Recall how I treated you in similar recording sessions.

You know the demands of this podcast as well as I do.

But I was young and foolish, Leo.

Young and brash, never foolish.

That's a very nice way of putting my audio used to be utter trash.

Brash is code for shitty eye, I think. Welcome to Gomjabar, your guide to the iconic world of Dune.

We'll be exploring the themes, philosophies, and characters found in the sandy depths of this vast universe,

from Frank Herbert's groundbreaking novels to the adaptations

on film and TV. My name's Abu. My name is Leo. And Leo, we are back once again.

Yep. Venturing 3,500 years into the future and diving back into the pages of God, Emperor of Dune.

What a book.

What a spectacular book.

But before we talk about the reading, we assigned you for today's episode, let's take care of our housekeeping.

Let's make shout out MAPes proud.

And, hey, as usual, no spoilers beyond the pages we've talked about thus far. Indeed.

And of course, at the top of the show, we want to shout out our Cuisats Hadrack level patrons,

K. Saken, Matthew, good.

Fellas, even if you approached me masks fully on, you know, in the room of anonymous figures,

I would recognize you by your voice, by your actions, by your generosity, even though you're

masked because it's so distinctive, so supportive, and so appreciated. Thank you. So true. Also,

take off your fucking mask. We're having a conversation

here. Make eye contact with me. Goddammit. Yeah, guys. Come on. That started really wholesome,

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