Gallery: Hundreds of Costumed Star Wars Fans Run Lightsaber Relay Race to Comic-Con

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    Brian MacMillan, dressed as Chewbacca, runs a leg of the Course of the Force relay through the Google campus. *Photo: Ariel Zambelich/Wired*
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    Darth Vader and some of his Stormtroopers take their places for a photo op. *Photo: Ariel Zambelich/Wired*
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    The Sail Barge in the parking lot of Google. *Photo: Ariel Zambelich/Wired*
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    After all the excitement – and the hot temperatures – Darth Vader and the stormtroopers relax in the shade, removing their headgear so they can drink water and breathe freely. *Photo: Ariel Zambelich/Wired*
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    At the end of the shoot, R2-D2 is wheeled off to the next leg of the relay. *Photo: Ariel Zambelich/Wired*
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