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"The bottom line in the Dune trilogy is: beware of heroes. Much better to rely on your own judgment, and your own mistakes."
- Frank Herbert
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| Chameleon Battle-Dress | ||
| Camouflage that allows its wearer to visually blend into the environment. |
| "...He saw nothing, but he continued to sit, looking at nothing in particular, and everything in general; and after four slow minutes he was rewarded by a slight flicker of movement that registered on his gaze...and gradually, as if they were figures developing on a film out of some tangled background, he became aware of men slipping from cover to cover, a host of men, approaching the camp...The small, chameleon-clad figures continued to advance." |
| From Dorsai!,
by Gordon R. Dickson. Published by Ace Books in 1960 Additional resources -
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