Chapter 25

           

           Thereareofcoursemanyproblemsconnectedwithlife,ofwhichsomeofthemostpopularareWhyarepeopleborn?Whydotheydie?Whydotheywanttospendsomuchoftheinterveningtimewearingdigitalwatches?

           Manymanymillionsofyearsagoaraceofhyperintelligentpan-dimensionalbeings(whosephysicalmanifestationintheirownpan-dimensionaluniverseisnotdissimilartoourown)gotsofedupwiththeconstantbickeringaboutthemeaningoflifewhichusedtointerrupttheirfavouritepastimeofBrockianUltraCricket(acuriousgamewhichinvolvedsuddenlyhittingpeoplefornoreadilyapparentreasonandthenrunningaway)thattheydecidedtositdownandsolvetheirproblemsonceandforall.

           AndtothisendtheybuiltthemselvesastupendoussupercomputerwhichwassoamazinglyintelligentthatevenbeforethedatabankshadbeenconnectedupithadstartedfromIthinkthereforeIamandgotasfarastheexistenceofricepuddingandincometaxbeforeanyonemanagedtoturnitoff.

           Itwasthesizeofasmallcity.

           Itsmainconsolewasinstalledinaspeciallydesignedexecutiveoffice,mountedonanenormousexecutivedeskoffinestultramahoganytoppedwithrichultraredleather.Thedarkcarpetingwasdiscreetlysumptuous,exoticpotplantsandtastefullyengravedprintsoftheprincipalcomputerprogrammersandtheirfamiliesweredeployedliberallyabouttheroom,andstatelywindowslookedoutuponatree-linedpublicsquare.

           OnthedayoftheGreatOn-Turningtwosoberlydressedprogrammerswithbriefcasesarrivedandwereshowndiscreetlyintotheoffice.

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