EXT.I.ANDINGFIEID-EMPEROR'SPAUICE- NIGHT
SUoJECT: CURIOSITY"
Curiosity concerning "DUNE" is like steam in a giant
:::oile·r.Itis already building up considerable pressure.
Any leaks concerning what we are doing on this project
will decrease the curiosity factor and cause us to lose
2ower.. I·'.:;le~youtokee?this in !llind.
FROM: DAVID LYNCH
SUBJECT: CURIOSITY
Remember... they'll want to know right up until you
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FADE rnto thedark eyesof themysteriousface ofthe REVEREND1-'OI'HER RAMALID,who sitsagainstsrrcothblackrock•.Hereyes aredeep blue-within-blueandherskin isa hauntingtranslucentwhite. Her voiceEX:HOESasif ina greatcavern.
REVERENDM:JI'!lERRAMALlD We arethe secret.oftheUniverse.
REVERENDM:JI'!lERRAMALI.O We arethe secret. Weknow ofOIOAM in this Universe••••CarbineHonneteOberAdvancer M=rcantiles.• •controlledbytheEnperor ShaddamN andall theGreat Housesof the Iandsraad.We know ofOIOAM. Yet we are the secret.We knowof the BeneGesserit sisterhocd•••theancientschoolof rrental andphysicaltraining.• •theonesthey call thewitches.••yet weare thesecret..••We knowof theGuild andthe Navigators'p::,wer to foldspace•••theircontrolover all inter-planetarytravel.• • •Weknowtheyhave theseeingeye. Yetwe are thesecret•.•• TheBakka shallweepno rroreforthereis nc::Matworkahigherp:::s,er••••
REVERENDM:JI'!lERRAMALI.O And now theprophecy•••
Silence•••thena ~ful low organNOrEresoundingin the cavernous space.
REVERENDM'.JI'HERRA.'1J>.LLO(CXNI''D) One willcare•••the voicefro:ntheouter world••••bringingthe HolyWar, theJihad, which willcleansethe Universeandbring us
The ReverendMothercontinuesspeakingofthe Prophecy,butwe donot ·hearit. Thehuge windorganBLCWS louderar.dloucer,cbscuringher. voice.
interiorofone dropof water, Theimage changessubtly.
PULLBACKto a shotrevealingtheoutside ofthe drop. Thereis a distantfCARINGandwithingthe dropwe cansee thedistortedirrageof a spaceshiplandingon asophisticatedlandingfield. YellCM chemicallightsaredischargedandthey soarout toireetthe approachingship.We hearcorrplicatedelectricalSOUNDSfranthe steelmachineuponwhich thedrop ishanging. The focussubtly changesandwe nowlose thedrop andSEE:
• • • thehugeshiplandbelc,;.,andabeautifulgiantPalaceofthe PaddishahEmf:erorShaddamIV.
4. INl'.GUII.OSHIP-NIGHT
Insidethedarknessof theship aloud warning'IONEsounds.A dark elevatordescends•••
s. JNl'.ELEVMOR-GUilD SHIP- NIGHT
; • •canyingahugeforty-foot-longblacksteelboxsurroundedby tank-suitedGUIIDSMEN.
6. EXT, !ANDINGFIEID- EMPEROR'SPAI.ACE-NIGH!'
On thedar.klandingfield,chemicalsspillout ofthe shipin troughs and tank-suitedGuildsrre.nbegintoswannoutofahatch opening.
7. INr.TlffiJNEflCCM-EMPEROR'SPAU\CE:-NIGHI'
The EMPERORisnervousand pacesthe floorin hisgoldenchanh:r. The rcan isbeingclearedof =~ of OJURPIERS. Several~ OFFICERSstandnear theEmperor. ·
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OFl:'ICERU My lord.••The ReverendMotherishere. All o,tr,mcecorridorsand charrbershavebeen
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clcarc,d,We aredismissed?
All theothershave nCMleft. The ReverendMotheris usheredinand the SardaukarOfficersleaveheralone withtheEmperor.
REVERENDM'.1l'HER We felthis presence.
RE\IERJ:;.~IDTilER Theirminds areso.... They rrovein.•• strangedirections.•••Thespicegas they livein distracts... Imust sitcloseto him.
Thedoorsto the Emperor'schant:ersslideopenandFIFI'YGUIIDSMEN 1Nheelinthegiantblack l:x:JK.Serreweargraysuits,othersarein tanksuitswith orangegas swirlingaboutinside.One of the tank-suitedGuildsrrenaddressestheEtperorthrougha translating device.
GUIIDSM1\Ni1 TheBer,eGesseritwitchmistleave.
The~ror looksto the ReverendMot.'1erandsheexitstheroan.
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The ReverendMothert..;kcsascatona chair justoutsidethedoor. Sheclosesher eyes.
9. INI'.THRJNEFCCM-EMPEROR'SPAU\CE:-NIGHT
InsidetheEl:J:pe.ror'schamber,thetank-suitedGuildsrrenarearranging themselvesin a "vnformationaroundthe box, Suddenlythebox opens, sla,1lyandbeautifullyrevealing_ahuge,thickglasstank. Insidethe tank floatsa THIRDSTAGENAVIGA'.IORtwentyfeetlong,muchlikea crossbetween apasty, palehurranbeinganda fleshygrasshopper.
The tankis filledwithswirlingorange spice-gas,andGuildsrren continuouslyvacuum up thetoxicchemicalspillsdrippingfra:nunder the tank. suddenlytheGuild Navigatorswimstowardthe Errpe=r.His head isenonrousand fleshy,likea huge grasshopperhead--the eyes are totallydeepblue. His voiceis a high,fleshywhisperingandan intricateelectricalapparatusinthe frontof the tanktranslates into Englishandbroadcastsit intothe roan.
EMJ?EROR (extrerrelynervous) Yes? •.•Andho,;wasyour journey?
NAVIGll'IOR (afteralong pause) Manymachines onIx••• newrrachines,