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[Star Wars] What would Palpatine have done had Count Dooku killed Anakin and Obi Wan in Episode 2?

It seemed like Palpatine had been grooming Anakin since episode 1 to be his apprentice, but Dooku wasn't in on this plan. In episode 2, Dooku nearly kills Anakin and Obi Wan were it not for Yoda appearing just in time. How would Palpatine have proceeded were Yoda to arrive too late?
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Continue training Dooku whilst making moves on Mace Windu. Anakin's death would be a pitty, like the deaths of all of Palpatine's apprentices. but Palpatine can move on. The real tragedy with employing Count Dooku as his apprentice is just how old Dooku is.