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           Thebitterdoubleedgeinthis“admission”didnotescapeBomoko’scriticsandhewasforcedsoonafterwardtofleeintoexile,hislifedependentupontheGuild’spledgeofsecrecv.HereportedlydiedonTupile,honoredandbeloved,hislastwords:“Religionmustremainanoutletforpeoplewhosaytothemselves,‘IamnotthekindofpersonIwanttobe.’Itmustneversinkintoanassemblageoftheself-satisfied.”

           ItispleasanttothinkthatBomokounderstoodtheprophecyinhiswords:

           “Institutionsendure.”Ninetygenerationslater,theO.C.BibleandtheCommentariespermeatedthereligiousuniverse.

           WhenPaul-Muad’Dibstoodwithhisrighthandontherockshrineenclosinghisfather’sskull(therighthandoftheblessed,notthelefthandofthedamned)hequotedwordforwordfrom“Bomoko’sLegacy”—

           “YouwhohavedefeatedussaytoyourselvesthatBabylonisfallenanditsworkshavebeenoverturned.Isaytoyoustillthatmanremainsontrial,eachmaninhisowndock.Eachmanisalittlewar.”

           TheFremensaidofMuad’DibthathewaslikeAbuZidewhosefrigatedefiedtheGuildandrodeonedaythereandback.ThereusedinthiswaytranslatesdirectlyfromtheFremenmythologyasthelandoftheruh-spirit,thealamal-mithalwherealllimitationsareremoved.

           TheparallelbetweenthisandtheKwisatzHaderachisreadilyseen.TheKwisatzHaderachthattheSisterhoodsoughtthroughitsbreedingprogramwasinterpretedas“Theshorteningoftheway”or“Theonewhocanbetwoplacessimultaneously.