Автостопом по галактике

Chapter 20

           

           ShewasrelievedwhenasecondorsolatertheycaughtsightofZaphodstandingontopoftheridgeofgroundandwavingtothemtocomeandjoinhim.

           Heseemedtobeexcited,buttheycouldn’tclearlyhearwhathewassayingbecauseofthethinnishatmosphereandthewind.

           Astheyapproachedtheridgeofhighergroundtheybecameawarethatitseemedtobecircular—acrateraboutahundredandfiftyyardswide.Roundtheoutsideofthecratertheslopinggroundwasspatteredwithblackandredlumps.Theystoppedandlookedatapiece.Itwaswet.Itwasrubbery.

           Withhorrortheysuddenlyrealizedthatitwasfreshwhalemeat.

           Atthetopofthecrater’sliptheymetZaphod.

           "Look,"hesaid,pointingintothecrater.

           Inthecentrelaytheexplodedcarcassofalonelyspermwhalethathadn’tlivedlongenoughtobedisappointedwithitslot.ThesilencewasonlydisturbedbytheslightinvoluntaryspasmsofTrillian’sthroat.

           "Isupposethere’snopointintryingtoburyit?"murmuredArthur,andthenwishedhehadn’t.

           "Come,"saidZaphodandstartedbackdownintothecrater.

           "What,downthere?"saidTrillianwithseveredistaste.

           "Yeah,"saidZaphod,"comeon,I’vegotsomethingtoshowyou."

           "Wecanseeit,"saidTrillian.

           "Notthat,"saidZaphod,"somethingelse.Comeon."

           Theyallhesitated.

           "Comeon,"insistedZaphod,"I’vefoundawayin."

           "In?"saidArthurinhorror.

           "Intotheinterioroftheplanet!Anundergroundpassage.Theforceofthewhale’simpactcrackeditopen,andthat’swherewehavetogo.

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