An update: Here is the detailed plot by Lucas - this is an excellent story! It takes about 15 minutes to read, but you will be glad that you did. It answers all of the major questions and ties all of the pieces together nicely.

Enjoy!

http://www.supershadow.com/starwars/episode3/revenge_of_the_sith/plot_script.html

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