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Book One: Dune
Here,wemustdevelopsomethingIchoosetocalldesertpower.Thismayincludeairpower,butit’spossibleitmaynot.Icallyourattentiontothelackof‘thoptershields.”Heshookhishead.“TheHarkonnensreliedonturnoverfromoffplanetforsomeoftheirkeypersonnel.Wedon’tdare.Eachnewlotwouldhaveitsquotaofprovocateurs.”
“Thenwe’llhavetobecontentwithfarlessprofitandareducedharvest,”
Hawatsaid.“OuroutputthefirsttwoseasonsshouldbedownathirdfromtheHarkonnenaverage.”
“Thereitis,”theDukesaid,“exactlyasweexpected.”We’llhavetomovefastwiththeFremen.I’dlikefivefullbattalionsofFrementroopsbeforethefirstCHOAMaudit.”
“That’snotmuchtime,Sire,”Hawatsaid.
“Wedon’thavemuchtime,asyouwellknow.They’llbeherewithSardaukardisguisedasHarkonnensatthefirstopportunity.Howmanydoyouthinkthey’llshipin,Thufir?”
“Fourorfivebattalionsalltold,Sire.Nomore,Guildtroop-transportcostsbeingwhattheyare.”
“ThenfivebattalionsofFremenplusourownforcesoughttodoit.LetushaveafewcaptiveSardaukartoparadeinfrontoftheLandsraadCouncilandmatterswillbemuchdifferent—profitsornoprofits.”
“We’lldoourbest,Sire.”
Paullookedathisfather,backtoHawat,suddenlyconsciousoftheMentat’sgreatage,awarethattheoldmanhadservedthreegenerationsofAtreides.Aged.
