  We argue that at low-energies, typical of the resonance region, the
contribution from direct-channel exotic trajectories replaces the Pomeron
exchange, typical of high energies. A dual model realizing this idea is
suggested. While at high energies it matches the Regge pole behavior, dominated
by a Pomeron exchange, at low energies it produces a smooth, structureless
behavior of the total cross section determined by a direct-channel nonlinear
exotic trajectory, dual to the Pomeron exchange.
