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Book Two: Muad‘dib
maytheirfacesbeforeverblack.”
Jessicastoppedintheactofturningawayfromhim,lookedbackupintohisface.“TheGuild?WhathastheGuildtodowithyourspice?”
“It’sLiet’scommand,”Stilgarsaid.“Weknowthereason,butthetasteofitsoursus.WebribetheGuildwithamonstrouspaymentinspicetokeepourskiesclearofsatellitesandsuchthatnonemayspywhatwedotothefaceofArrakis.”
Sheweighedoutherwords,rememberingthatPaulhadsaidthismustbethereasonArrakeenskieswereclearofsatellites.“AndwhatisityoudotothefaceofArrakisthatmustnotbeseen?”
“Wechangeit...slowlybutwithcertainty...tomakeitfitforhumanlife.
Ourgenerationwillnotseeit,norourchildrennorourchildren’schildrennorthegrandchildrenoftheirchildren...butitwillcome.”Hestaredwithveiledeyesoutoverthebasin.“Openwaterandtallgreenplantsandpeoplewalkingfreelywithoutstillsuits.”
Sothat’sthedreamofthisLiet-Kynes,shethought.Andshesaid:“Bribesaredangerous;theyhaveawayofgrowinglargerandlarger.”
“Theygrow,”hesaid,“buttheslowwayisthesafeway.”
Jessicaturned,lookedoutoverthebasin,tryingtoseeitthewayStilgarwasseeingitinhisimagination.Shesawonlythegrayedmustardstainofdistantrocksandasuddenhazymotionintheskyabovethecliffs.
“Ah-h-h-h,”Stilgarsaid.
