Yoda discusses the missing planet with Obi-Wan and the younglings.

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Yoda

Mmm. Lost a planet, Master Obi-Wan has. How embarrassing. How embarrassing.

— Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones ‧ 2002

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The joke punctures the authority of both the adult investigator and the supposedly complete record. A simple question becomes useful because it is not constrained by their assumptions.

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In Attack of the Clones, Obi-Wan asks Yoda about the missing Kamino entry in the Jedi Archives. Yoda turns the problem into a lesson for the younglings and teases the investigator about losing a planet. A child’s suggestion exposes the possibility that the archive itself was altered.

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