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Axlotl tank

The biological system the Tleilaxu use to produce gholas and, later, melange.

Definition and context

It is no ordinary artificial vessel: it relies on female bodies whose functions have been reconfigured. The language of production conceals the reduction of people to objects.

Sources

  1. Heretics of Dune ↗Frank Herbert · PDF

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