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Book One: Dune
“Weintendtokeepit,certainly,butonlytoholditintrustforthepeopleofArrakis.ItisourdreamthatsomedaytheclimateofArrakismaybechangedsufficientlytogrowsuchplantsanywhereintheopen.”
Blessher!Letothought.Letourwater-shipperchewonthat.
“Yourinterestinwaterandweathercontrolisobvious,”theDukesaid.“I’dadviseyoutodiversifyyourholdings.Oneday,waterwillnotbeapreciouscommodityonArrakis.”
Andhethought:HawatmustredoublehiseffortsatinfiltratingthisBewt’sorganization.Andwemuststartonstand-bywaterfacilitiesatonce.Nomanisgoingtoholdaclubovermyhead!
Bewtnodded,thesmilestillonhisface.“Acommendabledream,myLord.”
Hewithdrewapace.
Leto’sattentionwascaughtbytheexpressiononKynes’face.ThemanwasstaringatJessica.Heappearedtransfigured—likeamaninlove...orcaughtinareligioustrance.
Kynes’thoughtswereoverwhelmedatlastbythewordsofprophecy:“Andtheyshallshareyourmostpreciousdream.”HespokedirectlytoJessica:“Doyoubringtheshorteningoftheway?”
“Ah,Dr.Kynes,”thewater-shippersaid.“You’vecomeinfromtrampingaroundwithyourmobsofFremen.Howgraciousofyou.”
KynespassedanunreadableglanceacrossBewt,said:“Itissaidinthedesertthatpossessionofwateringreatamountcaninflictamanwithfatalcarelessness.”
“Theyhavemanystrangesayingsinthedesert,”Bewtsaid,buthisvoicebetrayeduneasiness.
JessicacrossedtoLeto,slippedherhandunderhisarmtogainamomentinwhichtocalmherself.
