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Book One: Dune
“AslongastheGuildremainseffectivelyoutsideImperialcontrol,howcoulditbeotherwise?Howelsecouldspiesandassassinsmoveabout?”
Feyd-Rautha’smouthmadeasoundless“Oh-h-h-h.”
“We’vearrangeddiversionsattheResidency,”Pitersaid.“There’llbeanattemptonthelifeoftheAtreidesheir—anattemptwhichcouldsucceed.”
“Piter,”theBaronrumbled,“youindicated—”
“Iindicatedaccidentscanhappen,”Pitersaid.“Andtheattemptmustappearvalid.”
“Ah,buttheladhassuchasweetyoungbody,”theBaronsaid.“Ofcourse,he’spotentiallymoredangerousthanthefather...withthatwitchmothertraininghim.Accursedwoman!Ah,well,pleasecontinue,Piter.”
“Hawatwillhavedivinedthatwehaveanagentplantedonhim,”Pitersaid.
“TheobvioussuspectisDr.Yueh,whoisindeedouragent.ButHawathasinvestigatedandfoundthatourdoctorisaSukSchoolgraduatewithImperialConditioning—supposedlysafeenoughtoministereventotheEmperor.GreatstoreissetonImperialConditioning.It’sassumedthatultimateconditioningcannotberemovedwithoutkillingthesubject.However,assomeoneonceobserved,giventherightleveryoucanmoveaplanet.Wefoundtheleverthatmovedthedoctor.”
“How?”Feyd-Rauthaasked.Hefoundthisafascinatingsubject.Everyoneknewyoucouldn’tsubvertImperialConditioning!
“Anothertime,”theBaronsaid.“Continue,Piter.”
“InplaceofYueh,”Pitersaid,“we’lldragamostinterestingsuspectacrossHawat’spath.
