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Book Two: Muad‘dib
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Andhethought:SurelytheremustbesomeofmyFremennear.Theycannothelpbutseethebirdsoverme.Theywillinvestigateifonlytoseeifthere’smoistureavailable.
“ThemassesofArrakiswillknowthatweworktomakethelandflowwithwater,”hisfathersaid.“Mostofthem,ofcourse,willhaveonlyasemimysticalunderstandingofhowweintendtodothis.Many,notunderstandingtheprohibitivemass-ratioproblem,mayeventhinkwe’llbringwaterfromsomeotherplanetrichinit.Letthemthinkanythingtheywishaslongastheybelieveinus.”
InaminuteI’llgetupandtellhimwhatIthinkofhim,Kynesthought.
Standingtherelecturingmewhenheshouldbehelpingme.
ThebirdtookanotherhopclosertoKynes’outstretchedhand.Twomorehawksdrifteddowntothesandbehindit.
“Religionandlawamongourmassesmustbeoneandthesame,”hisfathersaid.“Anactofdisobediencemustbeasinandrequirereligiouspenalties.Thiswillhavethedualbenefitofbringingbothgreaterobedienceandgreaterbravery.Wemustdependnotsomuchonthebraveryofindividuals,yousee,asuponthebraveryofawholepopulation.”
WhereismypopulationnowwhenIneeditmost?Kynesthought.Hesummonedallhisstrength,movedhishandafinger’swidthtowardthenearesthawk.Ithoppedbackwardamongitscompanionsandallstoodpoisedforflight.
“Ourtimetablewillachievethestatureofanaturalphenomenon,”hisfathersaid.“Aplanet’slifeisavast,tightlyinterwovenfabric.
