Hadi Benotto addresses an audience on the planet of Rakis to announce the monumental discovery of a secret storehouse containing original journals written by Leto II. Benotto outlines four primary pillars supporting the authenticity of these artifacts. First, the texts were deciphered using the unquestioned antiquity of the Spacing Guild Key. Second, the volumes were printed using a genuinely ancient Ixian dictatel, matching the known recording methods of Leto II. Third, the subterranean repository itself is an authentic, invisible Ixian artifact that simulates its surroundings through primitive mechanical mimesis, which engineers believe is an early version of a no-room from the epoch of The Scattering. Fourth, the site yielded ancient microbubble oral recordings purportedly made by Leto II in the voice of his father Paul-Muad'Dib, which have been sent to the Bene Gesserit Sisterhood for comparative testing.
Benotto explains the practical choice of using ordinary paper for the distributed translated excerpts, noting that the original ridulian crystal volumes require substantial magnification because their inscribed symbols are microscopic. A single crystal original expands into more than forty standard volumes when printed. As a projection of an original page appears alongside the translated text, Benotto points out internal evidence such as stylistic consistency and historical references that point exclusively to the God Emperor. He highlights the unique personality conveyed by the words, reflecting a mind struggling to articulate the extraordinary burden of ancestral memories to those lacking such gifts.
To demonstrate the unique quality of the translated texts, Benotto introduces the well-known poet Rebeth Vreeb to the platform to read an excerpt aloud. Vreeb reads from the opening page, where the narrator describes himself as the book of fate whose enemies are questions that trigger an overwhelming storm of memories. The passage explores the turmoil of encountering countless ancestral voices, names, and places while trapped within the confines of his own past. Although he responds to the single name of Leto, he carries the vivid, visceral experiences of countless individuals, from bloody deaths by the sword to the tender joys of motherhood and childhood. The reading concludes with a poignant reminder that despite the immense value of learning from these retained experiences, they remain firmly trapped in the past.