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102 EXT. ROCKY PROMONTORY - DAWN 102
Swiftly the Fremen cover the ornithopters with camouflaged
tarpaulins and anchor them to the ground.
KYNES
We have to get inside. There’s a
storm coming.
Paul looks: far off he can see the storm as a column of
darkness blotting out the stars. At its edge the stars shine
blood-red through a haze of sand and dust.
The Fremen find a subtle marking on the rock. Using sand
compactors they dig down until a DOOR is revealed. The Fremen
work a hidden latch. The stone slab swings inward, revealing
a corridor. Kynes leads them inside.
102A INT. RESEARCH STATION - NEXUS - DAY 102A
A huge circular chamber with a central pillar of stone.
Passages lead away to laboratories and other facilities.
Rough-hewn vents open in the rocky ceiling: warm, indirect
sunlight shines through some fissure high above. The floor is
drifted with sand. Kynes nods at her Fremen escort.
103 INT. LABORATORY - DAY 103
Kynes leads Paul, Jessica, and Idaho through a door. They are
accompanied by two Fremen: TANAT and SHAMIR. They enter a
wide hall: lights flicker on. They see science facilities on
each side: botanical labs, chemistry labs, storerooms.
KYNES
Tanat, will you find stillsuits to
fit our visitors? Shamir, coffee
service, please.
SHAMIR
Yes, Liet.
The Fremen hurry off with unquestioning obedience. Paul
watches this curiously.
PAUL
Who are you to the Fremen?
Kynes smiles slightly and does not answer.
Idaho, ever cautious, prowls across the station, peering into
laboratories. Hands on his weapons. Kynes looks at Paul.
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