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Book One: Dune
“Ithinkfirstwe’dbetterlearnifThufirhasanythingtoaddtohisreportontheFremen,”theDukesaid.“Thufir?”
Hawatglancedup.“I’vesomeeconomicmatterstogointoaftermygeneralreport,Sire,butIcansaynowthattheFremenappearmoreandmoretobethealliesweneed.They’rewaitingnowtoseeiftheycantrustus,buttheyappeartobedealingopenly.They’vesentusagift—stillsuitsoftheirownmanufacture...mapsofcertaindesertareassurroundingstrongpointstheHarkonnensleftbehind....”Heglanceddownatthetable.“TheirintelligencereportshaveprovedcompletelyreliableandhavehelpedusconsiderablyinourdealingswiththeJudgeoftheChange.They’vealsosentsomeincidentalthings—jewelryfortheLadyJessica,spiceliquor,candy,medicinals.Mymenareprocessingthelotrightnow.Thereappearstobenotrickery.”
“Youlikethesepeople,Thufir?”askedamandownthetable.
Hawatturnedtofacehisquestioner.“DuncanIdahosaysthey’retobeadmired.”
Paulglancedathisfather,backtoHawat,venturedaquestion:“HaveyouanynewinformationonhowmanyFrementhereare?”
HawatlookedatPaul.“Fromfoodprocessingandotherevidence,Idahoestimatesthecavecomplexhevisitedconsistedofsometenthousandpeople,alltold.Theirleadersaidheruledasietchoftwothousandhearths.We’vereasontobelievethereareagreatmanysuchsietchcommunities.AllseemtogivetheirallegiancetosomeonecalledLiet.”
“That’ssomethingnew,”Letosaid.
“Itcouldbeanerroronmypart,Sire.
