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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

           

           Sadly,however,beforeshecouldgettoaphonetotellanyoneaboutit,aterriblystupidcatastropheoccurred,andtheideawaslostforever.

           Thisisnotherstory.

           Butitisthestoryofthatterriblestupidcatastropheandsomeofitsconsequences.

           Itisalsothestoryofabook,abookcalledTheHitchHiker’sGuidetotheGalaxy—notanEarthbook,neverpublishedonEarth,anduntiltheterriblecatastropheoccurred,neverseenorheardofbyanyEarthman.

           Nevertheless,awhollyremarkablebook.

           InfactitwasprobablythemostremarkablebookevertocomeoutofthegreatpublishinghousesofUrsaMinor—ofwhichnoEarthmanhadeverheardeither.

           Notonlyisitawhollyremarkablebook,itisalsoahighlysuccessfulone—morepopularthantheCelestialHomeCareOmnibus,bettersellingthanFiftyMoreThingstodoinZeroGravity,andmorecontroversialthanOolonColluphid’strilogyofphilosophicalblockbustersWhereGodWentWrong,SomeMoreofGod’sGreatestMistakesandWhoisthisGodPersonAnyway?

           InmanyofthemorerelaxedcivilizationsontheOuterEasternRimoftheGalaxy,theHitchHiker’sGuidehasalreadysupplantedthegreatEncyclopediaGalacticaasthestandardrepositoryofallknowledgeandwisdom,forthoughithasmanyomissionsandcontainsmuchthatisapocryphal,oratleastwildlyinaccurate,itscoresovertheolder,morepedestrianworkintwoimportantrespects.

           First,itisslightlycheaper;andsecondlyithasthewordsDON’TPANICinscribedinlargefriendlylettersonitscover

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