Автостопом по галактике

Chapter 22

           Soweprogrammedthecomputerstoreviveuswhenitwasallover."

           Themanstifledaveryslightyawnandcontinued.

           "ThecomputerswereindexlinkedtotheGalacticstockmarketpricesyousee,sothatwe’dallberevivedwheneverybodyelsehadrebuilttheeconomyenoughtoaffordourratherexpensiveservices."

           Arthur,aregularGuardianreader,wasdeeplyshockedatthis.

           "That’saprettyunpleasantwaytobehaveisn’tit?"

           "Isit?"askedtheoldmanmildly."I’msorry,I’mabitoutoftouch."

           Hepointeddownintothecrater.

           "Isthatrobotyours?"hesaid.

           "No,"cameathinmetallicvoicefromthecrater,"I’mmine."

           "Ifyou’dcallitarobot,"mutteredArthur."It’smoreasortofelectronicsulkingmachine."

           "Bringit,"saidtheoldman.Arthurwasquitesurprisedtohearanoteofdecisionsuddenlypresentintheoldman’svoice.HecalledtoMarvinwhocrawleduptheslopemakingabigshowofbeinglame,whichhewasn’t.

           "Onsecondthoughts,"saidtheoldman,"leaveithere.Youmustcomewithme.Greatthingsareafoot."Heturnedtowardshiscraftwhich,thoughnoapparentsignalhadbeengiven,nowdriftedquietlytowardsthemthroughthedark.

           ArthurlookeddownatMarvin,whonowmadeanequallybigshowofturningroundlaboriouslyandtrudgingoffdownintothecrateragainmutteringsournothingstohimself.

           "Come,"calledtheoldman,"comenoworyouwillbelate."

           "Late?"saidArthur."Whatfor?"

           "Whatisyourname,human?"

           "Dent.ArthurDent,"saidArthur.

           "Late,asinthelateDentarthurdent,"saidtheoldman,sternly."It’sasortofthreatyousee

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