Then, as his planet killed him, it occurred to Kynes that his father a…

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Then, as his planet killed him, it occurred to Kynes that his father and all the other scientists were wrong, that the most persistent principles of the universe were accident and error. ✨ Frank Herbert (2003). Dune, p.243, Penguin
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Then, as his planet killed him, it occurred to Kynes that his father and all the other scientists were wrong, that the most persistent principles of the universe were accident and error. ✨ Frank Herbert (2003). Dune, p.243, Penguin

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