Дюна
Book One: Dune
“Thedrug’sdangerous,”shesaid,“butitgivesinsight.WhenaTruthsayer’sgiftedbythedrug,shecanlookmanyplacesinhermemory—inherbody’smemory.Welookdownsomanyavenuesofthepast...butonlyfeminineavenues.” Hervoicetookonanoteofsadness.“Yet,there’saplacewherenoTruthsayercansee.Wearerepelledbyit,terrorized. Itissaidamanwillcomeonedayandfindinthegiftofthedrughisinwardeye. Hewilllookwherewecannot—intobothfeminineandmasculinepasts.”
“YourKwisatzHaderach?”
“Yes,theonewhocanbemanyplacesatonce:theKwisatzHaderach.Manymenhavetriedthedrug...somany,butnonehassucceeded.”
“Theytriedandfailed,allofthem?”
“Oh,no.”Sheshookherhead.“Theytriedanddied.”
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ToattemptanunderstandingofMuad‘Dibwithoutunderstandinghismortalenemies,theHarkonnens,istoattemptseeingTruthwithoutknowingFalsehood. ItistheattempttoseetheLightwithoutknowingDarkness.Itcannotbe.
—from“ManualofMuad’Dib”bythePrincessIrulan
ItwasAreliefglobeofaworld,partlyinshadows,spinningundertheimpetusofafathandthatglitteredwithrings. Theglobesatonafreeformstandatonewallofawindowlessroomwhoseotherwallspresentedapatchworkofmulticoloredscrolls,filmbooks,tapesandreels. Lightglowedintheroomfromgoldenballshanginginmobilesuspensorfields.
Anellipsoiddeskwithatopofjade-pinkpetrifiedelaccawoodstoodatthecenteroftheroom. Veriformsuspensorchairsringedit,twoofthemoccupied.
Inonesatadark-hairedyouthofaboutsixteenyears,roundoffaceandwithsulleneyes.Theotherheldaslender,shortmanwitheffeminateface.
