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Book Three: The Prophet
Andthatcouldonlymeananendtoall—eventothewoman’sownson.
Whatapoisonoushateshemust’vehadfortheAtreides,hethought.
SomethinglikethehateIholdforthisBaron.Willmyblowbeasfinalandcompleteashers?
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Thereisinallthingsapatternthatispartofouruniverse.Ithassymmetry,elegance,andgrace—thosequalitiesyoufindalwaysinthatwhichthetrueartistcaptures.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.
