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Book One: Dune
Theplanetseemstohaveopeneditsarmstocertainterraniclifeforms.It’snotclearhow.Imustseekouttheplanetaryecologistwhenwearrive—aDr.Kynes—andoffermyhelpintheinvestigation.”
AndYuehthought:WhatamIsaying?Iplaythehypocriteevenwithmyself.
“WilltherebesomethingontheFremen?”Paulasked.
“TheFremen?”Yuehdrummedhisfingersonthetable,caughtPaulstaringatthenervousmotion,withdrewhishand.
“MaybeyouhavesomethingonthewholeArrakeenpopulation,”Paulsaid.
“Yes,tobesure,”Yuehsaid.“Therearetwogeneralseparationsofthepeople—Fremen,theyareonegroup,andtheothersarethepeopleofthegraben,thesink,andthepan.There’ssomeintermarriage,I’mtold.ThewomenofpanandsinkvillagespreferFremenhusbands;theirmenpreferFremenwives.Theyhaveasaying:‘Polishcomesfromthecities;wisdomfromthedesert.’”
“Doyouhavepicturesofthem?”
“I’llseewhatIcangetyou.Themostinterestingfeature,ofcourse,istheireyes—totallyblue,nowhitesinthem.”
“Mutation?”
“No;it’slinkedtosaturationofthebloodwithmelange.”
“TheFremenmustbebravetoliveattheedgeofthatdesert.”
“Byallaccounts,”Yuehsaid.“Theycomposepoemstotheirknives.Theirwomenareasfierceasthemen.EvenFremenchildrenareviolentanddangerous.You’llnotbepermittedtominglewiththem,Idaresay.”
PaulstaredatYueh,findinginthesefewglimpsesoftheFremenapowerofwordsthatcaughthisentireattention.
