Changes: Carryall

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A Carryall was a large winged, planet-bound ship that handled spice mining teams on Arrakis. They were usually piloted by six dunemen and could carry spice harvesters from one area to another.

Caryalls were a vital part of spice production. Spotters would be used to locate a spice blow, while the caryall would lift the harvesters from the surface and release them on the spicew blows for mining. Moreover, since sandworms attacked all rhythmic vibrations, caryalls were required to lift the harvesters to safety when a worm attacked, a constant threat as harvesters generated considerable vibrations. Typically, the spotters would be used to locate wormsign, electrical charges and ripples in the sand indicating a worm was on its way.

When House Atreides took control of Arrakis, there were just over a thousand carryalls in the equipment inventory. The vast majority were in dire need of repair, and it was only about a third of how many required to cover all the harvesters.

At one point, a party including the Duke Leto Atreides was nearly killed when a worm attacked a harvester the party was observing. A Harkonnen agent among the crew had overpowered the others and tried to offload it to spice smugglers. The smugglers in question belonged to Esmar Tuek, and had turned over the man and caryall to Atreides forces. This gesture on the part of Tuek earned the gratitude of the Lady Jessica.

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-A '''Carryall''' is a large winged, planet-bound ship that handles [[spice mining]] teams on [[Arrakis]]. They are usually piloted by six [[dunemen]] and carry [[spice harvesters]] from one area to another.
+A '''Carryall''' was a large winged, planet-bound ship that handled [[spice mining]] teams on [[Arrakis]]. They were usually piloted by six [[dunemen]] and could carry [[spice harvesters]] from one area to another.
-Caryalls are a vital part of spice production. [[Spotters]] are used to locate a [[spice blow]], while the caryall lift 's the harvesters from the surface and releases them on the spice blows for mining. Moreover, since [[sandworm|sandworms]] attack all rhythmic vibrations, carryalls are required to lift the harvesters to safety when a worm attackes, a constant threat as harvesters generate considerable vibrations. Typically, spotters are used to locate [[wormsign]], electrical charges and ripples in the sand indicating a worm was on its way.
+Caryalls were a vital part of spice production. [[Spotters]] would be used to locate a [[spice blow]], while the caryall would lift the harvesters from the surface and release them on the spicew blows for mining. Moreover, since [[sandworm|sandworms]] attacked all rhythmic vibrations, caryalls were required to lift the harvesters to safety when a worm attacked, a constant threat as harvesters generated considerable vibrations. Typically, the spotters would be used to locate [[wormsign]], electrical charges and ripples in the sand indicating a worm was on its way.
 When [[House Atreides]] took control of Arrakis, there were just over a thousand carryalls in the equipment inventory. The vast majority were in dire need of repair, and it was only about a third of how many required to cover all the harvesters.