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Book Three: The Prophet
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Hestraightened,scanningthehorizon,rememberingStilgar’swords:“Judgethelineofapproachcarefully.Remember,awormseldommakesanunseenapproachtoathumper.Listenallthesame.Youmayoftenhearitbeforeyouseeit.”
AndChani’swordsofcaution,whisperedatnightwhenherfearforhimovercameher,filledhismind:“Whenyoutakeyourstandalongthemaker’spath,youmustremainutterlystill.Youmustthinklikeapatchofsand.Hidebeneathyourcloakandbecomealittleduneinyourveryessence.”
Slowly,hescannedthehorizon,listening,watchingforthesignshehadbeentaught.
Itcamefromthesoutheast,adistanthissing,asand-whisper.Presentlyhesawthefarawayoutlineofthecreature’strackagainstthedawnlightandrealizedhehadneverbeforeseenamakerthislarge,neverheardofonethissize.Itappearedtobemorethanhalfaleaguelong,andtheriseofthesandwaveatitscrestingheadwasliketheapproachofamountain.
ThisisnothingIhaveseenbyvisionorinlife,Paulcautionedhimself.Hehurriedacrossthepathofthethingtotakehisstand,caughtupentirelybytherushingneedsofthismoment.
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“Controlthecoinageandthecourts—lettherabblehavetherest.”ThusthePadishahEmperoradvisedyou.Andhetellsyou:“Ifyouwantprofits,youmustrule.
