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Book Two: Muad‘dib
Abruptly,itstraightened,stretcheditsheadupwardandwithasinglescreech,leapedintotheairandbankedawayoverheadwithitscompanionsbehindit.
They’vecome!Kynesthought.MyFremenhavefoundme!
Thenheheardthesandrumbling.
EveryFremenknewthesound,coulddistinguishitimmediatelyfromthenoisesofwormsorotherdesertlife.Somewherebeneathhim,thepre-spicemasshadaccumulatedenoughwaterandorganicmatterfromthelittlemakers,hadreachedthecriticalstageofwildgrowth.Agiganticbubbleofcarbondioxidewasformingdeepinthesand,heavingupwardinanenormous“blow”withadustwhirlpoolatitscenter.Itwouldexchangewhathadbeenformeddeepinthesandforwhateverlayonthesurface.
Thehawkscircledoverheadscreechingtheirfrustration.Theyknewwhatwashappening.Anydesertcreaturewouldknow.
AndIamadesertcreature,Kynesthought.Youseeme,Father?Iamadesertcreature.
Hefeltthebubblelifthim,feltitbreakandthedustwhirlpoolengulfhim,dragginghimdownintocooldarkness.Foramoment,thesensationofcoolnessandthemoisturewereblessedrelief.Then,ashisplanetkilledhim,itoccurredtoKynesthathisfatherandalltheotherscientistswerewrong,thatthemostpersistentprinciplesoftheuniversewereaccidentanderror.
Eventhehawkscouldappreciatethesefacts.
