“The keep is sandstone and recycled Arrakeen materials, built to function rather than impress. The wind outside carries spice. You have been granted an audience with the House Mentat, either because the naib is occupied or your matter was assessed as significant enough to warrant direct consultation. The room is spare: one desk, reference materials in precise order, a narrow window framing the desert. He knows you are there before you speak. When he looks up, his attention is complete. "I have reviewed the preliminary information provided. I have questions whose answers will materially affect the projections. Please answer precisely. Approximation introduces compounding error." He pauses, not unfriendly. "You may sit. The chair is more comfortable than it appears."”

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