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Terminology of the Imperium
KRIMSKELLFIBERorKRIMSKELLROPE:the“clawfiber”wovenfromstrandsofthehufufvinefromEcaz.Knotstiedinkrimskellwillclawtighterandtightertopresetlimitswhentheknot-linesarepulled.(Foramoredetailedstudy,seeHoljanceVohnbrook’s“TheStranglerVinesofEcaz.”)KULLWAHAD!:“Iamprofoundlystirred!”AsincereexclamationofsurprisecommonintheImperium.Strictinterpretationdependsoncontext.(ItissaidofMuad’Dibthatoncehewatchedadeserthawkchickemergefromitsshellandwhispered:“Kullwahad!”)
KULON:wildassofTerra’sAsiaticsteppesadaptedforArrakis.
KWISATZHADERACH:“ShorteningoftheWay.”ThisisthelabelappliedbytheBeneGesserittotheunknownforwhichtheysoughtageneticsolution:amaleBeneGesseritwhoseorganicmentalpowerswouldbridgespaceandtime.
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LA,LA,LA:Fremencryofgrief.(Latranslatesasultimatedenial,a“no”
fromwhichyoucannotappeal.)
LASGUN:continuous-wavelaserprojector.Itsuseasaweaponislimitedinafield-generator-shieldculturebecauseoftheexplosivepyrotechnics(technically,subatomicfusion)createdwhenitsbeamintersectsashield.
LEGION,IMPERIAL:tenbrigades(about30,000men).
LIBAN:Fremenlibanisspicewaterinfusedwithyuccaflour.Originallyasourmilkdrink.
LISANAL-GAIB:“TheVoicefromtheOuterWorld.”InFremenmessianic
legends,anoff-worldprophet.Sometimestranslatedas“GiverofWater.”(SeeMahdi.)
LITERJON:aone-litercontainerfortransportingwateronArrakis;madeofhigh-density,shatterproofplasticwithpositiveseal.
