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Appendix I: The Ecology of Dune
Theywereinfiltratingthe“system,”apossibilitythey’dneverconsidered.Stationtoolsbeganfindingtheirwayintothesietchwarrens—especiallycutterayswhichwereusedtodigundergroundcatchbasinsandhiddenwindtraps.
Waterbegancollectinginthebasins.
ItbecameapparenttotheFrementhatKyneswasnotamadmantotally,justmadenoughtobeholy.Hewasoneoftheumma,thebrotherhoodofprophets.
TheshadeofUlietwasadvancedtothesadus,thethrongofheavenlyjudges.
Kynes—direct,savagelyintentKynes—knewthathighlyorganizedresearchisguaranteedtoproducenothingnew.Hesetupsmall-unitexperimentswithregularinterchangeofdataforaswiftTansleyeffect,leteachgroupfinditsownpath.Theymustaccumulatemillionsoftinyfacts.Heorganizedonlyisolatedandroughrun-throughteststoputtheirdifficultiesintoperspective.
Coresamplingsweremadethroughoutthebled.Chartsweredevelopedon
thelongdriftsofweatherthatarecalledclimate.Hefoundthatinthewidebeltcontainedbythe70-degreelines,northandsouth,temperaturesforthousandsofyearshadn’tgoneoutsidethe254-332degrees(absolute)range,andthatthisbelthadlonggrowingseasonswheretemperaturesrangedfrom284to302degreesabsolute:the“bonanza”rangeforterraformlife...oncetheysolvedthewaterproblem.
Whenwillwesolveit?theFremenasked.WhenwillweseeArrakisasaparadise?
Inthemannerofateacheransweringachildwhohasaskedthesumof2plus2,Kynestoldthem:“Fromthreehundredtofivehundredyears.
