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'Star Wars' fans forced to choose between their job and their movie

People in line
Employees stay away from their own "Death Stars" to watch the "Star Wars" prequel  

May 19, 1999
Web posted at: 10:31 p.m. EDT (0231 GMT)

(CNN) -- For millions of 'Star Wars' devotees, Wednesday's workday collided head-on with the premiere of the much-awaited prequel "Episode One: The Phantom Menace."

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