grate even the tools the B G had provided him I eto's Journals contain the gist of a conversation he had with Moneo, his last chamberlain, which gives us an instance of Leto s discomfort, FREMEN LANGUAGE 246 FREMEN LANGUAGE showing how terms used by the B G provoked his contempt almost automatically As the passage is read, these points should he kept in mind first, rule-governed creativity was the phrase used by the B G to denote the power of each individual to be infinitely creative in language Leto arrogated to himself the power of creativity and resented its unplanned appearance Second, linguistic structures as spoken or written were called derived, meaning that they were developed by trans formational rules from more basic structures In the narrative, some words have been editorially italicized for emphasis I told Moneo, "It is clear to me that you do not yet understand what I hope to achieve in my breeding program*' But be answered with some nonsense about understanding its niles I said, "Laws tend to be temporary over the long haul, Moneo There is no such thing as rule governed creativity " "But Lord/' lie said, "you yourself speak of laws which govern year breeding program " "What have I just said to you, Moneo''" I asked him "Hying to find nifcs for creation is like trying to separate mind from body" [The existence of the mind, questioned or scorned by earlier Imgiusts, was an important pan of gen erative philosophy This ts a doubly strange comment for one who contained a multitude of minds within fas body -Ed ] I continued to question turn "Why do you always sect after absolutely derivative translations, Moneo''" He answered, "I have heard you speak of transformational evolution Lord That is the libel on your stock book But what of surpnse-' I was forced to remonstrate ' Moneo' Rules change with each surprise "8 Left) could not discard the eminently workable B G genetics-hence the label on his "stock book"-nor did he enjoy their notion of an inalienable creativity which he shared with the humblest peon, hence he reacted with distaste when his dependence on their methods and terminology was pointed out, even if pointed out unwittingly Moreover, another essential difference manifested itself Leto was triply set apart from all others by his longevity, by his racial awareness, and by his distorted form The extreme individualism wrought by these factors was reinforced by his Fremen up- bringing, with the emphasis on self which that language fostered But the Bene Gessent was a group, and a group with much reliance on codes and secret and common languages From both their training and their organization, to the B G ' understanding" meant understanding others From both his heritage and his nurture, for Leto 'understanding" meant the formidable task of understanding himself It is no surprise, therefore, that the B G should embrace a theory of meaning heavily dependent on the social contact, the system of shar