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		StrLght on May 1, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Dune 3D 1.1.0 Released Totally agree, I still have no idea why Frank Herbert named his novels after a hill of sand? /s

mianos on May 1, 2024 [–]

You are joking? Maybe you never read them. The planet Arrakis is a desert planet central to the novels. Lots of sand dunes, nothing else planet wide.

lukefreiler on May 1, 2024 | [–]

/s = joking. Also, the planet was also originally named Dune.

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