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Book One: Dune
Slowly,hewilledthemusclestorelax.Sheputsomekindofholdonme,hethought.How?
“Sheaskedmetotellherwhatitistorule,”Paulsaid.“AndIsaidthatonecommands.AndshesaidIhadsomeunlearningtodo.”
Shehitamarkthererightenough,Hawatthought.HenoddedforPaultocontinue.
“Shesaidarulermustlearntopersuadeandnottocompel.Shesaidhemustlaythebestcoffeehearthtoattractthefinestmen.”
“How’dshefigureyourfatherattractedmenlikeDuncanandGurney?”Hawatasked.
Paulshrugged.“Thenshesaidagoodrulerhastolearnhisworld’slanguage,thatit’sdifferentforeveryworld.AndIthoughtshemeanttheydidn’tspeakGalachonArrakis,butshesaidthatwasn’titatall.Shesaidshemeantthelanguageoftherocksandgrowingthings,thelanguageyoudon’thearjustwithyourears.AndIsaidthat’swhatDr.YuehcallstheMysteryofLife.”
Hawatchuckled.“How’dthatsitwithher?”
“Ithinkshegotmad.Shesaidthemysteryoflifeisn’taproblemtosolve,butarealitytoexperience.SoIquotedtheFirstLawofMentatather:‘Aprocesscannotbeunderstoodbystoppingit.Understandingmustmovewiththeflowoftheprocess,mustjoinitandflowwithit.’Thatseemedtosatisfyher.”
Heseemstobegettingoverit,Hawatthought,butthatoldwitchfrightenedhim.Whydidshedoit?
“Thufir,”Paulsaid,“willArrakisbeasbadasshesaid?”
“Nothingcouldbethatbad,”Hawatsaidandforcedasmile.“TakethoseFremen,forexample,therenegadepeopleofthedesert.
