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Book Three: The Prophet
IfFeyd-Rauthawishesit,hemaymeetyouwithmybladeinhishand.”
“Iwishit,”Feyd-Rauthasaid,andPaulsawtheelationontheman’sface.
He’soverconfident,Paulthought.There’sanaturaladvantageIcanaccept.
“GettheEmperor’sblade,”Paulsaid,andwatchedashiscommandwasobeyed.“Putitonthefloorthere.”Heindicatedaplacewithhisfoot.“CleartheImperialrabblebackagainstthewallandlettheHarkonnenstandclear.”
Aflurryofrobes,scrapingoffeet,low-voicedcommandsandprotestsaccompaniedobediencetoPaul’scommand.TheGuildsmenremainedstandingnearthecommunicationsequipment.TheyfrownedatPaulinobviousindecision.
They’reaccustomedtoseeingthefuture,Paulthought.Inthisplaceandtimethey’reblind...evenasIam.Andhesampledthetime-winds,sensingtheturmoil,thestormnexusthatnowfocusedonthismomentplace.Eventhefaintgapswereclosednow.Herewastheunbornjihad,heknew.Herewastheraceconsciousnessthathehadknownonceashisownterriblepurpose.HerewasreasonenoughforaKwisatzHaderachoraLisanal-GaiboreventhehaltingschemesoftheBeneGesserit.Theraceofhumanshadfeltitsowndormancy,senseditselfgrownstaleandknewnowonlytheneedtoexperienceturmoilinwhichthegeneswouldmingleandthestrongnewmixturessurvive.Allhumanswerealiveasanunconscioussingleorganisminthismoment,experiencingakindofsexualheatthatcouldoverrideanybarrier.
AndPaulsawhowfutilewereanyeffortsofhistochangeanysmallestbitofthis.
