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Book One: Dune
Hehadwantedtojumpupandaskherpermissiontogoexploringthehouse,buthadrealizedshewouldn’tapprove.
Thingsweretoounsettledyet.No.Thiswaywasbest.
IfIslipoutwithoutaskingIhaven’tdisobeyedorders.AndIwillstayinthehousewhereit’ssafe.
HeheardhismotherandYuehtalkingintheotherroom.Theirwordswereindistinct—somethingaboutthespice...theHarkonnens.Theconversationroseandfell.
Paul’sattentionwenttothecarvedheadboardofhisbed—afalseheadboardattachedtothewallandconcealingthecontrolsforthisroom’sfunctions.Aleapingfishhadbeenshapedonthewoodwiththickbrownwavesbeneathit.Heknewifhepushedthefish’sonevisibleeyethatwouldturnontheroom’ssuspensorlamps.Oneofthewaves,whentwisted,controlledventilation.
Anotherchangedthetemperature.
Quietly,Paulsatupinbed.Atallbookcasestoodagainstthewalltohisleft.
Itcouldbeswungasidetorevealaclosetwithdrawersalongoneside.Thehandleonthedoorintothehallwaspatternedonanornithopterthrustbar.
Itwasasthoughtheroomhadbeendesignedtoenticehim.
Theroomandthisplanet.
HethoughtofthefilmbookYuehhadshownhim—“Arrakis:HisImperialMajesty’sDesertBotanicalTestingStation.”Itwasanoldfilmbookfrombeforediscoveryofthespice.NamesflittedthroughPaul’smind,eachwithitspictureimprintedbythebook’smnemonicpulse:saguaro,burrobush,datepalm,sandverbena,eveningprimrose,barrelcactus,incensebush,smoketree,creosotebush...kitfox,deserthawk,kangaroomouse....
