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Duncan looks up. There stands Leto. The Duke speaks in *
lowered tones, for their ears alone: *
LETO *
The Emperor is no stranger to *
treachery. Nor the Harkonnens. We *
have to be ready for anything. But *
this is our time. The Atreides *
never back down from a challenge. *
And when we prevail, it will mean a *
better life for the people of *
Arrakis. For all of us. Until then-- *
we keep our spirits up for the men. *
Hmm? *
Gurney nods reluctantly. Fine. He’ll stop grouching. He *
toasts Leto, who then turns to Duncan. *
LETO (CONT'D) *
Duncan, you’re a fine fighting man. *
But you look like a barbarian. *
(he grins) *
Tonight, that beard comes off. *
Duncan’s grin ratchets down a few notches. Oh, shit. *
Gurney hands the Duke a trimmer. Duncan starts to rise, but *
Gurney and Lanville have him by the arms. The room erupts in *
laughter as Leto steps in. *
23A EXT. CALADAN TARMAC - DAWN 23A *
From high above, we look down at the tarmac, as Duncan’s men *
are getting into the STEALTH SHIP. *
We see the unmistakable figure of DUNCAN IDAHO from behind as *
he strides toward the ship. Then something makes him stop. *
He turns and looks up, and we see now: he’s clean shaven. *
REVEAL: Paul, looking down at Duncan from a castle window. *
Duncan holds a hand up in goodbye. And in that moment, both *
of them want Duncan’s words to be true: maybe Paul hasn’t *
seen the future, but only what might be. *
CUT TO *
Duncan’s Spacecraft takes off in a brutal swirl of dust, *
vanishing into Caladan’s blue sky. Paul is left behind, sad. *
FADE TO BLACK.
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