Both Uses of
attain
in
Dune
- The great mass of the people could never hope to attain the enlightenment the spice seed brought to her; they had not been trained and prepared for it.†
Book 3
- It is a warning that institutions endure, that symbols endure when their meaning is lost, that there is no summa of all attainable knowledge.†
Book A2 - *
Definition:
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(attain) to gain or reach something with effort