] For their brutish strength and technological savvy,
] Wookiees were enslaved by the Empire for use as labor.
] For a time, Chewbacca was a slave, toiling away for the
] betterment of the Empire until an impudent Imperial cadet
] named Han Solo freed him.
]
] Drummed out of the military, Solo had few options but to
] return to the fringe lifestyle he knew so well. Chewbacca
] swore loyalty to Han, and became his partner in crime.
] The two of them became a well-known smuggling duo.

I was wondering how Chewie went from being a leader of the Wookies to running drugs for Jabba the Hut. Someone sent me the answer...

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