I did beat your mother while she was gone. It was none of your business anyway. She was my property.

You better be careful, little boy. I know you recently had a birthday, and you’re now 11 years old. I smash little boys who anger me.


Your old master, and the rightful owner of your mother,
Watto
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Note 24:
Watto,

I don’t know what you’re talking about. I haven’t been on Tatooine since I left. But I’m glad my mother is free. I don’t care whether or not you think I did it because I didn’t take her slave detector. I don’t know who did it, but at least she’s away from you. She’s still alive, I can feel it! But if you hurt her I will come back, I promise you. I am not a Jedi yet, but I will be! And I will come back to her, and you won’t be able to harm me.


Anakin
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Note 25:
9 years later:


Anakin,

I have not written you in 9 years because I didn’t think it was worth it to write to a lying slave stealer. I am writing to let you know a piece of information that might be interesting to you. You, of course, already knew that your mother was living on a moisture farm over by Mos Eisely, and was living with your father and brothers. I assume that your mother told you that your father sold you into slavery when your mother was pregnant with you, and afterwards changed his last name to Lars.

Well, I’ve heard from a couple who live over by that way, and they said that your mother is missing. They didn’t give any details, so I don’t know if their story is creditable, mind you. But your little mother may be in serious danger. Perhaps your mother’s danger is at your father’s hands? You might want to investigate…before it is too late.

Oh, please, little Ani. I KNOW that you rescued your mother. You’re the only one who would have known how to locate and deactivate the slave detector without getting it blown up in your face.

Now I had nothing to do with what happened to your mother. I just thought you would be real interested in the information. I don’t know what you’re going to do with the information, either. But if I were you, I’d look into it.


Watto ________________________________________________________________________________
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