Автостопом по галактике

Chapter 1

           

           Fifteensecondslaterhewasoutofthehouseandlyinginfrontofabigyellowbulldozerthatwasadvancinguphisgardenpath.

           Mr.L.Prosserwas,astheysay,onlyhuman.Inotherwordshewasacarbon-basedlifeformdescendedfromanape.Morespecificallyhewasforty,fatandshabbyandworkedforthelocalcouncil.Curiouslyenough,thoughhedidn’tknowit,hewasalsoadirectmale-linedescendantofGenghisKhan,thoughinterveninggenerationsandracialmixinghadsojuggledhisgenesthathehadnodiscernibleMongoloidcharacteristics,andtheonlyvestigesleftinMr.LProsserofhismightyancestrywereapronouncedstoutnessaboutthetumandapredilectionforlittlefurhats.

           Hewasbynomeansagreatwarrior:infacthewasanervousworriedman.Todayhewasparticularlynervousandworriedbecausesomethinghadgoneseriouslywrongwithhisjob—whichwastoseethatArthurDent’shousegotclearedoutofthewaybeforethedaywasout.

           "Comeoffit,Mr.Dent,",hesaid,"youcan’twinyouknow.Youcan’tlieinfrontofthebulldozerindefinitely."Hetriedtomakehiseyesblazefiercelybuttheyjustwouldn’tdoit.

           Arthurlayinthemudandsquelchedathim.

           "I’mgame,"hesaid,"we’llseewhorustsfirst."

           "I’mafraidyou’regoingtohavetoacceptit,"saidMr.Prossergrippinghisfurhatandrollingitroundthetopofhishead,"thisbypasshasgottobebuiltandit’sgoingtobebuilt!"

           "FirstI’veheardofit,"saidArthur,"why’sitgoingtobebuilt?"

           Mr.Prossershookhisfingerathimforabit,thenstoppedandputitawayagain.

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