Demand for pilot-less craft was low during the height of the Empire, when the Imperial war machine had an endless supply of clone and Academy-trained personnel from which to draw.

帝国全盛期对无人驾驶飞船的需求不大，此时帝国的战争机器有源源不断的克隆人和军校学员作为补充。

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Unlike the lush, elaborate, French-inspired, high Deco romanticism of the Chrysler Building, the Empire State's massing and design is a more simplified, commercial evocation of the Machine Age, a favorite theme of the time.

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