Chapter 21

           

           OnthesurfaceofMagratheaArthurwanderedaboutmoodily.

           FordhadthoughtfullylefthimhiscopyofTheHitchhiker’sGuidetotheGalaxytowhileawaythetimewith.Hepushedafewbuttonsatrandom.

           TheHitchhiker’sGuidetotheGalaxyisaveryunevenlyeditedbookandcontainsmanypassagesthatsimplyseemedtoitseditorslikeagoodideaatthetime.

           Oneofthese(theoneArthurnowcameacross)supposedlyrelatestheexperiencesofoneVeetVoojagig,aquietyoungstudentattheUniversityofMaximegalon,whopursuedabrilliantacademiccareerstudyingancientphilology,transformationalethicsandthewaveharmonictheoryofhistoricalperception,andthen,afteranightofdrinkingPanGalacticGargleBlasterswithZaphodBeeblebrox,becameincreasinglyobsessedwiththeproblemofwhathadhappenedtoallthebiroshe’dboughtoverthepastfewyears.

           Therefollowedalongperiodofpainstakingresearchduringwhichhevisitedallthemajorcentresofbirolossthroughoutthegalaxyandeventuallycameupwithaquaintlittletheorywhichquitecaughtthepublicimaginationatthetime.Somewhereinthecosmos,hesaid,alongwithalltheplanetsinhabitedbyhumanoids,reptiloids,fishoids,walkingtreeoidsandsuperintelligentshadesofthecolourblue,therewasalsoaplanetentirelygivenovertobirolifeforms.

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