Автостопом по галактике

Chapter 24

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           Arthurstaredabouthiminakindofwonderfulhorror.Rangedawaybeforethem,atdistanceshecouldneitherjudgenorevenguessat,wereaseriesofcurioussuspensions,delicatetraceriesofmetalandlighthungaboutshadowysphericalshapesthathunginthespace.

           "This,"saidSlartibartfast,"iswherewemakemostofourplanetsyousee."

           "Youmean,"saidArthur,tryingtoformthewords,"youmeanyou’restartingitallupagainnow?"

           "Nono,goodheavensno,"exclaimedtheoldman,"no,theGalaxyisn’tnearlyrichenoughtosupportusyet.No,we’vebeenawakenedtoperformjustoneextraordinarycommissionforvery…specialclientsfromanotherdimension.Itmayinterestyou…thereinthedistanceinfrontofus."

           Arthurfollowedtheoldman’sfinger,tillhewasabletopickoutthefloatingstructurehewaspointingout.Itwasindeedtheonlyoneofthemanystructuresthatbetrayedanysignofactivityaboutit,thoughthiswasmoreasublimalimpressionthananythingonecouldputone’sfingeron.

           Atthemomenthoweveraflashoflightarcedthroughthestructureandrevealedinstarkreliefthepatternsthatwereformedonthedarkspherewithin.PatternsthatArthurknew,roughblobbyshapesthatwereasfamiliartohimastheshapesofwords,partofthefurnitureofhismind.Forafewsecondshesatinstunnedsilenceastheimagesrushedaroundhismindandtriedtofindsomewheretosettledownandmakesense.

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