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Book Two: Muad‘dib
Someofthemsleptnow,standingup,leaningagainsttherock,sprawledonthesandbeneaththerock.Theirlast’thopter,theonethey’dbeenusingasaground-effectmachinetocarrytheirwounded,hadgivenoutjustbeforedawn.Theyhadcutitupwithlasgunsandhiddenthepieces,thenworkedtheirwaydownintothishidingplaceattheedgeofthebasin.
Hawathadonlyaroughideaoftheirlocation—sometwohundredkilometerssoutheastofArrakeen.ThemaintraveledwaysbetweentheShieldWallsietchcommunitiesweresomewheresouthofthem.
TheFremenacrossfromHawatthrewbackhishoodandstillsuitcaptorevealsandyhairandbeard.Thehairwascombedstraightbackfromahigh,thinforehead.Hehadtheunreadabletotalblueeyesofthespicediet.Beardandmustachewerestainedatonesideofthemouth,hishairmattedtherebypressureoftheloopingcatchtubefromhisnoseplugs.
Themanremovedhisplugs,readjustedthem.Herubbedatascarbesidehisnose.
“Ifyoucrossthesinkherethisnight,”theFremensaid,“youmustnotuseshields.Thereisabreakinthewall....”Heturnedonhisheels,pointedsouth.
“...there,anditisopensanddowntotheerg.Shieldswillattracta....”Hehesitated.“...worm.Theydon’toftencomeinhere,butashieldwillbringoneeverytime.”
Hesaidworm,Hawatthought.Hewasgoingtosaysomethingelse.What?
Andwhatdoeshewantofus?
Hawatsighed.
Hecouldnotrecalleverbeforebeingthistired.Itwasamusclewearinessthatenergypillswereunabletoease.
