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Book Three: The Prophet
HisplaceatthetelescopewastakenbyaFedaykinguardsman.
PaulemergedintoashallowdepressionintheShieldWall’ssurface.Itwasaplaceaboutthirtymetersindiameterandsomethreemetersdeep,anaturalfeatureoftherockthattheFremenhadhiddenbeneathatranslucentcamouflagecover.Communicationsequipmentwasclusteredaroundaholeinthewalltotheright.FedaykinguardsdeployedthroughthedepressionwaitedforMuad-Dib’scommandtoattack.
Twomenemergedfromtheholebythecommunicationsequipment,spoketotheguardsthere.
PaulglancedatStilgar,noddedinthedirectionofthetwomen.“Gettheirreport,Stil.”
Stilgarmovedtoobey.
Paulcrouchedwithhisbacktotherock,stretchinghismuscles,straightened.
HesawStilgarsendingthetwomenbackintothatdarkholeintherock,thoughtaboutthelongclimbdownthatnarrowman-madetunneltothefloorofthebasin.
StilgarcrossedtoPaul.
“Whatwassoimportantthattheycouldn’tsendacielagowiththemessage?”
Paulasked.
“They’resavingtheirbirdsforthebattle,”Stilgarsaid.Heglancedatthe
communicationsequipment,backtoPaul.“Evenwithatightbeam,itiswrongtousethosethings,Muad’Dib.Theycanfindyoubytakingabearingonitsemission.”
“They’llsoonbetoobusytofindme,”Paulsaid.“Whatdidthemenreport?”
“OurpetSardaukarhavebeenreleasednearOldGaplowontherimandareontheirwaytotheirmaster.Therocketlaunchersandotherprojectileweaponsareinplace.Thepeoplearedeployedasyouordered.Itwasallroutine.
