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Book One: Dune
Hefeltthatanyquestionhemightaskherwouldbringananswerthatcouldlifthimoutofhisflesh-worldintosomethinggreater.
“Whydoyoutestforhumans?”heasked.
“Tosetyoufree.”
“Free?”
“Oncementurnedtheirthinkingovertomachinesinthehopethatthiswouldsetthemfree. Butthatonlypermittedothermenwithmachinestoenslavethem.”
“‘Thoushaltnotmakeamachineinthelikenessofaman’smind,’”Paulquoted.
“RightoutoftheButlerianJihadandtheOrangeCatholicBible,”shesaid.
“ButwhattheO.C.Bibleshould’vesaidis:‘Thoushaltnotmakeamachinetocounterfeitahumanmind.’HaveyoustudiedtheMentatinyourservice?”
“I’vestudiedwithThufirHawat.”
“TheGreatRevolttookawayacrutch,”shesaid.“Itforcedhumanmindstodevelop.Schoolswerestartedtotrainhumantalents.”
“BeneGesseritschools?”
Shenodded. “Wehavetwochiefsurvivorsofthoseancientschools:theBeneGesseritandtheSpacingGuild. TheGuild,sowethink,emphasizesalmostpuremathematics.BeneGesseritperformsanotherfunction.”
“Politics,”hesaid.
“Kullwahad!”theoldwomansaid.ShesentahardglanceatJessica.
“I’venottoldhim,YourReverence,”Jessicasaid.
TheReverendMotherreturnedherattentiontoPaul. “Youdidthatonremarkablyfewclues,”shesaid.“Politicsindeed. TheoriginalBeneGesseritschoolwasdirectedbythosewhosawtheneedofathreadofcontinuityinhumanaffairs. Theysawtherecouldbenosuchcontinuitywithoutseparatinghumanstockfromanimalstock—forbreedingpurposes.”
