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Book Three: The Prophet

           Andthatcouldonlymeananendtoalleventothewoman’sownson.

           Whatapoisonoushateshemust’vehadfortheAtreides,hethought.

           SomethinglikethehateIholdforthisBaron.Willmyblowbeasfinalandcompleteashers?

           ***

           Thereisinallthingsapatternthatispartofouruniverse.Ithassymmetry,elegance,andgracethosequalitiesyoufindalwaysinthatwhichthetrueartistcaptures.Youcanfinditintheturningoftheseasons,inthewaysandtrailsalongaridge,inthebranchclustersofthecreosotebushorthepatternofitsleaves.Wetrytocopythesepatternsinourlivesandoursociety,seekingtherhythms,thedances,theformsthatcomfort.Yet,itispossibletoseeperilinthefindingofultimateperfection.Itisclearthattheultimatepatterncontainsitsownfixity.Insuchperfection,allthingsmovetowarddeath.

           from“TheCollectedSayingsofMuad’Dib”bythePrincessIrulan

           PAUL-MUAD’DIBrememberedthattherehadbeenamealheavywithspiceessence.Heclungtothismemorybecauseitwasananchorpointandhecouldtellhimselffromthisvantagethathisimmediateexperiencemustbeadream.

           Iamatheaterofprocesses,hetoldhimself.Iamapreytotheimperfectvision,totheraceconsciousnessanditsterriblepurpose.

           Yet,hecouldnotescapethefearthathehadsomehowoverrunhimself,losthispositionintime,sothatpastandfutureandpresentmingledwithoutdistinction.

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