MUAD DIB KWISATZ HADERACH Leto Atreides II Journals RRC 65A 302 RRC 70A 392 Herk hlanus The Tree of Atreides 5 v (Caladan Apex) Gweiewera Apturos Home Life of the God Emperor (Tleilax Mental) ATREIDES, LETO II, Journals of. The col lection of 2 126 nduhan crystal volumes, secreted in a primitive Ixian no room, con tains the preserved writings of Leto II, the God Emperor, this is the central find of the library discovered at Dar es Balat and known as the Rakis Hoard Each of the Journals consists of one thousand 50 x 30 cm sheets ATRHDES, LETO n ATREIDES LETOII of ndulian crystal paper impnnted by an Ixian dictatel and bound between covers of ridultan-based hardboard Owing to the ex-treme thinness of the paper (ndulian crystal can be processed into sheets only several molecules thick) the volumes are only 1 5 cm thick from cover to cover Static charges prevent the pages from touching each other and aid the automatic page turner embedded in the spine In sheer size-each of the ndulian crystal originals requires forty paper volumes of ordinary size to reprint-such a single-author collection is awe-mspinng, given the nature of that author, however, it becomes histoncaJfy overwhelming First to last, these books record 3,500 years of history and autobiographic ruminations set down by the one being who has survived such a period of time Their importance cannot be overstated, as is evident from their frequent citing as source material throughout this encyclopedia It is impossible to summarize, no matter how briefly, the contents of even a fraction of the/ourasf volumes Until such time es it becomes possible to issue a full translation (and a hundred-volume set of excerpts will not be ready for publications for a minimum of three years) overviews such as this one will have to suffice Regrettably, only the most significant items can be discussed in so short a space, deeper analyses are certain to come later Perhaps the most fascinating revelations contained in the Rakis Hoard are those pertaining to the God Emperor himself Because of &e Oral History and the teachings of die Church of the Divided God, humanity has already been given two views of Leto II inhuman tyrant and omnipotent God Now his Journals offer a third view, one that will undoubtedly be difficult to reconcile with those preceeding it The Lord Leto, it appeals, did not possess infallible prescience, he could suffer distortions of his future vision not only when dealing with the "missing" persons his breeding program produced, but also when attempting