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Book Two: Muad‘dib
Butamanbehindthemsaid:“Plentyofmoistureinthetraptonight.Jamis’
wayoftellingushe’ssatisfied.”
Jessicapassedthroughthesecretdoor,hearditclosebehind.ShesawhowtheFremenslowedwhilepassingthehoneycomblattice,feltthedampnessoftheairasshecameoppositeit.
Windtrap!shethought.They’veaconcealedwindtrapsomewhereonthesurfacetofunnelairdownhereintocoolerregionsandprecipitatethemoisturefromit.
Theypassedthroughanotherrockdoorwithlatticeworkaboveit,andthedoorclosedbehindthem.ThedraftofairattheirbackscarriedasensationofmoistureclearlyperceptibletobothJessicaandPaul.
Attheheadofthetroop,theglowglobeinStilgar’shandsdroppedbelowtheleveloftheheadsinfrontofPaul.Presentlyhefeltstepsbeneathhisfeet,curvingdowntotheleft.Lightreflectedbackupacrosshoodedheadsandawindingmovementofpeoplespiralingdownthesteps.
Jessicasensedmountingtensioninthepeoplearoundher,apressureofsilencethatraspedhernerveswithitsurgency.
Thestepsendedandthetrooppassedthroughanotherlowdoor.Thelightoftheglowglobewasswallowedinagreatopenspacewithahighcurvedceiling.
PaulfeltChani’shandonhisarm,heardafaintdrippingsoundinthechillair,feltanutterstillnesscomeovertheFremeninthecathedralpresenceofwater.
Ihaveseenthisplaceinadream,hethought.
Thethoughtwasbothreassuringandfrustrating.Somewhereaheadofhimonthispath,thefanatichordescuttheirgorypathacrosstheuniverseinhisname.
