ID: 53
The Sleeper
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Partial transcript from interrogation of captive from Sietch Tabr
--Transcript begins--
Prisoner - “Paradise comes! The burning eyes of Lisan-al-gaib! His gaze will scour our enemies.”
Interrogator – “Increase voltage. Again.”
*Screaming continues for several minutes*
Prisoner – “Despite our sins, he came to find us. He speaks our tongue. He knows our ways as if born to them. He is –"
Interrogator – “Subject lost consciousness. Injecting stimulant.”
Prisoner – “Ugh. What is this?”
Interrogator – “Once again. Tell us where to find this Lisan-al-gaib”
Prisoner –“Dehydrate yourself, dog! Paradise is sure for a man who dies in the service of the Lisan-al-gaib. We will free ourselves and our planet. We will—”
*A drawn out, gurgling sound*
Interrogator – “Subject has died. Summary – There is a religious leader among the Fremen known as Alnaëm – which in their language is Sleeper. They refer to him as the Lisan-al-gaib and reference a prophecy that he will lead them to paradise.
Bring in the next subject.
--Transcript Ends--
Letter from the Fremen Naib Stillgar to Zantara the Lion
“Lion. The migration is complete. The People are safe, for as long as the Guild continues to accept our tithes, and the Sardaukar gaze is turned to you.
We should have given you the troop name “Piume”. The flesh eating fly. Your stinging has agitated them greatly and bought us time to withdraw.
But now, I must claim the water debt. A life for a life.
You’ve heard tell of Alnaëm. He is the Lisan-al-gaib. The signs are clear. But he has disappeared. He left to seek his revelation – and claimed that he must go alone. He passed into the north, beyond our eyes and ears.
And he has not been sighted since. Some believe he has passed into the Alam al-Mithal, but my heart sees treachery. He has not sworn the oath of a Naib. The enemy may have him.
Find him.


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