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Chapter 25

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Muad'Dib could indeed, see the Future, but you must understand the limits of
this power. Think of sight. You have eyes, yet cannot see without light. If you
are on the floor of a valley, you cannot see beyond your valley. Just so,
Muad'Dib could not always choose to look across the mysterious terrain. He tells
us that a single obscure decision of prophecy, perhaps the choice of one word
over another, could change the entire aspect of the future. He tells us "The
vision of time is broad, but when you pass through it, time becomes a narrow
door." And always, he fought the temptation to choose a clear, safe course,
warning "That path leads ever down into stagnation."

-from "Arrakis Awakening" by the Princess Irulan

Seeing the thopters pass overhead, Paul grabs Jessica and tells her to be still, but he soon recognizes by the manner of flight that it's Idaho. He emerges with Kynes and some Fremen. Paul asks about the jetflares and lasguns beyond the cliffs and as Duncan begins to tell him he left them a suprise, they are bathed in white light that etches their shadows into the rocks at their feet. Idaho throws them down into the basin below as the roar of an explosion goes over them. Idaho tells them he planted a large shield turned to full force back there, now they'll think twice about using lasguns again, but it will draw attention. Fortunately, the Fremen have a temporary hiding place nearby. They are taken into one of the Imperial Botnical Testing Stations. Kynes thinks himself crazy for helping the Atreides. Paul recognizes it as one of the places his father wanted and Kynes askes him what he would use it for. Paul says he'd use it to make Arrakis fit for humans and Kynes realizes that's why he helps them. Kynes offers them spice coffee in his quarters and Paul signals for Idaho to post guard outside the door. Paul an tell by the air currents that there is a secret exit. Kynes says he's glad Paul shares his dream of making Arrakis habitable but all the Imperium sends is hatchetmen to mine the spice. Paul shows him his ring and asks if he knows what it means, Kynes says that since his father is dead he's technically the Duke. Paul says he's a soldier of the imperium, technically a hatchetman. Kynes asks if he still feels this way even with Sardaukar standing over his father's dead body. Paul says he's still the legal authority here but Kynes says Arrakis has a way of determining it's own authority. Paul says he's an embarrasment to the imperium and plans to remain so until they chocke to death on it. Paul tells him that he plans to exploit the Fremen legends and asks for their help to provide him proof of the emperor's involvment and then he wil blackmail the emperor into marriage with one of his daughters and the throne. Once he's on the throne he could make Arrakis a paradise with a wave of his hand and offers this for Kynes' loyalty. Kynes says his loyalty is not for sale, Paul appologizes and offers Kynes his total loyalty. Kynes is impressed, no Harkonnen ever appologized. Paul has won Kynes' loyalty.

The door slams open, Paul jumps up for the door and sees Duncan fighting outside the door, his knives dripping blood, hands and swords hacking at his shield. Kynes joins Paul at the door and they force it shut and bolt it. Paul gets one last glimps of Duncan, blood pouring from a wound in his head. Jessica says those were Sardaukar in Harkonnen uniforms. Kynes heards them out through the secret exit and they seperate. Paul and Jessica are to follow a maze to a waiting thopter. There's a coming storm, they should dive into the top of it and ride it out, which they do.
They were destroyed because they lied pretentiously. Have no fear that my wrath
will fall upon you because of your innocent mistakes.

~Leto II, God Emperor
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