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Book One: Dune
AllthespecialtrainingfromHawatandhismother—themnemonics,thefocusingofawareness,themusclecontrolandsharpeningofsensitivities,thestudyoflanguagesandnuancesofvoices—allofitclickedintoanewkindofunderstandinginhismind.
“You’llbetheDukesomeday,Son,”hisfathersaid.“AMentatDukewouldbeformidableindeed.Canyoudecidenow...ordoyouneedmoretime?”
Therewasnohesitationinhisanswer.“I’llgoonwiththetraining.”
“Formidableindeed,”theDukemurmured,andPaulsawtheproudsmileonhisfather’sface.ThesmileshockedPaul:ithadaskulllookontheDuke’snarrowfeatures.Paulclosedhiseyes,feelingtheterriblepurposereawakenwithinhim.PerhapsbeingaMentatisterriblepurpose,hethought.
Butevenashefocusedonthisthought,hisnewawarenessdeniedit.
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WiththeLadyJessicaandArrakis,theBeneGesseritsystemofsowingimplant-legendsthroughtheMissionariaProtectivacametoitsfullfruition.
ThewisdomofseedingtheknownuniversewithaprophecypatternfortheprotectionofB.G.personnelhaslongbeenappreciated,butneverhaveweseenacondition-ut-extremiswithmoreidealmatingofpersonandpreparation.ThepropheticlegendshadtakenonArrakiseventotheextentofadoptedlabels(includingReverendMother,cantoandrespondu,andmostoftheShari-apanopliapropheticus).AnditisgenerallyacceptednowthattheLadyJessica’slatentabilitiesweregrosslyunderestimated.
—from“Analysis:TheArrakeenCrisis”bythePrincessIrulan(privatecirculation:B.G.
