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Gurny thinks that Jessica was the one that betrayed Houe Atreides to the Harkonnens instead of Dr. Yeuh. He has vowed to murder her. He tries to do so after Paul brings him back to the Sietch. Paul convinces Gurny that Dr. Yeuh was the traitor. |
This does not happen in the film. |
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Paul has his families atomic weapons hidden on Dune. Most of the Great Houses have nuclear weapons, but there is a moratorium on their use. Use of nuclear weapons against people would turn everyone against the House that uses them. |
There is no prohibition on the use of nuclear weapons. Paul considers destroying the main spice fields with nuclear weapons. Gurney leads Paul to the 92 atomic weapons hidden in the desert.
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Jessica learns where the Water of Life comes from during the ceremony when she becomes a Reverand Mother. |
Jessica watches a Fremen woman kill a baby worm by drowning it to obtain the water of life. Jessica orders the woman to allow a man to try the water of life. |
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After Paul learns to ride a sand worm, some of the younger man in Seitch Tabr demand that Paul call out Stilgar, defeat him in personal combat, and become their leader. He refuses, because he needs Stilgar as one of his men to help lead. The Fremen accept this. |
The Harkonnens attack Sietch Taber and cause many deaths. There is a call for all leaders to meet in the south. Stilgar says it is time for Paul to call him out and take his place as leader. Paul refuses.
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The book shows Paul in a coma, that he drank the Water of Life is not revealed until weeks later while he was in a coma. |
Paul drinks from a flask containing the water of life given to him by a woman. He hallucinates. He then sees his yet to be born sister Alia. |