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Date Posted: 14:47:39 07/29/03 Tue
Author: Ghanima
Subject: However...
In reply to: The Cannabist 's message, "If Franks said it's not canon... then it's not canon. It's that simple." on 13:59:35 07/29/03 Tue

You have to admit that it was written with obvious intent to be an actual "document", flaws and all, from the era after some of Leto's writings, etc. were found.
Naturally it's NOT canon (it does not contain totally accurate facts, contains some outright wrong ones and is incomplete with respect to the entire original series), and anyone who actually reads it knows that. It is meant to be an entertainment, putting yourself into the Dune universe as a participant rather than as an observer. So, no, its not canon, but I think that in the spirit that it was written it can be taken as fitting into the Dune Universe.

Also, in a way, I think it was also a bit of a poke in the eye of scholars and historians, kind of a joke. There are even entries in the D.E. that contain inside jokes between Frank and McNelly.

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