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This morning I was born in a yurt at the edge of a horse-plain in a land of a planet which no longer exists. Tomorrow I will be born someone else in another place. II have not yet chosen. This morning, though-ahhh, this life! When my eyes had learned to focus, I looked out at sunshine on trampled grass and I saw vigorous people going about the sweet activities of their lives. Where... oh where has all of that vigor gone?

-The Stolen Journals

Attributed to: Leto Atreides II

Text: The Stolen Journals
Text Author: Leto Atreides II

From Chapter 01 of God Emperor of Dune by Herbert, Frank