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Book One: Dune
Extracarehasbeenusedinsealingessentialareasagainstsandanddust.Onlyaboutoneinthirtyisshielded—possiblydiscardingtheshieldgenerator’sweightforgreaterrange.”
“Idon’tlikethisde-emphasisonshields,”theDukemuttered.Andhethought:IsthistheHarkonnensecret?Doesitmeanwewon’tevenbeabletoescapeonshieldedfrigatesifallgoesagainstus?Heshookhisheadsharplytodriveoutsuchthoughts,said:“Let’sgettotheworkingestimate.What’llourprofitfigurebe?”
Hawatturnedtwopagesinhisnotebook.“Afterassessingtherepairsandoperableequipment,we’veworkedoutafirstestimateonoperatingcosts.It’sbasednaturallyonadepreciatedfigureforaclearsafetymargin.”HeclosedhiseyesinMentatsemitrance,said:“UndertheHarkonnens,maintenanceandsalarieswereheldtofourteenpercent.We’llbeluckytomakeitatthirtypercentatfirst.Withreinvestmentandgrowthfactorsaccountedfor,includingthe
CHOAMpercentageandmilitarycosts,ourprofitmarginwillbereducedtoaverynarrowsixorsevenpercentuntilwecanreplaceworn-outequipment.Wethenshouldbeabletoboostituptotwelveorfifteenpercentwhereitbelongs.”
Heopenedhiseyes.“UnlessmyLordwishestoadoptHarkonnenmethods.”
“We’reworkingforasolidandpermanentplanetarybase,”theDukesaid.
“Wehavetokeepalargepercentageofthepeoplehappy—especiallytheFremen.”
“MostespeciallytheFremen,”Hawatagreed.
“OursupremacyonCaladan,”theDukesaid,“dependedonseaandairpower.
