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Book One: Dune
Butifyouweregoingtoraisetough,strong,ferociousmen,whatenvironmentalconditionswouldyouimposeonthem?”
“Howcouldyouwintheloyaltyofsuchmen?”
“Thereareprovenways:playonthecertainknowledgeoftheirsuperiority,themystiqueofsecretcovenant,theespritofsharedsuffering.Itcanbedone.Ithasbeendoneonmanyworldsinmanytimes.”
Paulnodded,holdinghisattentiononhisfather’sface.Hefeltsomerevelationimpending.
“ConsiderArrakis,”theDukesaid.“Whenyougetoutsidethetownsandgarrisonvillages,it’severybitasterribleaplaceasSalusaSecundus.”
Paul’seyeswentwide.“TheFremen!”
“WehavetherethepotentialofacorpsasstronganddeadlyastheSardaukar.It’llrequirepatiencetoexploitthemsecretlyandwealthtoequipthemproperly.ButtheFremenarethere...andthespicewealthisthere.YouseenowwhywewalkintoArrakis,knowingthetrapisthere.”
“Don’ttheHarkonnensknowabouttheFremen?”
“TheHarkonnenssneeredattheFremen,huntedthemforsport,neverevenbotheredtryingtocountthem.WeknowtheHarkonnenpolicywithplanetarypopulations—spendaslittleaspossibletomaintainthem.”
Themetallicthreadsinthehawksymbolabovehisfather’sbreastglistenedastheDukeshiftedhisposition.“Yousee?”
“We’renegotiatingwiththeFremenrightnow,”Paulsaid.
“IsentamissionheadedbyDuncanIdaho,”theDukesaid.“Aproudandruthlessman,Duncan,butfondofthetruth.IthinktheFremenwilladmirehim.
Ifwe’relucky,theymayjudgeusbyhim:Duncan,themoral.
