![]() A ghola with full memory! But we must hurry. "Not so, Atreides? Will you have your Chani back? We can restore her to you. "To strike a bargain, one requires a thing to sell," Scytale said. Idaho must not break! Scytale would kill the babies! His throat constricted at the suppressed violence in Idaho's voice. "Atreides," Scytale said, "shall we bargain now?"īehind him, Paul heard a single hoarse curse. Paul felt someone touch his right arm, then move off to the right. My knife can have both these lives before you touch me." "All of you! I warn you, a Face Dancer can move faster than you suspect. "Are these the Atreides babies?" Scytale asked. Bene Gesserit training warned him of terrifying menace in Scytale, yet the creature remained a voice, a shadow of movement - entirely beyond him. I even remember you at the tank when they removed me from it," Idaho said. "What do you remember of your past, Duncan?" Scytale's voice came from behind him now. "We found the lever! A ghola can regain his past." Paul heard footsteps. "So it's truly Duncan Idaho of the Atreides," Scytale said. "Yes, m'Lord." There was the suppressed rage of a berserker in Idaho's voice. "Duncan," Paul said, speaking over his shoulder, "will you kill this Tleilaxu if I ask it?" Is that a ghola I see behind you, or Duncan Idaho?" "I am Scytale, a Tleilaxu of the Face Dancers, and I would know a thing before we bargain. Paul found himself struck by an odd note of honesty in the voice. "I'm not surprised to find you alive, Atreides." The voice was like Lichna's, but with subtle differences, as though the speaker used Lichna's vocal cords, but no longer bothered to control them sufficiently. Slowly, Paul moved toward his sister's voice. He felt himself rejecting the future - any future.Īlia's voice, harsh and demanding, came from somewhere behind him. No burst of the future came into this new consciousness. He tried to recapture the timeless mind-dilation of the melange, but awareness fell short. The thought came out of some lost oracular trance. The sound pulled a curtain on his vision. Had he lived too long a Fremen? This death demanded its moisture! He wanted tears, but they would not come. Was this the essence of his penance? he wondered. The air, the universe, all vacant - everywhere vacant. He turned away, but the vision moved with him. ![]() No matter he could not turn his awareness from the vision of her face: such a mirror of eternity in the still features! Someone had straightened her white robe, smoothed it trying to hide the blood from the birth. Chani's body lay on a pallet within a ring of light. And he forced himself to inner stillness, opened the eyes of his vision to this moment. "Paul!" Frustration and tears battled in her voice. ![]() "I order you to be still!" He felt her subside and removed his hand. "Chani is dead." He put a hand across her mouth as she started to protest. Highlights from past and future seasons include singing for regional fireside broadcasts, collaborating with other University brass and string ensembles, and performing in the big shows in the ICenter."Be still!" he ordered. Members enjoy singing as they rehearse and perform in campus concerts and university devotionals. In addition to performing independently, the Women's Chorus combines regularly with the Men's Chorus for special performances. The repertoire ranges from sacred hymns and spirituals to classic popular songs, barbershop, and from serious classical music to traditional and modern choral literature. Women's Chorus, conducted by Atina Coates, is an all-female open-enrollment choir. Learn More Women's Chorus (Beginner-Intermediate) Highlights from past and future seasons include singing for sessions of the General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, joint concerts with the BYU Men's Chorus, and the wildly popular annual BYU-Idaho Barbershop Festival. In addition to performing independently, the Men's Chorus combines regularly with the Women's Chorus for special performances announced at the beginning of each semester. The Men's Chorus repertoire ranges from barbershop to Gregorian chant, from sacred hymns and spirituals to the best of Broadway and Hollywood, and from serious classical music to popular a cappella. The Men's Chorus is a large all-male ensemble sure to thrill audiences of all ages.
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