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Book One: Dune
Whocouldgainsayhim?Allwe’dgainisalittletimewhileriskingchaos.Andwherewouldthenextattackcomefrom?”
“AlltheHousesmightstartstockpilingspice.”
“Ourenemieshaveaheadstart—toomuchofaleadtoovercome.”
“TheEmperor,”Paulsaid.“ThatmeanstheSardaukar.”
“DisguisedinHarkonnenlivery,nodoubt,”theDukesaid.“Butthesoldierfanaticsnonetheless.”
“HowcanFremenhelpusagainstSardaukar?”
“DidHawattalktoyouaboutSalusaSecundus?”
“TheEmperor’sprisonplanet?No.”
“Whatifitweremorethanaprisonplanet,Paul?There’saquestionyouneverhearaskedabouttheImperialCorpsofSardaukar:Wheredotheycomefrom?”
“Fromtheprisonplanet?”
“Theycomefromsomewhere.”
“ButthesupportingleviestheEmperordemandsfrom—”
“That’swhatwe’reledtobelieve:they’rejusttheEmperor’sleviestrainedyoungandsuperbly.YouhearanoccasionalmutteringabouttheEmperor’strainingcadres,butthebalanceofourcivilizationremainsthesame:themilitaryforcesoftheLandsraadGreatHousesononeside,theSardaukarandtheirsupportingleviesontheother.Andtheirsupportinglevies,Paul.TheSardaukarremaintheSardaukar.”
“ButeveryreportonSalusaSecundussaysS.S.isahellworld!”
“Undoubtedly.
