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Source: Jacksonville Daily Progress

A light saber used by Darth Vader in the “Star Wars” movies “The Empire Strikes Back” and ”Return of the Jedi” sold Thursday for nearly $5 million in an auction. Heritage Auctions said that light saber sold for $4.875 million…

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