Автостопом по галактике

Chapter 14

           Mostofthetimehewasabletoputthisthoughtasideandnotworryaboutit,butithadbeenre-awakenedbythesuddeninexplicablearrivalofFordPrefectandArthurDent.Somehowitseemedtoconformtoapatternthathecouldn’tsee.

           Fordcouldn’tsleep.Hewastooexcitedaboutbeingbackontheroadagain.Fifteenyearsofvirtualimprisonmentwereover,justashewasfinallybeginningtogiveuphope.KnockingaboutwithZaphodforabitpromisedtobealotoffun,thoughthereseemedtobesomethingfaintlyoddabouthissemi-cousinthathecouldn’tputhisfingeron.ThefactthathehadbecomePresidentoftheGalaxywasfranklyastonishing,aswasthemannerofhisleavingthepost.Wasthereareasonbehindit?TherewouldbenopointinaskingZaphod,heneverappearedtohaveareasonforanythinghedidatall:hehadturnedunfathomablyintoanartform.Heattackedeverythinginlifewithamixtureofextraordinarygeniusandnaiveincompetenceanditwasoftendifficulttotellwhichwaswhich.

           Arthurslept:hewasterriblytired.

           TherewasatapatZaphod’sdoor.Itslidopen.

           "Zaphod…?"

           "Yeah?"

           "Ithinkwejustfoundwhatyoucametolookfor."

           "Hey,yeah?"

           Fordgaveuptheattempttosleep.Inthecornerofhiscabinwasasmallcomputerscreenandkeyboard.HesatatitforawhileandtriedtocomposeanewentryfortheGuideonthesubjectofVogonsbutcouldn’tthinkofanythingvitriolicenoughsohegavethatuptoo,wrappedaroberoundhimselfandwentforawalktothebridge.

           Asheenteredhewassurprisedtoseetwofigureshunchedexcitedlyovertheinstruments.

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