ARRAKIS — A low rumble reverberated through the ground and the sands began to shift as a colossal sandworm of the desert emerged to swallow up another advocate for the legal ownership of sandworms.

"It's not the breed; it's the ownerrrrrrr — ," called out Shadout Mattis one last time before being swallowed by Shai-Hulud, Great Maker of the Desert.

Observers say this was an embarrassing way to end the rally Mattis had organized to advocate for the legal right to keep the Great Makers as pets. Mattis had called the rally in the sands of the desert to protest a new law passed by House Harkonnen which had put into effect a planet-wide prohibition on the ownership of sandworms.

Advocates for the sandworms say that makers are a misunderstood breed and that, while they can be dangerous, their

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