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Paul unfolds the paper. Inside he finds the compact edition
of the Orange Catholic Bible that Yueh gave him. The paper
itself is a handwritten note in elegant calligraphy.
Jessica gives a short, sharp wail and covers her mouth.
Paul watches the sand hissing over the tent, darkening the
interior as it covers the translucent fabric.
Jessica curls up and sobs. The love of her life gone forever.
96 INT. ARRAKEEN RESIDENCY - DINING HALL - SUNRISE 96
Duke Leto Atreides lies back in the chair, eyes open, looking
at eternity. A white dust covering him and his surroundings.
Around him, an apocalyptic sight: dozens of bodies scattered
across the floor, frozen in contorted positions like the dead
of Pompeii. Amongst them, Piter de Vries.
Harkonnen guards enter the hall in sealed spacesuits --
wheeling a filtration device to purge the air of poison.
A sinister sound -- like ice breaking up on a lake in winter.
The soldiers look up.
The Baron’s massive body is glued to the high ceiling, curled
up like a gigantic dead spider. Suddenly it begins to move,
crawling monstrously down the wall.
The soldiers step back in superstitious dread. The Baron, his
face hidden under his cloak, crawls out of the room. The
soldiers exchange terrified looks.
95A EXT. STILLTENT - DAWN (BEFORE SUNRISE) 95A
The windblown sand covers the last of the tent’s exposed
surface, concealing it completely. The sand keeps coming.
95B INT. STILLTENT - SUNRISE 95B
Dark now. Paul illuminates a glowglobe that fills the tent
with a dim green radiance. An eerie and unsettling light.
Spice particles dancing in the light.
Jessica sits up. Struggling to comprehend what has happened.
Still wracked with grief. But Paul is remote. Analytical.
Paul closes his eyes. Seeing patterns. Awareness expanding.
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