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My brother comes now," Alia said. "Even an Emperor may tremble before Muad'Dib, for he has the strength of righteousness and heaven smiles upon him.


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FRANK HERBERT The body, learning a thing is good for it, interprets the flavor as pleasurable—slightly euphoric....
FRANK HERBERT the proximity of a desirable thing tempts one to overindulgence.
FRANK HERBERT Delay is as dangerous as the wrong answer.
FRANK HERBERT he fought the temptation to choose a clear, safe course, warning “That path leads ever down into s...
FRANK HERBERT