"Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson - Dune- Nighttime Shadows on Open Sand" - читать интересную книгу автора (Herbert Brian & Frank)

Though only twelve, Liet regularly went out on guerrilla raids with his
Fremen brothers and had already killed Harkonnens. For more than a
year, he and his friends-led by the brash Stilgar-had struck targets
that others refused to consider. Only a week before, Liet's companions
had blown up a dozen patrol 'thopters at a supply post. Unfortunately,
the stupid Harkonnen troops had taken their revenge against poor
villagers, seeing no difference between settled folk and the will-o'-the-
sand Fremen.

He hadn't told his father about his guerrilla activities, since the elder
Kynes wouldn't understand the necessity. Premeditated violence, for
whatever reason, was a foreign concept to the Planetologist. But Liet
would do what needed to be done.

Now, the groundcar approached a village tucked into the rocky
foothills; it was called Bilar Camp on their terrain maps. Pardot
continued to talk about melange and its peculiar properties. "They
found spice too soon on Arrakis. It deflected scientific inquiry. It was
so useful right from the outset that no one bothered to probe its
mysteries."

Liet turned to look at him. "I thought that was why you were assigned
here in the first place-to understand the spice."

"Yes ... but we have more important work to do. I still report back to
the Imperium often enough to convince them I'm working at my job ...
though not very successfully." Talking about the first time he'd been to
this region, he drove toward a cluster of dirty buildings the color of
sand and dust.

The groundcar jounced over a rough rock, but Liet ignored it and stared
ahead at the village, squinting his eyes in the harsh light of the desert
morning. The morning air held the fragility of fine crystal.
"Something's wrong," he said, interrupting his father.

Kynes continued talking for a few seconds and then brought the vehicle
to a stop. "What's that?"

"Something is wrong." Liet pointed ahead at the village.

Kynes shaded his eyes against the glare. "I don't see anything."

"Still ... let us proceed with caution."




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